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Healthy Broccoli

Broccoli tests on mice have shown that it offers huge protection against stomach cancer and peptic ulcers. The way it works is that a compound found in broccoli stimulates the body to produce another...

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Wonderful Walnuts

Walnuts have a very high omega-3 content. In fact at 2.5 grams per ounce they contain the highest of any nut. In second place would be the macadamia, and it only has below .5 grams. Walnuts are also very...

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Tomatoes and Nutrition

Tomatoes are filled with lycopene which is an antioxidant that protects cells from oxygen damage, certain cancers, and heart disease. Some of the cancers it helps fight are breast, lung, prostate, colorectal,...

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Microwaving and Nutrition

I have read articles on the pros and cons of microwave cooking and heating. Most of them are at either extreme. From what I've gathered different foods and different nutrients react differently. In other...

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Carrots

First, the healthiest way to eat a carrot might be to cook it , and not eat it raw. A raw carrot has a lot of material that our bodies can't digest, so by cooking it, the process allows us to actually get...

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Leeks

A leek is part of the onion and garlic family. It looks like a large scallion but has a milder flavor. They are available all year but they are best from fall to spring. Since they are a part of the...

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Green Beans

Green beans are very nutritious and in the lead for being one of the best vegetables you can eat. They have no cholesterol and although they are very low in calories and carbs they are extremely big on all...

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Blueberries

Free radicals are unstable molecules that are associated with advancing the aging process and are linked to many diseases. Antioxidants help to neutralize these free radicals in the body. Many fruits have...

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Healthy Onion Soup

I make no secret about my love for onions and it just so happened I was given a couple extra bags of them this week. I also hate to see food not used and wasted. What to do, what to do? I am trying to get...

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Cranberries

The beautiful cranberry is very high in antioxidants which you know help with free radicals in your body, but they are also high in proanthocyanidins referred to as pac's. Pac's help to prevent certain...

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