Health Food, Healthy Eating, and Nutrition
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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 [...]
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Natural Awakenings magazine reports that new research from Taiwan proves capsaicin can reduce the growth of fat cells in your body. If you don’t already know, capsaicin is the natural compund that makes red peppers “hot”. This new research also discovered that capsaicin sets off a biochemical signal in your body that [...]
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MSNBC.com reports that you can curb hunger, strengthen your muscles, increase your brain power, and boost your mood by adding some spices to your diet.
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that women who added two teaspoons of dried red pepper to their food consumed less calories and fat at their next [...]
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Dr. Andrew Weil wrote an article for Natural Awakenings magazine called “Nutrition & Prostate Cancer: Top 10 Risk Reducers”. He said that men can significantly reduce their risk of prostate cancer by changing what they eat and drink. Dr. Weil’s top ten prostate cancer risk reducers are listed below.
Cooked tomatoes – rich in [...]
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Women’s Health Magazine reports that some food and drinks will boost your immune system and help you avoid getting sick.
Chamomile tea – polyphenols in the tea increase antibacterial blood activity
Steel-cut oats – packed with beta-glucans (fiber) that activate white blood cell activity
Salad dressing w/healthy fats (ex. olive oil & balsamic vinegar) – fat is essential [...]
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