Month: May 2013

Addendum to Osteoporosis Month Post Blog – PROTEIN IS STILL KING!!

Because muscle mass can be improved with protein, and because bone strength can improve with muscle mass, low fat, low carb diets that are high in protein can improve bone strength. See this excerpt from the April issue of Food Technology, Nutraceuticals – Managing Muscle and Bone Mass: “Protein. According to the U.S. Dept. of…
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NCIFT New Professionals Brewery Tour

What questions are you thinking about when you drink beer? Are you wondering where the beer came from? When it was made? And what community do you support by buying the beer? These are the questions that the staff at Linden Street Brewery are focusing on as they brew their craft brews. The NCIFT young…
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Osteoporosis Month – In Memory of Ruth Ogles

My grandma turned 100 last October, and we celebrated with a big party for her. She is not stooped over and had never broken a hip, arm or leg in her later years. See how great she looks? Do you know an elderly person who has bad posture or breaks a lot of bones? Maybe…
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Supro brand Soy Protein Isolate

Supro brand soy protein isolate has been around for many years and is still the Gold Standard for soy protein. Yes, Supro Soy Protein is still the best, most recognized brand of soy protein isolate to look for when it comes to formulating nutritional beverages, especially dry blended formulations (DBB). Supro should be the protein…
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Taste – NCIFT Symposium 2013

Were you lucky enough to attend Barb Stuckey‘s talk at the NCIFT Symposium? If not, you missed a great, interactive talk and tasting experience! I recently bought Barb’s new book, Taste: Surprising stories and science about why Food Tastes Good and was looking forward to hearing her speak in person. Barb’s talk educated us on…
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So what is blood pressure?

May is high blood pressure education month. So what is blood pressure? It’s the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. High blood pressure means that blood is flowing through your arteries with pressure that’s higher than normal. That’s dangerous because it causes your heart to work harder to pump blood and…
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