Archive for September 2012
Steaming Vegetables
Fresh vegetables have numerous essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. While most vegetables can be eating raw, usually they are cooked by boiling, baking or steaming. Boiling vegetables leaches many nutrients that are discarded with the water. Steaming is a great way to cook most vegetables. Because steaming is gentler ... more
Read moreMed Diet and Diabetes
More and more scientific studies are confirming a balanced Mediterranean style diet can reverse or prevent Type-II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. The emphasis is on eating an abundance of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and limiting or eliminating highly processed foods high in refined grains (wheat flour) and sugar (white, ... more
Read moreLet Food Be Your Medicine
“Let food be your medicine. Your medicine shall be your food.” Hippocrates Dietary supplements; vitamins, minerals and herbs is a $30 billion per year virtually unregulated industry in the United States. It is a great example of deregulation at its worst. Vitamins, minerals and herbs are natural, in some cases ... more
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