Superfoods to keep you healthy
Mango
The mango can be found in many sub-tropical regions around the world. The ripe fruit varies in size and color depending on the species of tree. Normaly the fruit is red and yellow when ripe, the red side having been facing the sun and the yellow being in the shade.The fruit has a sweet taste with an unusual sweet aroma. It can be eaten as is, used in smoothes and as juice. It is rich in phytochemicals and nutrients to include vitamin C, polyphenols and carotenoids.
Blueberry
Blueberries are a native of north America that grow as shrubs. They bear fruit fom May to October with July being the peak time. Researchers have shown that blueberry anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, resveratrol, flavonols, and tannins inhibit mechanisms of cancer cell development and inflammation in vitro.Can be eaten off the bush, in smoothies, on cereal and many other ways.
Broccoli
Broccoli is a cool weather plant of the cabbage family. Broccoli is high in vitamin C and fiber, and has high anti-cancer properties. Properties such as 3,3'-Diindolylmethane, glucoraphanin, sulforaphane can be found in broccoli all of which have anti-viral and anti-cancer benifits.Broccoli is usually boil or steamed. Boiling may reduce the levels of compounds, but steaming and microwaving and etc. have shown not to.
Red grapes
The red grape has long been known to have cancer preventive properties. Red grapes help thin the blood, helps reduce LDL cholesterol from oxidizing and clogging arteries, Raisins are a great source of energy.Black,red and purple graps have the higest levels of antioxidants. Red wine has more antioxidants than white. Purple grape juice is high in antioxidants. Raisins have triple the amounts of antioxidants that fresh grapes.
Include more fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants to your diet each day with a meal or as a snack and take advantage of their benefits.
Video on some superfoods
Garlic
Garlic has a very long history of being able to prevent many things from the cold to vampires. The cloves of the garlic are eaten and also used as the seed to grow garlic. Also edible are the stem and flower. When eating large amounts of garlic, a person will emit the odor from their body.It has been claimed that garlic prevents heart disease including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and cancer. Garlic has allium sativum, which is shown to have beneficial properties.
Superfoods Rx: 14 foods
SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
A great best selling book that covers 14 superfoods by Dr. Steven Pratt. The book includes recipes and shows you how to incorporate these foods into life. Sure, everyone knows that an apple is a better snack than potato chips, but do you know that a daily handful of walnuts or a bowl of blueberries can actually improve your well-being and longevity? Steven Pratt, M.D., witnessed the positive results that occurred when his patients changed their diets to include certain powerhouse foods -- those he has identified as SuperFoods. Backed by proven research on fourteen of the most nutrient-dense foods, this book puts these tools in your hands, and on your plate, to give you more energy, greater protection against disease, and a healthy lifestyle now and for the future.
Spirulina
Spirulina is also known as blue-green algae. It is found around the world and is available as a tablet, flake, and powder. To get scientific - Spirulina are free-floating filamentous cyanobacteria characterized by cylindrical, multicellular trichomes in an open left-hand helix.Spirulina has a high amount of protein, which is a complete protein with all the essential ammino acids. It is also rich in gamma-linolenic acid and alpha-linolenic acid. Also found are the vitamins B1, C, D,and E, and it is a rich sorce of minerals.
Wheat and barley grass
Wheat grass is the young grass shoots of wheat, if you let it grow you have wheat. You will get the highest nutritional value while it's still young ( about 10 days). Nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, proteins, active enzymes, and chlorophyll. These are great in detoxing the body, improving digestion, preventing cancer, diabetes and heart disease, curing constipation, detoxifying heavy metals from the bloodstream and cleansing the liver.Wheat grass is taken as a juice pressed from the grass or in tablet form.
Books on Amazon
SuperFoods HealthStyle: Proven Strategies for Lifelong Health
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The Complete Superfoods Cookbook: Dishes and Drinks for Energy, Detoxing and Healing
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/06/2009)
Superfoods
Amazon Price: $18.25 (as of 07/06/2009)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Superfood Cookbook
Amazon Price: $12.71 (as of 07/06/2009)
Superfoods for Healthy Kids: More Than 250 Immune-Boosting Foods and Great-Tasting Recipes for Your Children
Amazon Price: $11.21 (as of 07/06/2009)
Links
- Goji berries as a supplement
- For over 2000 years Goji berries have been used in Chinese traditional medicine. It was given the name "longevity fruit" for their seemingly life prolonging benefits, which may be because of their immune enhancing benefits.
- Natural Remedies For Colds
- As simple and commen the cold is, it's amazing that a cure has never been found for it. The best we can really do is use prevention to hopefully avoid catching a cold and if you have got one, to ease the symtoms.
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Nice lens.very good admin keep it up good work on Good Health. and other stuff.
Posted October 21, 2008
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excellent lens! Thanks for taking the time to write about this.
Posted September 23, 2008
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