HEALTH TRENDS FOR 2020
Board the S.S. Wellness
Goodbye bingo, booze and buffets and hello health-conscious cruises offering everything from clean keto eating to yoga and meditation. Seabourn’s 2020 Wellness Cruise features wellness experts Dr Andrew Weil, Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Professor of Medicine Dr Victoria Maizes; and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California School of Medicine, Dr Kenneth Pelletier.
Grain To Handle The Drought
Before maize was introduced to sub-Saharan Africa, millet was the most popular plant, domesticated more than 4000 years ago. Millet is not only highly nutritious, it’s highly resistant to droughts. “It survives on minimum water, it survives in hot temperatures, and can be very important with climate change,” says Joanna Kane-Potaka, deputy director general of international crop research centre ICRISAT. With a slightly nutty flavour, the grain can be cooked so that it is light and fluffy, or creamy.
Monk Fruit: The Natural Sweetener
Monk fruit, or luo han guo, is a small green melon native to southern China, named after the monks who first cultivated it centuries ago. The health benefits of the fruit have been well-known in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Now the Western world has discovered that it makes the ideal natural sweetener. Monk fruit extract is not only sweeter than sugar, it has zero calories and carbs, doesn’t raise blood glucose levels and doesn’t cause side effects like artificial sweeteners.