Healthy & Organic Living Blog

Why Hulled Buckwheat Groats? History, Nutrition, and Cooking Tips

Buckwheat farming heralds originally from Southeast Asia dating back thousands of years when it was a staple, before rice and other cereal grains began to replace it. It is still widely produced in Russia and Poland where it features significantly in traditional cuisine...

Why is Fiber Important? Part 1 - Dietary Fiber

Dietary fiber is sourced from plant-based foods that include fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts, and legumes. While fiber is primarily a kind of carbohydrate that the body is unable to digest, it is different from other carbohydrates since...

Why Flaxseed? History, Health, and Cooking Tips

Flaxseed, also known as linseed, is sourced from the flax plant. Through the course of history, the flax plant enjoyed widespread use in ancient Greek cuisine and in ancient Roman medicine. Its historical medicinal uses include being used as a...