Thanks to its spicy taste and heady aroma, basil has long been used in cooking. People have not forgotten about the medicinal properties of this herb. After all, it has long been noticed that its use brings great benefits to the human body. If the name of the plant is translated from the ancient Egyptian…
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The flora of our planet is so diverse that even very similar cultures can have completely different qualities and have different effects on the human body. Beets and chard have the same “roots”. They are descended from the wild beet that once grew in the Mediterranean. Now these are actually two antipodes, beets are grown…
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To talk about the benefits of antibiotics, it is necessary to know what types of antibiotics have been created today and what advantages modern antibiotics, including the latest generation, demonstrate against the background of their predecessors. Pharmacology is developing rapidly, and the stable opinion that any strong antibiotic causes a lot of harm to the…
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Corn is a tasty grain crop that is very popular all over the world. She is believed to be from Mexico. It was the main component of the diet of the Aztec and Mayan tribes. This culture came to Europe thanks to Columbus. Although initially it was valued solely for the flour that was made…
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Spelled is a rather incomprehensible name for a food product in our region. Although this is just a subspecies of wheat. It is very similar to wheat spikelets, only covered with a hard husk, due to which the product contains much more useful substances. Spelled is used as flour and as a cereal, which can…
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Acidophilus is a fermented milk product that tastes like a mixture of kefir and curdled milk. For the production of this drink, sour-milk microorganisms are used, which Dr. Podgorodetsky was able to identify only in 1903. In Soviet times, the drink could be found freely in any store. Now this drink is much less common…
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Perhaps, every person is completely sure that cottage cheese is one of the most useful fermented milk products. In fact, the benefit of this product depends entirely on its quality. After all, this is a beneficial environment for the development of E. coli. Calories per 100 g, (kcal): 121 Protein in 100 g, (g): 17.2…
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Perhaps no one will argue that sour cream is one of the most delicious dairy products. It is perfect for dressing salads and dumplings. This is a real national product in our country. Outside of our country, sour cream appeared only in the post-war period, then, as well as now, it is called “Russian cream”.…
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Turnip is a traditional Russian dish. It was consumed fresh, boiled, baked and even cooked porridge. She often appears in fairy tales. This is truly the queen of the table, and the benefits of eating the fruit are enormous. It was consumed on a regular basis in our country until the potato appeared. Then, for…
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A few decades ago, in our country it was not known at all what rapeseed oil was. There was a good assortment of vegetable oils on store shelves, even cottonseed, but no one knew what rapeseed was. The oil is obtained from rapeseed. In its natural form, the seeds have an unpleasant odor and are…
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