If you want acne-free skin, or in fact skin that’s immune to acne full-stop, it is smart to have websites like this as a handy encyclopaedic tool to analyse the safety of any diet or strategy you’re about to follow. But what’s even better is to become a walking acne encyclopaedia yourself. It’s best to […]
Pineapple is the second most popular fruit in the US after the Cavendish banana, and luckily for us, it’s one with many strong acne powers. Its historical usage dates back centuries, and two of the earliest were as a potent diuretic and labour inducer. By the 1930s and 40s, pineapple was a favourite food of
Turmeric (curcuma longa) is a yellow coloured, culinary spice most famous as an ingredient in yellow mustard and fine Indian and Pakistani curries. This spice belongs to the same family as ginger, and has surfaced in the textbooks of Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Evidence shows that turmeric trees were cultivated by the ancient
Oysters have been part of the human diet since before we were fully human. In 2000 an international team of geologists working in East Africa discovered the remains of oysters said to be over 125,000 years old. The scientists unearthed a treasure trove of stone tools like two-sided stone hand axes and flaked obsidian blades
Kale is one of the great health fads, an all-conquering craze that since 2010, has swept through the West Coast like a tsunami. In two years, mentions of kale on American restaurant menus shot up by 233%. The quantity grown by American farmers increased by 57% from 2007 to 2012. US activists are plotting to
