Sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamin E.
Green Tea
Sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamin E.
Green Tea
Drinking green tea is not only soothing and delicious, it is anti-cancer and anti-stroke. And now make sure you get the maximum amount of good stuff, catechins (KA teh kins), in each cup of tea. Catechins are just one of the antioxidants in green tea. It can neutralize free radicals that can damage DNA. A research study at Purdue University (reported in the November 2007 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research) found that only 20% of catechins remain after digestion. However, if you add lemon juice to the tea, starying power goes to 80%. Also effective in the cup of tea is lime or grapefruit juice but lemon juice works the best. Read more about green tea here.
Here's a Reason to Like Onions
Onions contain phytochemicals (plant nutrients) called flavonoids that are filled with sulfer compounds. They are in the same family as garlic and chives. A study reported in the April 2007 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate at least two onions per week had a 38% less risk of colorectal cancer, a 43% less risk of ovarian cancer and a 56% less risk of throat cancer. Check out these French onion soup and vegetarian chili recipes.
Sugar Substitute
What is the safest, best sugar substitute? Find out here.
Don't Eat Meat
The American Institute of Cancer Research's Second Expert Report was published November 1, 2007 and has 21 experts weighing in to evaluate 7000 research studies. They recommend eating no more than 3-oz.-servings of lean red meat 6 meals out of 21 meals per week. They flatly state don't eat processed meat like ham, bacon, salami, hot dogs, and sausages because it causes colorectal cancer. Also, a 40-year study by Professor Campbell at Cornell University reported in November 2004 that those who eat the most animal-based food get the most chronic diseases and that those who eat the most plant-based food tend to avoid chronic diseases.
Cruciferous Veggies
Reported in May 2005 a study of 6,100 people followed for 28 years at Johns Hopkins University found that those who ate an average of four weekly servings of cruciferous veggies (like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower) cut their risk of dying from any cause by 26%.
Colas and High Blood Pressure
A 12-year study of 155,000 women appearing in 2005 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the risk of high blood pressure was 30% higher in those who drank at least 4 cans per day of sugared cola and 20% higher for those who drank 4 cans per day of diet cola. Up to 4 cups of caffeine coffee posed no increased risk of high blood pressure.