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As one of the oldest vegetables, what an amazing career and exposure the cabbage has had so far. I mean, who is its publicist? And it is not just known for the popular coleslaw (derived from words ‘kool’ and ‘sla’ which means cabbage salad in Dutch) dish and the favorite sauerkraut either. In the 1980s, our nutritious and delicious cabbage became immortalized and adored by most children around the world when the Cabbage Patch  Kids dolls came out. If we go way back in history, we can see that the ancient Greeks and Romans also held the cabbage in high regards, as it was seen as a remedy for most diseases, a vegetable capable of treating a variety of health conditions. With so much cause for celebration, it is time to unveil and delve deep into the reasons for the cabbage craze. Read More…

Here at the HLife headquarters, onion consumption is a daily habit. From the ultimate red onion to the sweet shallots, some are so delicious that they are said to have a higher sugar content than many sweet-tasting foods. Besides being valued as  a decadent and flavorful food and a natural medicine, the onion shares life wisdom through its layered structure. The onion’s unfolding layers might help us understand our own layered nature (conscious, subconscious, unconscious) and visualize a concept of dimensions, or of what parallel realities may be like. Its form gives us a glimpse of what the possible shape of the matrix of life. Read More…