Assorted Links
- Spy magazine iPad archive. On the magazine’s Facebook page, Drew Friedman (the illustrator, who worked for Spy) asks, “Whatever did happen to Graydon Carter?”
- Echinicea reduces respiratory illness among air travelers. Original article. A big reduction. It’s easy to imagine echinicea stimulates the immune system.
- the Umami Burger empire. “With Umami,” says a critic, “there’s too much of that artificial, fermented taste.”
- Dietary inositol hexaphosphate protects against cancer. It is found in many plants.
Thanks to Tucker Max.
May 16th, 2012 at 6:05 am
Anyone know _which_ plants contain inositol hexaphosphate?
And also, a little googling pulled up this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid Is IP(6) closely related to phytic acid? Phytic acid is supposedly one of the big problem chemicals in grains.
My brane asplode.
May 16th, 2012 at 6:18 am
Well,
it IS phytic acid. I guess the effect on cancer are due to its iron chelating capabilities. It also binds other minerals.
Why not just avoid iron then, which makes more sense.
The supposed cancer-fighting capabilities are the main argument of the proponents of whole grains – I think this article puts the whole topic into perspective http://anthonycolpo.com/?p=852
May 16th, 2012 at 9:13 am
Mirepoix is a surprisingly high umami food– it’s just two parts onion, 1 part carrot, 1 part celery, chopped up and pan-fried at a low to moderate heat. It’s much more savory than its components.