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Ginger fights colon cancer

tiggsy — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:01:33 +0000

Just came across this post about a new study showing that ginger root isn't just for morning sickness, coughs and colds (as I've reported in my post about ginger's health benefits on HMYG) but also works to help prevent colon cancer.

This is great news, especially in the light of the huge rise in rates of colon cancer over the past decade. But it begs a question: has there been a huge reduction in the amount of ginger eaten by the average person over this period? Are manufacturers of ginger nuts, ginger cake and crystallized ginger feeling the pinch?

I've never been a big fan of ginger in cakes and candy, though I do like Indian and Chinese food, both of which make use of ginger in different ways in some of their dishes. I have to confess, though, that I mainly cook these for myself, and rarely incude ginger when I do so. Mental note: buy some ginger and use it regularly!

My plastic bottle greenhouse

tiggsy — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:58:59 +0000

via squidoo.com

This is a great way to set up a greenhouse on an allotment (or your back garden if you take the same attitude as Bob Flowerdew, I guess). Costs nowt but a bit of time to gather the makings and build it.

A greenhouse makes it possible to grow crops that are too tender for your climate, or to start things off early in pots that you can plant out when the weather is warm enough.

Okay, I give in

tiggsy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:56:37 +0000

I’ve been resisting starting a blog about gluten free living, because there are so many great blogs out there, and it just seems that I really don’t have that much to offer.

But there are times when I need some sort of platform to voice my opinions about things on the gluten free scene, so rather than launch yet another Gluten Free Recipes site, i’ve decided to just use this as a way of speaking out, rather than being lost in a sea of other blogs all offering variations on the same theme.