Nutrition and Diet Tips

The diet of the garden is not a real diet, but a council food. So it’s a way to tell you to eat vegetables. In winter it’s harder, there is less choice and some have rich, intense flavors. In summer (and spring), but there are very tasty vegetable with loads of vitamins and minerals we need not to just give up. Think of courgettes, aubergines, carrots, tomatoes and more. In addition, there are also very sweet fruits, real natural sugar.

Tend to focus on vegetarian diet gives important contributions to our body: first, because with the heat we may reinstate the right amount of ‘water, then because we help our skin to protect from the sun, for example, vitamin A protect skin and eyes, the C keeps you young and boosts the immune system, nervous system and gives the sprints.

Then there is another vitamin, the PP that makes us feel snappy and full of energy and protects the arteries. To obtain these results is sufficient to go to the supermarket or to the market and get your fill of these wonderful sources of health.

Let us see what can be to cook the dishes: the beautiful grilled vegetables or soups (just putting fresh vegetables, not frozen envelopes). You can add calories, creating a single meal, with a beautiful cake, such as zucchini. Really try to force yourself, the less supplements and more vegetables.

Broccoli is high in sulforaphane, a substance that help keep arteries clear, going to add in its many health claims prevent a heart attack or stroke, according to new study.

The chemical found in vegetables and particularly in the cruciferous family or cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, etc., enhance the body’s defense system as well as cleaning the arteries.

The discovery by scientists at Imperial College London, was finally able to crack the code, to use the vegetable ingredient in the treatment of cardiac patients.

Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, which funded the research, revealed in this investigation that could lead to more specific dietary and medical approaches to prevent or lessen the disease that leads to heart attacks and stroke vascular.

The researchers found arterial branches (double) that are more susceptible to disease because they lack a protein called NRF2, in contrast to the straight sections of the artery which are protected by the protein, which prevents cells swell, an indication early development of heart disease.

When Nrf2 is disabled in areas of arterial branches, the protection disappears, but the reactive sulforaphane restored the ability of arteries to take care of themselves.

The compound is found naturally in broccoli, for what our next steps include testing whether simply eating broccoli and other vegetables from his family, has the same protective effect.

The next time you have a craving, eat popcorn and watch them because apparently they are very good for health.

A new U.S. research found that the popcorn is not only an important source of fiber, are rich in antioxidants, substances that help reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

The study analyzed the level of antioxidants in various snacks, including popcorn, and cereal flour and grain popularly eaten for breakfast. He found that these products contain quantities “unbelievably large” of polyphenols, antioxidant compounds also found in fruits, vegetables, red wine and chocolate.

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Fruits are perhaps the most exciting food for its diversity of colors and shapes. But besides showing what the naked eye, are among the foods with more nutrients and natural substances highly beneficial to health.

If we stop to think, we see that all fruits and vegetables, survive in the open, facing all kinds of weather conditions and attacks.All this is possible thanks to the protective substances and natural antioxidants they have. Ultimately these are the same chemicals that protect us when we consume food.

This means that we benefit absolutely with all those vitamins and nutrients that the fruit has. We filled our entire life.

What benefits gives us eat fruits?

• A daily ration of 3 to 4 fruits, naturally provide the daily requirement of vitamin C
• They provide a variety and quantity of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin C
• Hydrates the body quickly.
• Help the proper functioning of the digestive system.
• It facilitates drainage of liquids, to be diuretic and purification of the body.
• They provide soluble plant fibers
• Do not add fat (excluding nuts, olives, avocado and coconut oils provide benefits for the body).
• They provide natural antioxidant vitamins.

The most abundant vitamin in fruits is C, and what is important in vitamin D, our body is not synthesized, so the food should provide it.

The amount of vitamin C in fruits varies widely, with kiwis, strawberries, raspberries and citrus those who enjoy greater content.

Vitamin C has a high antioxidant power, which becomes protective of tissues and cells of our body.

Vitamin C, must be replenished daily through food, since it does not accumulate in the body, the excess is eliminated in the urine.

It is also very easily destroyed by high temperatures, cooking, air and light. So it is best to eat raw fruits and ensure maximum intake of vitamins.

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