Archive for September 2019
SA’s Best Barman to Put Rooibos Tea on the Global Stage as He Competes in Glasgow Finals Next Week
SA’s best bartender, Owen O’ Reilly heads to Glasgow next week to compete in the World Class Bartender Competition finals and hopes to wow judges with his homegrown Rooibos brew. For the international championship, each participant had to come up with a commercial cocktail concept that would also benefit impoverished communities. A canned Rooibos based…
Read MoreRooibos 101: Surprising Things You Might Not Know About This National Treasure
Rooibos is one of South Africa’s most valued natural treasures, but besides being a healthy homegrown tisane, how much do Mzansians really know about it? This Heritage Month, the SA Rooibos Council (SARC) has embarked on a campaign to create greater public awareness of Rooibos – where it comes from, what makes it so unique…
Read MoreStudy Investigating Rooibos’ Weight-loss Effect Currently Underway
Rooibos’ anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties could potentially curb obesity. A study led by Dr Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen, a senior researcher in the Division of Medical Physiology at Stellenbosch University, is investigating this hypothesis. As a stem cell biologist, she chose to use adipose (fat) stem cells (ASCs) in her research. This is a relatively new…
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