Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

Fruits and vegetables: your allies against cancer!

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

fruit and vegetablesIt is now shown, the content of our plate may play a protective role against the development of cancer. If you do not know all the molecules involved in the phenomenon, one could identify foods that can reduce risks. Overview of your allies health!

If a large number of studies highlight the protective role of certain foods, they are often controversial. Today, only a few risk factors are the subject of consensus. (more…)

Top 10 healthy fruits

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Obviously, when health in this blog we intend to choose the top 10 healthy fruits, not to say that we chose only these fruits are the best and the only worth eating. I stress that it is a simple classification and quite possibly other fruit you had chosen for this list, neither better nor worse, just another.

Precisely because all fruits are good and necessary, and it is always a good time to eat any piece of fruit, whatever that is. (more…)

Acai Berry against cholesterol

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Acai BerryThe famous Acai berries have been under investigation on different levels of health and many benefits to heart health point, having the ability to lower cholesterol, thanks to the richness in polyphenols, which are key to protection heart.

It contains cyanidin-3-glucoside, an anthocyanin that can help the body in the production of nitric oxide, which gives the walls of blood vessels more flexible, reducing stress on the heart and increasing blood flow, which reduces the risk of vessel blockage by thrombus formation.

The Acai is rich in essential fatty acids shown to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), sterols which have the ability to balance blood pressure.

As diabetics have found a pleasant surprise in Acai, because low blood sugar levels by helping to improve their condition, to which is added to protect blood vessels, to have a protective effect superior to that of red grapes, with its content of resveratrol.

Contains anti-inflammatory compounds such as beta-sitosterol and essential fatty acids, which are nutrients and natural anti-inflammatory as well as being involved in the transport of nutrients that feed the cellular levels.

Its anti-cholesterol effects in turn promote or improve the focus and mental clarity, which is especially beneficial for older adults, thanks to its high concentration of omega-3 fatty acids are essential for improving the role of mental acuity.