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Good Morning All,

Today's healthy food is the Onion!

 

Benefits of Onions:

• Contains a natural antihistamine that reduces airway inflammation and helps relieve symptoms of allergies
• Can help with inflammation caused by arthritis
• Contains high levels of vitamin C
• Can help battle cold and flu symptoms
• The sulfides found in onions can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• Can help prevent stomach cancer

So chop up some onions and add it to your dinner or salad today!

 

 

High Blood Pressure

Over the past couple of days we have been posting about foods with healing properties including many that help with high blood pressure and heart disease. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Check out the below article published by the New York Times titled "Keeping Blood Pressure in Check" regarding the importance of maintaining a healthy blood pressure.

 

"Keeping Blood Pressure in Check" - N.Y Times

Since the start of the 21st century, Americans have made great progress in controlling high blood pressure, though it remains a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Now 48 percent of the more than 76 million adults with hypertension have it under control, up from 29 percent in 2000.But that means more than half, including many receiving treatment, have blood pressure that remains too high to be healthy...

View the full article online at:  http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/keeping-blood-pressure-in-check/?nl=health&emc=edit_hh_20130129

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Good Morning All,

 

Today's healthy food is Broccoli!

 

 

 

 

Benefits of Broccoli:

• Can fight cancer by neutralizing carcinogens and accelerating their elimination from the body.
• Helps prevent lung and esophageal cancers
• Has over 7 nutrients that you need in your daily diet including vitamins A, K and C.

According to mealsmatter.org, by including broccoli in your diet regularly you may reduce and prevent ailments like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and it may help lower blood cholesterol.

 

 A simple side of broccoli sauteed in garlic and oil is a quick, tasty and healthy side dish.

So incorporate some Broccoli into your meal today!

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Good Morning All, and Thank You for checking out our blog!

 

Continuing on with Foods with healing properties this week.. today's food is Guava!

 

 

 

Benefits of Guava:

 

• Contains more of the cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene than any other fruit or vegetable!
• Helps fight the growth of breast cancer cells
• May protect you again coronary heart disease (Most common type of heart disease in the U.S)
• Can also help with high blood pressure and weight loss

 

So have a guava as a snack today, throw one in your juicer or blender for a healthy drink or smoothie!

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Happy Friday All!

 

Today's healthy food is the Carrot!

 



 

 

Benefits of Carrots:

• Contains beta-carotene which can decrease the risk of cancers of the bladder, cervix, prostate, colon, larynx, esophagus and lungs.
• Can inhibit cardiovascular disease
• Stimulates the immune system
• Supports colon health and also ear and eye health
• Contains calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin C, and an incredible amount of vitamin A!

 

Have a great weekend everyone, and try to incorporate some of this weeks healthy foods into your recipes!

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Good Morning Everyone!
Hope your day is off to a good start.

Today's healthy food is Watercress also known as Berro in Spanish.

Watercress is an ingredient that is used in a variety of Spanish dishes!

 

 

Benefits of Watercress:

• Contains 4X the calcium of 2% milk
• Is high in vitamins C, A and K
• Can protect against cancer and muscular degeneration
• Helps build your immune system
• Supports bone health

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Good day all!

 

Todays healthy food is the Cherry!

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Benefits of Cherries:

• Reduces inflammation and can curb pain.
• Inhibits the growth of tumors and can even kill cancer cells, without damaging healthy cells.
• Can lower uric acid levels (good for those with gout).
  

Berries Lower Heart Attack Risk in Women!

Speaking of beneficial food, please see below article published by The New York Times..

Berries Lower Heart Attack Risk in Women!

Young women who eat plenty of blueberries and strawberries may have a reduced risk of heart attack, a new study has found. The reason, researchers believe, is that those fruits, like other red and blue fruits and vegetables, have high concentrations of anthocyanin, a flavonoid that may help lower blood pressure and improve blood vessel function.

View the full article on The New York Times website using the below link:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/berries-lower-heart-risk/?nl=health&emc=edit_hh_20130122

Foods with Healing Properties

For the next couple of days we will be posting various foods and their healing properties, todays food is:

Kiwifruit!

 

 

Benefits of Kiwifruit:

 

•  Can help prevent against heart disease, stroke, cancer and respiratory disease.
•  Has bloodthinning properties, without the side effects of aspirin.
•  Promotes damaged cells to repair themselves.