food, diet, and cancer

Food is Medicine: How Diet Really Affects Cancer

If you read the Daily Mail often enough, you would be forgiven for thinking everything causes cancer. With the overwhelming number of health warnings we hear every day, it’s easy to become inundated with conflicting information. It’s unsurprising of us just brush it all off and vow to live by the easy “everything in moderation” rule. Sure, cancer is caused by many things. But by … Continue reading Food is Medicine: How Diet Really Affects Cancer

Taiwanese Food: How and what to eat in Taiwan

Navigating the Taiwanese food scene can be intimidating. There’s SO MUCH FOOD. These are probably my favourite Taiwanese staples that I encourage everyone to try: 1) Taiwanese Beef Noodles (牛肉麵) Many people’s favourite Taiwanese dish: Slow-stewed beef brisket in a “hongsao” flavoured broth with noodles. Price for a large bowl typically between $75 – 110nt. This bowl costs $100nt at: Da-Niu (大牛牛肉麵) No. 96 Shiwei … Continue reading Taiwanese Food: How and what to eat in Taiwan