Blueberries Morning, Noon and Night
29.01.10
James A. Joseph is the The man of the Neuroscience Lab at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Analysis Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston.
He is THE whizzo in the health effects of berries & grapes.
Back in August he published a magazine article in The Journal of Nutrition called “Grape Strength, Berries, and Walnuts Affect Brain Aging and Behavior”.
Joseph’s own lab studies have suggested that blueberries, strawberries, walnuts and Concord grape extract can decrease the damaging oxidative stress and inflammation in the aging leader, as well as improve the ability of neurons to communicate with each other–faster memories processing and word retrieval.
And even more exciting news comes out of the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Robert Krikorian is the man doing the experimentation on people.
He has recently shown that a number of learning and remembrance skills improve when humans supplement with blueberry essence. He’s planning to also assess the effects of blueberries on behavioral skills.
Source: New York Times (blog)
Mediterranean, African influences in 2010 flavor pairings
27.01.10
What's in your gusto cabinet?
McCormick's new Flavor Forecast 2010 may balm add a bit more spice to the flavorings you keep on hand.
Working with chefs and others in the food commerce, the company looks at foods on restaurant menus that are being introduced, as well as those that have shown staying power.
"We rip up things together, starting with hundreds of items and narrowing them down (over several months)," said flock spokeswoman Laurie Harrsen. "We look at trends and flavors, both ethnic and extensive, that work together."
McCormick has been predicting spice trends for the sometime decade. Experts foretold the rise of chipotle chili drag in 2003 and smoked paprika in 2006. Both have become mainstream, and smoked paprika is now one of McCormick's Top 15 spices, Ms. Harrsen said.
This year, the foresee focuses on Mediterranean and African pairings, such as bay leaves and preserved lemons, or watermelon and Thai basil, which has a more asseverative taste than many other sweet basils.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press