If your goal is to live and feed healthy, to standing away the cancer, you would wealth your menu with broccoli, for example with a steam broccoli. And the secret is to steam it lightly—never overcook it – and to add broccoli sprouts. This combination can nearly double the anticancer properties of this cruciferous vegetable.… Continue reading
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Health eating on America with fruits and veggies
At the annual Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo of the American Dietetic Association this week in Boston, I had the opportunity to hear a disturbing presentation by Elizabeth Pivonka, PhD, RD, president and CEO of Produce for Better Health Foundation. Pivonka spoke about the organization’s most recent research on America’s produce consumption and the… Continue reading
How some foods can ease the pain
Fibromyalgia is notoriously difficult to treat. Medication tends to reduce muscle pain, fatigue, and other symptoms of the chronic condition by just 30% to 50%. As a result, many patients turn to diet and lifestyle changes for added relief. Learning which foods to avoid is a good place to start, since fibro patients often have… Continue reading
Healthy Vegetarian – 200 calories or less
Quick and Easy Stuffed Peppers Ingredients * 2 large red bell peppers, halved and seeded * 1 (8 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid * 1/3 cup quick-cooking brown rice * 2 tablespoons hot water * 2 green onions, thinly sliced * 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed and drained * 1/2 (15 ounce) can… Continue reading
Side salads
Easy Three-Bean Salad Ingredients: 1 can (16 oz) low-sodium cut green beans, drained 1 can (about 15 oz) low-sodium red kidney beans, drained 1 can (about 16 oz) low-sodium garbanzo beans, drained 1 onion (small), sliced and separated into rings Salad greens Grated peel of 1/2 lemon 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons… Continue reading
Mixed salads
7-Layer Salad This is a very popular potluck recipe in some areas of the United States. Now you have a lighter version to bring, and no one will be the wiser. Ingredients: 8 cups of shredded Romaine or green leaf lettuce 1 green pepper, chopped 2 cups sliced mushrooms or carrots 1 1/2 cups canned… Continue reading
Vegan and vegetarian diets
Introduction to vegetarian diets To eat meat, or not to eat meat…This is the question on many people’s mind. The negative impact of animal foods on health, the damage associated with animal foods and the environment, religious beliefs, and the desire to protect and respect animals are some of the reasons for the increase in… Continue reading
Our friends antioxidants
Definition Antioxidants are molecules that prevent oxygen molecules from interacting with other molecules in a process called oxidation. In the body, antioxidants combine with potentially damaging molecules called free radicals to prevent the free radicals from causing damage to cell membranes, DNA, and proteins in the cell. Common antioxidants important to human health are vitamins… Continue reading