This is an historic day.The FDA approved Harvoni, a drug for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with high cure rates and mild side effects. Understandably, patients are anxious to get started on treatment. However, there are things you need to know about Harvoni before you can start.
Eating quinoa every day can help you live longer. Starting the day with a bowl of porridge or chowing down on a portion of quinoa for lunch, can actually increase your life expectancy. In fact, the Harvard Public School of Health's research found that all whole grains can help you live longer.
Quinoa can be bought at health-food stores and is becoming increasingly available in supermarkets. You can use quinoa (kinwa) to replace rice in many dishes and, using that logic, you can usually use rice instead of quinoa in recipes. How to cook Quinoa. Preparing the basic quinoa recipes is much like cooking rice. Measure out 2 cups quinoa and rinse under cold water. I like to soak quinoa for an hour or two prior to cooking. Place the quinoa in a sauce pan and add 4 cups water, 5-6 Allspice kernels and 2 bay leaves.