I am in the middle of a mild cold, mostly sniffles. But I am eating a lot of mandarin oranges — locally grown in Placer county (CA – north of Sacramento), in fact; we buy them by the box directly from the grower.<\/p>\n
Mandarin oranges are good for the sniffles, since they contain a higher concentration of synephrine:<\/p>\n
“A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that Placer’s popular Owari Satsuma mandarins pack a big jolt of synephrine, a natural antihistamine that relieves cold and allergy symptoms. Scientists have known since the 1960s that citrus fruit, such as oranges, contain synephrine, but the health experts overlooked the mandarin. ” (news article<\/a>; the study was funded by the local mandarin orange growers). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This variety of mandarins contains up to 6 times the synephrine as orange juice. Since I am on blood thinner medication (Warfarin, for an atrial fibrillation condition), I can’t use over the counter decongestants. A couple of mandarins seems to relieve my congestion a bit.<\/p>\n
They are quite tasty.<\/p>\n
And I am at work today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am in the middle of a mild cold, mostly sniffles. But I am eating a lot of mandarin oranges — locally grown in Placer county (CA – north of Sacramento), in fact; we buy them by the box directly from the grower.<\/p>\n
Mandarin oranges are good for the sniffles, since they contain a higher concentration of synephrine:<\/p>\n
“A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that Placer’s popular Owari Satsuma mandarins pack a big jolt of synephrine,<\/p>\n