Sunday, December 31, 2006

Eat your way to better health # 2


Broccoli

What is good for? Colon cancer

What made it so special? Sulphoraphane

Even if you ignore all other vegetables on your lunch, you should not ignore the broccoli. Researcher at the Johns Hopkins University founds that sulphoraphane, the sulphur compound in the broccoli able to prevent the development of tumors by 60 percent and reduce the size of tumor that did develop by 70 percent in a studied group.

So what you should next
The next time you order any vegetable dish, choose something broccoli include in it, instead of other types at least once if not several times a week and be sure not to cook broccoli to cry for help and dealth. :)

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Eat your way to better health


10 terrific foods that will make you a stringer, healthier and longer-living man.

Eating is a consuming passion for every red-blooded Singaporean. However, countless medical reports have cited poor diet as one of the leading causes of modern-day health problems such as diabeteds and high cholestrol.

The quickest ways tom improve the way we eat, according to the Health Promotion Board and every dietician we've spoken to is to reuce the amount of refined sugar, salt and saturated fat- three things that are very commonly found in our food.

However, we've discovered that getting the best nutrition from your meals is not just an exercise in deprivation. What you need to do is simply to start eating more of what's good for you. We've picked 10 things you can eat that will actually enhance ecery aspectnof your health, from eyes all the way down to the joints of your toes. So pick up a fork and let's go.

Apples

Combats High Cholesterol
Secret Weaopn: Pectin

If you're someone who eats food that's high in fat, consider washinging your meals down with apple juice. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that apple pectin acts as an antioxidant against the damaging portion of cholesterol in the blood stream. Studieds have also revealed that raw apples are the richest of fruits pectin.

Recommed
Buy a carton of apple juice from superarket abd drink a glass in the morning and evening. You can also snack on an apple after lunch while you are in the office. After all, there is truth in the cliche: an apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

Another one is Broccoli,, continue..