Laurel on Health Food

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 [...]

Here is my quick and easy recipe for tomato, cucumber, onion, and avocado salad. Its healthy, nutritious, and perfect for the summer months. The recipe is flexible, so add more or less of any of the ingredients to suit your needs. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions have healthy nutrients such as lycopene, chromium, vitamin [...]

MSNBC reports that Ohio State University scientists grew a variety of orange tomatoes that have a type of lycopene that is more readily used in our bodies than the type in red tomatoes. Their studies showed that the lycopene absorption from orange tomato sauce is 2.5 times higher than the absorption from red tomato [...]