Maintaining healthy hair does not come from shampooing and conditioning alone but hair quality rests heavily on what you eat.Hilary Parker in a WebMD feature writes, "For healthy luxurious locks, you need to step out of the shower and into the kitchen." The nutrients we eat should impact on hair growth at a rate of about 1/4 to 1/2 inch every month.
Do not expect the structure of your hair to change from fine and thin to rope-thick regardless of what you eat. However, a well-balanced diet that includes a lot of fruits and vegetables, iron and protein-rich foods that promote growth can make a difference in your hair.
Continue reading Foods for Healthy Hair.
Mega Marketing Limited, the official local distributor of global candy and pastry manufacturer Colombina S A, held a grand opening ceremony last Thursday -- to coincide with the introduction of the Bon Bon Bum sour lollipops -- at its Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre-based store. Mega Marketing Limited's Managing Director Damion Black told Thursday Food that children are the store's primary customers "as thousands of children pass through the transport centre on any given day". The confectioner, who also supplies retailers and wholesalers from its vast stock of products, has since opening its doors on September 7, 2011 "hosted, on average, some 600 customers each day," this according to Mega Marketing's Marketing Manager Pat Thompson-Smith.
These are the two most common questions I get asked: "What is in your pantry, JuicyChef?" and "What groceries do you buy?" I'm never quite sure how to answer those questions because when it comes to food, I tend to be unpredictable. I'm also becoming self-conscious when I go food shopping now, because sometimes people just come up to me and peep into my trolley. It's especially embarrassing when I have personal stuff in there and I am much too polite to say, "Please go away."
The Wisynco Group Limited, manufacturer of the popular Ocean Spray WATA, dubbed cran-wata, has recently launched its newest flavour of the Ocean Spray Cranberry-inspired brand of flavoured water -- Cranberry Grape. The "WATA WID WOW!", is available in two convenient shelf sizes including a 330ml bottle -- retailing at $35 before tax, and the 600ml bottle -- retailing for $65 before tax.
Thursday Food is greeted with a smile by culinary specialist and supervisor Jennifer Stetsy-Davis on arrival at the Windsor Avenue headquarters, where Dr Heather Little-White welcomes persons from all age groups to explore their culinary skills.
I can see some of you rolling your eyes. Food and fashion, some of you quip, aren't they two enemies? One would believe so with celebrities and models constantly on diet. From personal experience, working behind the scenes with a catering company for Paris fashion shows, some of the stereotypes are so true.
Diabetes is a disease that affects numerous persons in Jamaica. Many of us know a family member or friend who is living with this illness. 
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the University of Technology (UTech) is poised to take more of Jamaica's indigenous foods to the dining tables of homes, restaurants, and the hotel and hospitality industry, thanks to the research work being done by Janeen McNish, lecturer in Culinary Arts Production and Experimental Foods, and her students who are pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Food Service Management. 
