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ABS-CBN Interactive reports that the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) said bananas contain natural mood enhancers called tryptophan.  This protein is converted to serotonin which helps you relax, improves mood, and makes you feel happier. Bananas also contain potassium*, fiber, magnesium, and vitamins A, C, K, and B6*.
*Potassium gives the body energy
*Vitamin B6 regulates [...]

HealthCastle.com recommended the following foods for healthy at-work snacking. Each snack contains protein and carbohydrates to maintain your blood sugar and keep you satisfied:

Nuts - high in calories, but a small handful offers healthy fats and fiber
Apple and peanut butter - dip apple slices in 1 tbsp. of peanut butter
Cottage cheese with 5 baby carrots [...]

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 [...]

Self Magazine reports that a Harvard Medical School study shows eating whole-grain cereal a minimum of twice a week reduces the risk of heart failure by 22%. To choose a healthy and hearty cereal for breakfast, look for:

Whole-grains
4 grams of fiber or more
5 grams of sugar or less (per 100 calories)
0 grams of [...]

Cooking Light Magazine chose napa cabbage as their choice ingredient for June.  While a cup of cabbage has some calcium, fiber, and vitamin C, the vegetable also has compounds called indoles.  Studies are showing that this compound, also found in other cabbages and cruciferous vegetables, may prevent some cancers. Napa cabbage can also be called [...]