Oats: properties and benefits of a naturally gluten-free cereal
Oats (Avena sativa) is a herbaceous plant from which a grain cereal rich in beneficial properties is obtained. Oats can be enjoyed either as flakes or in their natural state.…
Oat beta-glucans: friends of the heart
WHAT ARE BETA-GLUCANS? The term beta-glucans normally refers to a class of indigestible polysaccharides found in foods such as bran, oats, yeast, mushrooms and algae. Primarily located in the cell…
Did you know that polenta lowers cholesterol?
Whether corn or buckwheat, this "poor man's" food typical of northern Italy cleanses the blood, tones the liver and even regenerates the muscles, but only by matching the right ingredients...…