Eggplant contains solasodine glycoside, or BEC5, a phytochemical that has been shown to cure cancer. BEC5 fights cancer cells and has been effective in more than 80,000 skin cancer patients with invasive and non-invasive melanoma. Native Australians have been using eggplant extract for decades to cure their skin cancers. Check out different varieties of eggplant in this photo:
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Instead of having doughnut or other sweetened pastries, you may want to have whole-grain cinnamon raisin toast or half a small whole-grain bagel with low-fat strawberry cream cheese spread. They contain less sugar, less fat and more fiber.
Couple of weeks ago Fitness Magazine had an interview with Jillian Michaels, celebrity personal trainer and writer, that you may know her from THE BIGGEST LOSER show. During interview they asked her about their healthiest snack picks and these are her top 4 snacks: 1- Hummus and veggie sticks 2- One hard-boiled egg and one
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Feel hungry? Which one is your favorite? EAT from Rick Mereki on Vimeo. I love international foods..To me, every culture has hidden its own characters in its foods. once you open your mouth and have this food, it brings you deep down into every character of that culture. We are what we eat.
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Sorbet is only made of real fruit, fruit juice and ice. So it’s a delicious option for people with lactose intolerance; and it has less calories than ice cream. There are thousands of varieties of sorbets, including combinations of raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, peach, caramel and even wine! A very unique example of sorbets are these
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Every night 1 in 7 people go to bed hungry- that’s 1 billion people worldwide. The problem is not in the amount of food in the world: there’s sufficient amount of food to feed everyone. But the problem is in distribution of the food which is not functioning properly. Another major issue is food waste.
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U.S. fast foods are the saltiest fast foods in the world. A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, examined the levels of salt in six fast food chains: Burger King, Domino’s, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Subway in different countries and showed that U.S. fast food industry consistently uses the most salt
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Gelato, the Italian fresh ice cream is one of the best Italian inventions after Ferrari, radio and pasta! And it’s not only tastes much yummier than the prepackaged frozen ice creams, but it’s a different product. Find out more about gelato in this amazing infographic: And now enjoy these yummy pics of fresh
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Most of us love coffee and it’s our dear companion when we wake up. Check out these cool facts about the second most popular drink in the world: Source: behance.net How often do you drink coffee? What’s your favorite form of coffee? Hot coffee or cold coffee? Black or with milk and sugar?
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This infographic by SIMPLESNACKING.COM takes a look at snacking habits in the U.S. and suggests a good list of healthy snack choices: For a good source of healthy snacks you can check out Jillian Michaels’ snack pick.
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The last time I wrote about food I was not specific as to healthy snacks for diabetics so I promised to fix that, also I love a diabetic who is not always good about taking care of herself, yes mom, I mean you. Nursing school was many years ago, and although I have done some
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Osteoporosis is a very serious issue and women need to have a good intake of calcium from young ages to prevent osteoporosis later. Although milk and dairy products are good sources of calcium, but some reasons such as being vegan, animal rights and lactose intolerance may prevent us from having milk and dairy products. Lactose
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If you have tears when you cut onions, it’s because of an enzyme in onions that releases a gas that irritates the eyes and brings tears. If you want to reduce your tears during cutting onions, you can try 2 these simple ways: 1- Chill onions before cutting. 2- start cutting the onions from the
Americans consume 42 pounds of corn syrup and 100 pounds of other caloric sweeteners each year. There’s no clinical evidence to support this claim that “real cane sugar” is better than other forms of caloric sweeteners.
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Having almonds in your diet as snack may help to fight against diabetes and heart disease: Almonds help to increase insulin sensitivity in people with higher risk of diabetes. Also almonds may decrease the levels of LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood.
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Sweet potato is an excellent source of minerals such as potassium and magnesium which can reduce the risk of high blood pressure.
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Yogurt is one of the healthiest foods and one of the best options if you’re a weight watcher. It contains substantial amount of proteins: For example, a cup of Greek yogurt contains 40% of the required daily protein intake. You can enjoy your yogurt as a snack or you can have it with
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Around three weeks ago some news went viral that Starbucks is using cochineal extract, a red dye derived from red bugs in their Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino. This apparently caused a decline in popularity of Starbucks red drinks. Today Starbucks announced it will no longer use cochineal extract and will use extracts from tomato to
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