January 9th, 2008
As a segue to my previous entry on the health benefits of sunflower seeds, here are more reasons showing sunflower seeds’ disease fighting powers:
WHFoods on Sunflower Seeds and the National Sunflower Association’s Health and Nutrition pages.
Tags: antioxidants, cardiovascular-disease, cholesterol, diet, functional-food, health, health-food, Healthy Eating, nutraceuticals, nutrition, phytochemicals, sunflower-seeds, ~Cancer, ~Healthy Snacks, ~Nuts
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January 8th, 2008
Boost your salad’s health factor with a handful of sunflower seeds! Aside from being naturally rich in folate (perfect from pregnant women!) and antioxidant Vitamin E, sunflower seeds are also packed with mono- and poly-unsaturated fats which help keep the bad cholesterol away. It’s also high in selenium and copper, which, together with Vit. E, […]
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December 28th, 2007
Indulge a bit in wine and chocolate, socialize and stay physically active: those are the secrets to keeping old age at bay.
In his new book, “The Science of Staying Young“, John Morley, M.D., director of the division of geriatric medicine at Saint Louis University, says:
“I suggest little changes that involve good eating, such as including […]
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November 29th, 2007
I don’t know about you, but for me, before the holiday cheer comes, there’s always the stress to deal with first. Making wishlists, shopping for gifts, sending out Christmas cards, organizing the Christmas dinner… all these makes the few weeks before the big day a lot of headache! Good thing you can eat your way […]
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November 8th, 2007
How do you like your peanuts? Roasted? As peanut butter? A study comparing the different peanut preparations revealed that boiled peanuts makes them superior in terms of antioxidant power.
They found that boiled peanuts contained up to four times more isoflavones than raw peanuts or oil- and dry-roasted ones.
Tags: antiovidants, functional-food, health, health-food, Healthy Eating, nutraceuticals, […]
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October 25th, 2007
Last week, I received a couple of boxes Nature Valley Nut Crunch Bars (Almond Crunch and Peanut Crunch) for review. At first I thought they were some new variation of chewy granola bars, but upon closer inspection realized they really were just roasted nuts held together by some syrup, much like peanut brittle, except that […]
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October 9th, 2007
I received sample packets of Corazonas for review a few months ago, and honestly though I wrote about them, only to realize that, whoops, I completely overlooked it! Absolutely unforgivable, considering how I loved them! I’m not your potato-chips kind of nibbler; and I’d rather have tortilla chips anytime. I like it that they are […]
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September 19th, 2007
Autumn is approaching and it’s pumpkin time! Did you know that half a cup of pumpkin provides nearly 200 percent of your daily requirement of Vitamin A?
And yet, it’s not a popular choice as source of beta-carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A, probably because the recipes we know are also packed with calories and […]
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August 29th, 2007
I was browsing Healther’s 50 Things You Can Do With Chocolate and followed the links to those which seemed to be eating-related (yes, there’s more to chocolate than just popping it in your mouth, apparently).
Aside from being good for the heart and brain, the theobromine in chocolate “may have therapeutic effects when given at the […]
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August 8th, 2007
Several weeks ago (months actually, as the last quarter has been a frenzied chaos for me), I was sent a box of Fiber One Chew Bars (Oats and Chocolate), for review. I placed them in our pantry with every intention of trying them out the first minute I can sit down and study the accompanying […]
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