Health Food, Healthy Eating, and Nutrition
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ChefMD® recently wrote the article “Tomatoes KO Cardiovascular Disease.” First off, I love the title because it shows how food is a truly powerful disease fighter. The Chef said tomatoes help reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering the amount of LDL (bad) cholesterol in your body. He also pointed out that [...]
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Eating Fabulous recently posted that sunflower seeds have many powerful health benefits. These little tiny seeds found deep in sunflowers are rich in:
* Folate
* Vitamin E, selenium, and copper
* Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (good fats)
* Phytochemicals: choline, lignans, phenolic acids, betaine
* Arginine (an amino acid)
The team of vitamin E, selenium, and copper helps your body [...]
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MSNBC recently posted a great article on how you can improve your health in 90 seconds. I organized their tips in the following table.
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Fight cancer – Research from Cornell University found that natural chemicals in apple peels can inhibit breast, liver, and colon cancer cell growth. A four-year study from Creighton University found [...]
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ChefMD® wrote that pinto beans reduce cholesterol and are good for your heart. A new study from the Journal of Nutrition found that adults who eat at least one serving of pinto beans a day for three months achieved significant reductions in their cholesterol. The best news is that the majority of cholesterol reduced was [...]
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ChefMD® recently wrote that broccoli is capable of lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart disease. University of Hawaii research identified a cancer-preventing compound, indole-3-carbinol, in broccoli that is also good for the heart. Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) forms when you eat broccoli and it begins a reaction that [...]
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Cooking Light Magazine says the antioxidants found in wine vary with the year and region. However, two nutritional benefits of wine remain constant:
Potassium – helps maintain the body’s fluid balance
Alcohol – may help raise HDL (good) cholesterol, reduce blood clots, and lower blood pressure
Drink your favorite wine in moderation (that’s no more than 1-2 [...]
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Kauai Garden Island News reports that goat cheese and goat milk are a healthier choice than cow’s milk. In comparison, goat cheese is easier on our digestive system and lower in calories, cholesterol, and fat. Goat cheese also contains calcium, protein, vitamin A, phosphorus, vitamin K, thiamin, and niacin.
The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine states [...]
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After reviewing my research on healthy foods and cholesterol from this year I came up with the top 14 Foods that Lower Cholesterol.
1. Whole grains and oats – a five-year Insulin Resistance Athersclerosis Study showed that people whose diets contain the most whole grains “had the thinnest carotid artery walls and showed the slowest progression [...]
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SeattlePI.com reports that a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that a compound in blueberries (pterostilbene) may help lower cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs with fewer side effects.
The research chemist, Agnes Rimando said, “we are excited to learn that blueberries, which are already known to be rich in healthy compounds, may [...]
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Cooking Light Magazine wrote that whole fruits and vegetables are so important to include in our diet because they have: vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, high fiber, and low calories. Fruits and vegetables help our bodies fight heart disease, stroke, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, blindness, and gastrointestinal problems.
Research from Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study and [...]
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