Elegant, nourishing and easy to prepare, slow-roasted duck with sour cherry sauce is one of those simple dishes that can speak volumes. A good, local, pasture-fed duck is a hard item to find – at least it was for us. A pasture-fed poultry operation is difficult to manage. Predation, in our area, [...]
Health News: Unrefined Sugar and Type II Diabetes
August 12, 2008 By 7 Comments
A recent study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food addressed the consumption of unrefined sugars or, rather, less refined sugars in persons suffering from Type II Diabetes. Researchers discovered that certain sugars inhibit alpha-glucosidase, an enzyme in the mammalian intestine which help to breakdown and absorb carbohydrates. Type II Diabetes is noted for [...]
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