Laurel on Health Food

Barbara L. Minton from Natural News reviewed some recent studies that prove folate and vitamin B-12 are essential for brain health and cognitive function. Researchers are finding that deficiencies in folate and B-12 are causing Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive decline, and strokes. Here are some of the key findings mentioned in the article:

- A January [...]

Mark’s Daily Apple wrote a great piece about the amazing nutrition of hot peppers. Here are some of the benefits they listed:

- Hot peppers are low in calories but high in vitamin C. They also contain carotenoids, lutein, lycopene, and zeaxanthin.
- Capsaicin (the compound that makes peppers hot) is anti-inflammatory and helps relieve headache [...]

A study from Iowa State University and Ohio State University found that eating avocado with a meal helps your body absorb more nutrients from your food. Here are the details of the study:
First part: Six males and five females were given 300 grams (g) of tomato salsa to eat. Half of the group ate salsa [...]

I was reading The Huffington Post and found a link to this interesting webpage with pictures of nine different families in separate countries throughout the world. Each picture shows a family, all the food they eat in one week, and how much that food costs.
I’ll let you draw your own conclusions, but I think it’s [...]

Laurel on Health Food earned a spot at a blog carnival of recipes this week. My recipe for Easy, Homemade Nut Butters made the list.

Stop by this carnival to check out other featured recipes you might want to try:
2008 Recipe Contest - Carnival of Recipes
By the way, if you don’t know what a blog carnival [...]