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Steve,
What herb are you referring to? I'm afraid I lost the line of
conversation.
Thanks,
Becky
On Jan 11, 2009, at 11:09 PM, steve wrote:
> Andrea Hughett wrote:
>> --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Charlotte Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I was wondering if there is a paleo-friendly sauce
>>> thickener?
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>> Eggs, flax seed, nut flours, pureed veges, and some would say
>> arrowroot. Guar or xanthan gums are widely used by low-carbers,
>> and while not technically paleo are probably not that bad once in
>> a while. (YMMV)
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>> Andrea
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> The Life Extension Foundation is pushing the herb for
> cardiovascular health and weight loss because they found two
> African tribes that used it almost daily as a soup thickener and
> those two tribe didn't have diabetic issues nor were they
> overweight compared to other groups - there it is called "bush
> mango". It might, however, not be easy to obtain in real "food"
> quantities since the encapsulated form LEF sells is quite expensive.
>
> Steve
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