Irvingia gabonensis seed is a botanical or scientific name for African mango seed extract. This seed comes from a unique mango fruit found only in West Africa, specifically in Cameroon. As a researcher and Cameroonian, I eat what we call ogbono at home (the African mango extract also known as Irvingia gabonensis seeds). For once, while co...
Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree, which is a food with high nutritional value. They are used abundantly during the month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. The sweetness of the date reduces hunger and this is another reason why fasting is opened with dates. This prevents a person from overeating after opening their fast. D...
Fruit has played a key role in human health since the earliest written history. For countless years it was the staple food eaten in the proverbial Garden of Eden. During mankind's golden age some 2500 years ago, fruit was the predominant food. This period in Ancient Greece fostered the development of a vastly disproportionate number of histor...
