Thursday, October 26, 2006
Eating strawberries can boost long term memory
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered that fisetin, a flavonoid which is also found in other fruits and vegetables, stimulates signaling pathways involved in the memory process.
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Labels: Fruits
Do not eat dead crabs
Beware of eating dead crabs served in restaurants, which can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Crabs will spoil easily and quickly start forming toxins in the body which is not able to get rid of even fully cooked.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Tsim Sha Tsui Gourmet Kitchen Restaurant Prai Penang Malaysia
Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant is at Auto-City, Prai Penang. They serve Hong Kong style western food, noodles, roasted duck and chicken. Whole Peking duck is rm 29, skin is crispy, portion is a bit too small. Overall food is quite good, Hong Kong style milk tea is good. Worth to try.
Labels: Restaurants
Spice & Rice Indian restaurant in Penang Malaysia
Spice & Rice is at Georgetown area in Penang, 1 Greenhall. Restaurant is renovated from an old wooden house, so you are able to experience power cut off, on and off while dining. Food is just okay, not too spicy and oily. Main entree around rm18, surprisingly has more bones than meat in mutton and chicken dishes, taste is very close to Nasi Kandar. Atmosphere is toward fine dining, pricey..
Labels: Restaurants
Eating vegetables can keep brain young
24-Oct-06 Associated Press
Eating vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and may slow the mental decline sometimes associated with growing old. On measures of mental sharpness, older people who ate more than two servings of vegetables daily appeared about five years younger at the end of the six-year study than those who ate few or no vegetables.
Eating vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and may slow the mental decline sometimes associated with growing old. On measures of mental sharpness, older people who ate more than two servings of vegetables daily appeared about five years younger at the end of the six-year study than those who ate few or no vegetables.
Labels: Fruits, Vegetables
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Spice Market Café Restaurant at Rasa Sayang Shangri-La Hotel Penang Malaysia
Food at Spice Market Café is good and fresh, with lots of herbs and spices used in main dishes and side dishes. Saturday international buffet lunch at rm60 has a variety of choices, including sushi, sashimi, Indian, Chinese, western, salad, different side dishes, local delights, and desserts. Restaurant’s renovation is nice and contemporary with open kitchen concept.
After lunch, you can enjoy afternoon walk in lush garden, play golf or sunbath by the beach. It is a great place for family with children to enjoy on weekends.
Labels: Restaurants
Saturday, October 21, 2006
White bread increases cancer risk
20-Oct-06 Daily Mail
Those who eat five slices a day are almost twice as likely to develop the most common form of kidney cancer compared to those who have one and a half slices.
Scientists put the cause down to refined cereals triggering a surge in blood sugar and insulin levels, which is thought to fuel cancer cell growth. Opt for wholemeal varieties instead.
Those who eat five slices a day are almost twice as likely to develop the most common form of kidney cancer compared to those who have one and a half slices.
Scientists put the cause down to refined cereals triggering a surge in blood sugar and insulin levels, which is thought to fuel cancer cell growth. Opt for wholemeal varieties instead.
Labels: Food to Avoid
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
C. difficile bacteria found in grounded meat in Canada and U.S.
16-Oct-06 Fort Frances Times
C. difficile bacteria have been found in a variety of ground and processed meats bought from grocery stores in Canada and the United States. Some samples found with C. difficile spores are ground beef, veal, turkey and pork, pork sausage, chorizo, summer sausage, and liverwurst.
Some of the U.S. meats contained the hypervirulent C. difficile strain responsible for severe outbreaks in hospitals in Quebec, Britain, and parts of the U.S. over the past few years.
In Quebec alone, the so-called epidemic strain is blamed for roughly 2,000 deaths in 2003 and 2004.
C. difficile bacteria have been found in a variety of ground and processed meats bought from grocery stores in Canada and the United States. Some samples found with C. difficile spores are ground beef, veal, turkey and pork, pork sausage, chorizo, summer sausage, and liverwurst.
Some of the U.S. meats contained the hypervirulent C. difficile strain responsible for severe outbreaks in hospitals in Quebec, Britain, and parts of the U.S. over the past few years.
In Quebec alone, the so-called epidemic strain is blamed for roughly 2,000 deaths in 2003 and 2004.
Labels: Meat
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Brazil 68 Churrascaria in Penang at Jalan Kelawai
Sunday lunch buffet is rm 35, not bad. They serve barbeque meat at your table, like lamb, beef, fish, and chicken. Lamb is the best, very tender. Appetizers, salad and dessert have limited choice. Service is good and waiters are friendly. Overall is good to try.
Labels: Restaurants
E.Coli Bacteria found in U.S. ground beef
8-Oct-06 Chron.com
After E.coli found in spinach originated from California few weeks back, now ground beef is also contaminated.. Jim's Market and Locker Inc. of Harlan, Iowa, produced the ground beef patties and packages Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and sent it to distributors in Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin, and to one retail establishment in Iowa, said the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
After E.coli found in spinach originated from California few weeks back, now ground beef is also contaminated.. Jim's Market and Locker Inc. of Harlan, Iowa, produced the ground beef patties and packages Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and sent it to distributors in Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Texas and Wisconsin, and to one retail establishment in Iowa, said the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Labels: Meat
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Recall of 3 brands of carrot juice suspected to cause food borne botulism
Recall of 3 brands of carrot juice suspected to cause food borne botulism.
Bolthouse Farms carrot juice
Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot Juice
President's Choice Organics 100% Pure Carrot Juice
Bolthouse Farms carrot juice
Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot Juice
President's Choice Organics 100% Pure Carrot Juice
