Post by AnimalAvenger on May 22, 2009 20:37:07 GMT -5
I subscribed to a newsletter and received this interesting e-mail I thought I'd share with you all.
Subscribe (also has an e-book that is quite interesting:) www.veggie123.com/
(Emily Rose Tate is the only who originally posted this link)
There are always ways that you can improve your vegetarian diet.
For me, I love to explore the health food store, find new foods
I've never tried before, and come up with ways to work them
into my
diet. Chances are that there are some super-healthy foods and
supplements out there that you've never tried, and that can
make you a lot stronger. Here are four Super Foods that you
should add to your diet today:
Collard Greens. Most of us don't get enough dark leafy green
vegetables in our diets, and that's a shame – they're full
of antioxidents that have been proven to to suppress the growth
of cancer cells. Collard greens are the mother lode of healthy
vegetables, though, because they also offer an enormous amount
of calcium – something that vegetarians that avoid dairy may
not be getting enough of. And remember that plant-based calcium
is absorbed by the body more easily than the calcium in dairy
products, without all of the saturated fat, hormones and
antibiotics found in dairy. And speaking of calcium …
Wheatgrass Juice. It's not just for hippies and health food
nuts! Wheatgrass juice is one of the most nutritionally dense
foods that you can find, offering the most vitamins and minerals
per ounce than, well, anything. An ounce of wheatgrass juice
offers the same calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and
potassium as two-and-a-half pounds of dark green leafy
vegetables.
It works as a detoxifier, clearing bacteria and
other poisons from your body. It's so packed with nutrition,
in fact, that experts say you should start with just an ounce a
day. And make sure you get fresh wheatgrass juice, because it
starts to lose its nutritional value soon after juicing.
Flaxseed. Are you getting enough good fats? Most
health-conscious Americans are concerned about cutting back on
fat, and may not think about the good fats that they need.
Get rid of the animal fats and increase your intake of omega-3
essential fatty acids (EFAs). You need these for brain and cell
function, and they regulate the hormones that keep everything
from your immune system to your sleep patterns running smoothly.
Most nutritionists recommend that people eat cold-water fish
like salmon, which are loaded with omega-3 EFAs, on a regular
basis.
But vegetarians can get them, too – flaxseed is loaded with
alpha-linolenic acid, a powerful omega-3 fatty acid.
You can buy it in a small bittle and drizzle it on your food
(experts recommend about a tablespoon per day) or you can buy it
as whole
or ground seeds, and get the added benefit of fiber, as well.
Whole flaxseeds maintain their nutritional value until they're
ground – once ground, they need to be stored in a air- and
light-proof container until use.
Green Tea. As a cancer-fighting agent, green tea is hard to
beat. The agents in green tea called "catechins" have been
found to be 100 times more effective at stopping cell mutations
than Vitamins C, and 25 times more effective than Vitamin E. The
flavonoids and catechins in green tea also limit the oxidation
of
LDL (bad) cholesterol, so it helps fight heart disease.
For me, I love to explore the health food store, find new foods
I've never tried before, and come up with ways to work them
into my
diet. Chances are that there are some super-healthy foods and
supplements out there that you've never tried, and that can
make you a lot stronger. Here are four Super Foods that you
should add to your diet today:
Collard Greens. Most of us don't get enough dark leafy green
vegetables in our diets, and that's a shame – they're full
of antioxidents that have been proven to to suppress the growth
of cancer cells. Collard greens are the mother lode of healthy
vegetables, though, because they also offer an enormous amount
of calcium – something that vegetarians that avoid dairy may
not be getting enough of. And remember that plant-based calcium
is absorbed by the body more easily than the calcium in dairy
products, without all of the saturated fat, hormones and
antibiotics found in dairy. And speaking of calcium …
Wheatgrass Juice. It's not just for hippies and health food
nuts! Wheatgrass juice is one of the most nutritionally dense
foods that you can find, offering the most vitamins and minerals
per ounce than, well, anything. An ounce of wheatgrass juice
offers the same calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium and
potassium as two-and-a-half pounds of dark green leafy
vegetables.
It works as a detoxifier, clearing bacteria and
other poisons from your body. It's so packed with nutrition,
in fact, that experts say you should start with just an ounce a
day. And make sure you get fresh wheatgrass juice, because it
starts to lose its nutritional value soon after juicing.
Flaxseed. Are you getting enough good fats? Most
health-conscious Americans are concerned about cutting back on
fat, and may not think about the good fats that they need.
Get rid of the animal fats and increase your intake of omega-3
essential fatty acids (EFAs). You need these for brain and cell
function, and they regulate the hormones that keep everything
from your immune system to your sleep patterns running smoothly.
Most nutritionists recommend that people eat cold-water fish
like salmon, which are loaded with omega-3 EFAs, on a regular
basis.
But vegetarians can get them, too – flaxseed is loaded with
alpha-linolenic acid, a powerful omega-3 fatty acid.
You can buy it in a small bittle and drizzle it on your food
(experts recommend about a tablespoon per day) or you can buy it
as whole
or ground seeds, and get the added benefit of fiber, as well.
Whole flaxseeds maintain their nutritional value until they're
ground – once ground, they need to be stored in a air- and
light-proof container until use.
Green Tea. As a cancer-fighting agent, green tea is hard to
beat. The agents in green tea called "catechins" have been
found to be 100 times more effective at stopping cell mutations
than Vitamins C, and 25 times more effective than Vitamin E. The
flavonoids and catechins in green tea also limit the oxidation
of
LDL (bad) cholesterol, so it helps fight heart disease.
Subscribe (also has an e-book that is quite interesting:) www.veggie123.com/
(Emily Rose Tate is the only who originally posted this link)
