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The Kind Life. Vegetar/vegan. Leeks. WHFoods Recommendations With their unique combination of flavonoids and sulfur-containing nutrients, the allium vegetables belong in your diet on a regular basis. There's research evidence for including at least one serving of an allium vegetable in your meal plan every day. If you're choosing leeks, make your individual portion 1/2 cup or greater, and try to include at least one cup of chopped leeks in your recipes.

Many people are unfamiliar with how to cook leeks or how to include them into a Healthiest Way of Eating. We recommend cutting them very thinly and preparing them by using our Healthy Sauté method of cooking. Like their allium cousins, onions and garlic, let leeks sit for at least 5 minutes after cutting and before cooking to enhance their health-promoting qualities. See the Healthiest Way of Cooking Leeks in the How to Enjoy section below. Leeks, cooked1.00 cup(104.00 grams) NutrientDRI/DV Health Benefits Cardiovascular Support Other Health Benefits Description History How to Enjoy. The Magic of Chia Seed - an excellent source  of EFAs and other. Chia Seed - The Ancient Food of the Future By: William Anderson In the last twenty five years, there has been a resurrection in the definition of medicine, a resurrection that amplifies the significance of our eating habits and our lifestyle. Medicine is not only defined as a treatment for illness and disease, it is now understood to be for the prevention of illness and disease.

That would mean, for example, laughter is a medicine because research found it to boost the immune system. Research has revealed that more than two thirds of all deaths in the United States are diet related. Because the question of what might be the optimum diet can, at times, be emotionally charged for many people, having had a significant emotional commitment in believing they know what’s best, I would like to suspend the issues of diet and introduce you to a “super” food that all would agree on. Chia seeds are the definitive hydrophilic colloid for the 21 century diet. To Purchase Chia Seeds, Click here.

Mozilla Firefox. The 7 foods experts won't eat - Healthy Living on Shine. How healthy (or not) certain foods are-for us, for the environment-is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question-"What foods do you avoid? "-we got some pretty interesting answers. Although these foods don't necessarily make up a "banned" list, as you head into the holidays-and all the grocery shopping that comes with it-their answers are, well, food for thought: 20 ways to feed your family for $100 a week. 1. Canned Tomatoes The expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A The problem: The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. 14 worst health mistakes even smart women make. 2.

The problem: Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Vegetarian Journal 2005 Issue 2. Vegetarian Journal 2005 Issue 2 Building Strong Bones Over a Lifetime By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD We often take our bones for granted— they’re just a part of us—keeping us standing, walking, running, sitting a lot, maybe skiing or biking. We don’t think about them much until something goes wrong—one breaks or bends or somehow interferes with what we want to do. As we age, we’re less able to be complacent about our bones. Maybe we’re more worried about slipping on a throw rug and breaking a hip, or maybe we’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis or have noticed a decrease in height. While following a vegan diet can promote bone health, it does not guarantee healthy bones. “I’m a 58-year-old woman, vegan, post-menopause, and I’ve just found out that I have osteoporosis.

This article was written to explain what osteoporosis is, what causes it, and what vegans can do at every age to reduce their risk of developing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease that affects more than 25 million Americans. How Milk Causes Osteoporosis. Click here for a summary of this entire website (oder: auf Deutsch / Espanol ) Excessive Calcium Causes Osteoporosis The older you get, the higher your risk of osteoporosis. Obviously, osteoporosis is about aging. Osteoporosis patients originally had very strong bones, like everybody else. Osteoporosis is not about the inability to build strong bones, but about premature degeneration of the bones. What makes the bones degenerate prematurely? Somehow, osteoporotic bones have degenerated more than healthy bones of the same age.

So, the key question is: What accelerates aging of the bones? All our organs age. We all know that if we expose our skin to the sun too much, that we will look older sooner. Accelerated aging of cells is about a higher turnover of cells; new cells replacing old cells more frequently. What causes old bone-cells to be replaced by new ones sooner? We know that estrogen is protective. So, how exactly is bone-metabolism influenced by estrogen? Proof Yes there is. And yes…. Why ?

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6 Changes. How to cook dry pinto beans. Pinto beans have been used in Mexico for a long, long time and now are also popular in the United States. The Southwestern United States is especially fond of pinto beans, using them in many popular dishes including chili, tostadas, burritos, dips, and soups. The taste of pinto beans is only appealing when prepared and seasoned correctly. Turning dry pinto beans into moist, tender, delicious pinto beans is not hard. A few simple techniques will help you. Starting the process of delicious pinto beans begins with sorting. The reason for sorting is mainly to make sure the beans are free from rocks. Many people also like to pick out the beans that are darker or odd shaped although those beans will not hurt you. After sorting the beans, place them in a colander and wash under running water under the faucet in the kitchen sink for a minute or so.

Once beans are sorted and washed, it's time to begin the cooking process. The fast method is to put the pinto beans in a pan. High Glycemic Index List. Sugar's effect on your health. In the last 20 years, we have increased sugar consumption in the U.S. 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year! Prior to the turn of this century (1887-1890), the average consumption was only 5 lbs. per person per year! Cardiovascular disease and cancer was virtually unknown in the early 1900's. The "glycemic index" is a measure of how a given food affects blood-glucose levels, with each food being assigned a numbered rating. The lower the rating, the slower the absorption and digestion process, which provides a more gradual, healthier infusion of sugars into the bloodstream. On the other hand, a high rating means that blood-glucose levels are increased quickly, which stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin to drop blood-sugar levels.

These rapid fluctuations of blood-sugar levels are not healthy because of the stress they place on the body. Sugar depresses the immune system. We have known this for decades. Here we are getting a little bit closer to the roots of disease.