Prepare healthier meals with these MSG-free seasoning recipes

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These simple recipes for replacements to commonly used spice blends that generally use monosodium glutamate (msg) will come in handy if you are one of those who have difficulty with this ingredient.

Not all gluten free-ers find they have to avoid msg, which is a good thing because it’s in a lot of products that are otherwise safe. But if you end up feeling as if you got glutened when you eat it, then of course as I always say, you should listen to your body and stop using it.

Ginger fights colon cancer

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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!