Author: Frank Dartey

Bamboo As Food and Medicine

Bamboo is rich in minerals and high in fiber, which can be a great addition to any nutritious, balanced diet. Bamboo offers a variety of different amino acids, including eight types of amino acids that humans must obtain from a dietary source…Read More »

Heaty and Cooling Foods

When a westerner hears the term “heaty” he/she would probably ask what it is. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this is a common concept associated with balancing ‘yin’ and ‘yang’. Most people, especially Chinese people in Asian countries like China, Hong Kong,…Read More »

How To Understand Nutrition Labels

Having a hard time understanding all the difficult terms on nutrition labels? Fear not, for you are not alone. Saturated fat, trans fat, partially hydrogenated oils, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium hexametaphosphate, maltodextrin… it’s all just too much to take in. We want to…Read More »