"Of all the garden herbs, none is of greater vertue than sage."
author: Thomas Cogan
source: "Heaven of Health", quoted from "Schola Salerni", p. 32
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Benefits of different fruits
Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals:
Apples: The skin of this refreshing fruit is an excellent source of fibre, a medium apple has about 47 calories.
Apricots: Due to a short life span once picked, most apricots are dried or canned. A fresh apricot has about 12 calories.
Bananas: Technically a herb and not a fruit, a medium banana, (100g /3-1/2oz) contains 95 calories and is absoutely loaded with vitamins and minerals.
Blueberries: These delicious fruits are very rich in antioxidants and help prevent urinary tract infection. There are about 50 calories in (80g /3oz) blueberries.
Grapes: (80g/3oz) contains 48 calories, with vitamins A and C and minerals.
Kiwi fruit: A medium kiwi fruit (60g /2-1/4oz) has 29 calories and offers a good range of vitamins.
Melon (orange-fleshed): is rich in a form of carotene (vitamin A precursor) that is known to fight cancer. A slice of melon (100/3-1/2oz) has 24 calories.
Peaches: A medium peach (100g/3-1/2oz) has about 33 calories, offering vitmain C and D plus potassium.
Pears: A medium pear (150g/5oz) has about 60 calories.
Pineapple: This fruit carries a potent enzyme, bromelain, that has been used to aid digestion, reduce inflamation, and help cardiovascular disease. A large slice (80g/3oz) has 33 calories.
Plums: A medium plum (55g/2oz) has 20 calories. Plums are a good source of vitamin C and provide potassium too.
Raisins and Sultanas: Being so rich in sugar, these dried fruits are an excellent source of energy: One tablespoon contains 82 calories.
Raspberries: There are nearly 1000 varieties of raspberries. They provide 20 calories per (80g/ 3oz).
Watermelon: A slice (200g/7oz) of this refreshing melon contains 62 calories plus vitamin C and some carotenoids.
Cut-up fruits, such as apples, oranges, melon, and pineapple, make a tasty, quick-to -prepare snack that is rich in fibre and beneficial nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.
Apples: The skin of this refreshing fruit is an excellent source of fibre, a medium apple has about 47 calories.
Apricots: Due to a short life span once picked, most apricots are dried or canned. A fresh apricot has about 12 calories.
Bananas: Technically a herb and not a fruit, a medium banana, (100g /3-1/2oz) contains 95 calories and is absoutely loaded with vitamins and minerals.
Blueberries: These delicious fruits are very rich in antioxidants and help prevent urinary tract infection. There are about 50 calories in (80g /3oz) blueberries.
Grapes: (80g/3oz) contains 48 calories, with vitamins A and C and minerals.
Kiwi fruit: A medium kiwi fruit (60g /2-1/4oz) has 29 calories and offers a good range of vitamins.
Melon (orange-fleshed): is rich in a form of carotene (vitamin A precursor) that is known to fight cancer. A slice of melon (100/3-1/2oz) has 24 calories.
Peaches: A medium peach (100g/3-1/2oz) has about 33 calories, offering vitmain C and D plus potassium.
Pears: A medium pear (150g/5oz) has about 60 calories.
Pineapple: This fruit carries a potent enzyme, bromelain, that has been used to aid digestion, reduce inflamation, and help cardiovascular disease. A large slice (80g/3oz) has 33 calories.
Plums: A medium plum (55g/2oz) has 20 calories. Plums are a good source of vitamin C and provide potassium too.
Raisins and Sultanas: Being so rich in sugar, these dried fruits are an excellent source of energy: One tablespoon contains 82 calories.
Raspberries: There are nearly 1000 varieties of raspberries. They provide 20 calories per (80g/ 3oz).
Watermelon: A slice (200g/7oz) of this refreshing melon contains 62 calories plus vitamin C and some carotenoids.
Cut-up fruits, such as apples, oranges, melon, and pineapple, make a tasty, quick-to -prepare snack that is rich in fibre and beneficial nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Adding fruits to your meals
Increasing your fruit intake:
Fruits make ideal snacks. They are nutritious and delicious, and require little or no preparation.
It is very easy to take an apple, orange, or banana with you to work or when you go out for the day. You should have no problem getting your daily minimum requirement of five servings of fruits and vegetables in this way, once you get into the habit of having a good selection at home and at work.
In addition to eating familiar types of fruits, be adventurous and try some of the more exotic and unusual varieties which are now more readily available from your local supermarket, such as mangoes, loquats, figs and lychees.
Adding fruit to your meals:
Fruits can be incorporated easily into your main meals of the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner - in a wide variety of interesting ways.
Fruits make ideal snacks. They are nutritious and delicious, and require little or no preparation.
It is very easy to take an apple, orange, or banana with you to work or when you go out for the day. You should have no problem getting your daily minimum requirement of five servings of fruits and vegetables in this way, once you get into the habit of having a good selection at home and at work.
In addition to eating familiar types of fruits, be adventurous and try some of the more exotic and unusual varieties which are now more readily available from your local supermarket, such as mangoes, loquats, figs and lychees.
Adding fruit to your meals:
Fruits can be incorporated easily into your main meals of the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner - in a wide variety of interesting ways.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Fruits for healthy diets
What is in fruits:
Fruits are packed full of natural vitamins. Vitamins which are absolutely essential to good living and well being. And healthy vitamin intake give a boost to everyday living. They contain at least 80% water and are 100% cholesterol free. Whether eaten with meals, as a snack, or on top of low fat yoghurt for dessert, eating fruits as often as possible throughout the day will help bolster the nutritive value of your diet.
Fruits - naturally sweet, colourful, high in vitamins and fibre, and low in calories and fat - are the ideal snack. Scientific research shows that a modest increase of one or two servings of fruit per day can dramatically reduce your susceptability to many diseases.
Rich Antioxidents:
Vitamin C and phytochemicals, abound in fruit. Antioxidents destroy harmful substances in the body, called free radicals, which build up and cause cancer. Of particular interest are two types of phytochemicals - flavonoids and polyphenols - which together have a very powerful antioxident quality. In addition, other phytochemicals in fruit have been found to be anti-allergenic, anti-carciogenic, anti-viral, and anti -inflammatory. We truly do have a reason to say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away......
Fruits are packed full of natural vitamins. Vitamins which are absolutely essential to good living and well being. And healthy vitamin intake give a boost to everyday living. They contain at least 80% water and are 100% cholesterol free. Whether eaten with meals, as a snack, or on top of low fat yoghurt for dessert, eating fruits as often as possible throughout the day will help bolster the nutritive value of your diet.
Fruits - naturally sweet, colourful, high in vitamins and fibre, and low in calories and fat - are the ideal snack. Scientific research shows that a modest increase of one or two servings of fruit per day can dramatically reduce your susceptability to many diseases.
Rich Antioxidents:
Vitamin C and phytochemicals, abound in fruit. Antioxidents destroy harmful substances in the body, called free radicals, which build up and cause cancer. Of particular interest are two types of phytochemicals - flavonoids and polyphenols - which together have a very powerful antioxident quality. In addition, other phytochemicals in fruit have been found to be anti-allergenic, anti-carciogenic, anti-viral, and anti -inflammatory. We truly do have a reason to say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away......
Monday, February 11, 2008
Nutrition for living life
Maintain a healthy weight because research shows that if you are overweight, and lose weight, your life expectancy increases. It also shows that by improving your diet and exercise habits to lose weight, your health will also improve. Regular exercise, combined with a well balanced nutritous diet, is the key to managing many of the diseases discussed here.
Ageing and diet, our bodies and our dietary needs change. Ongoing research looking at the impact of calorie restriction on health and longevity indicates that adults can improve their health by eating less. If you are overweight, the reasons for losing weight are clear, but even if you are a "healthy" weight, it may be possible to live longer and live better by eating less. This does not mean starvation, it means making smart choices and eating foods that give maximum nutritional benefit. Think about it and what it means to you and your loved ones. More to follow soon.......
Ageing and diet, our bodies and our dietary needs change. Ongoing research looking at the impact of calorie restriction on health and longevity indicates that adults can improve their health by eating less. If you are overweight, the reasons for losing weight are clear, but even if you are a "healthy" weight, it may be possible to live longer and live better by eating less. This does not mean starvation, it means making smart choices and eating foods that give maximum nutritional benefit. Think about it and what it means to you and your loved ones. More to follow soon.......
Friday, February 8, 2008
Nutrition for living life
There is no doubt that healthy eating can make you feel better, healthy eating can improve your quality of life, and healthy eating can even help you to live longer. Read on to find out how nutritous food can help in preventing many illnesses and a variety of medical conditions.
The nutritous foods you eat are critical in determining both your current and future health. Each week, more proof emerges, showing that a healthy diet and regular exercises help ward off cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis. Those people who eat healthier throughout their lives are more likely to remain disease-free than those who follow the North European diet, which is very high in artery-clogging fat and low in nutrients.
Healthy nutritous diets can help treat health-related problems. For example, the risk of death from cardiovascular disease is beginning to fall in th UK, thanks to medical advances. However, people are still eating more fat than they should and not exercising, which is resulting in the rise of obesity.
As we gain weight the risk of cardiovascular disease rises. We need to increase our exercise levels and control our fat intake to continue to reduce this risk.....More to follow soon.
The nutritous foods you eat are critical in determining both your current and future health. Each week, more proof emerges, showing that a healthy diet and regular exercises help ward off cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis. Those people who eat healthier throughout their lives are more likely to remain disease-free than those who follow the North European diet, which is very high in artery-clogging fat and low in nutrients.
Healthy nutritous diets can help treat health-related problems. For example, the risk of death from cardiovascular disease is beginning to fall in th UK, thanks to medical advances. However, people are still eating more fat than they should and not exercising, which is resulting in the rise of obesity.
As we gain weight the risk of cardiovascular disease rises. We need to increase our exercise levels and control our fat intake to continue to reduce this risk.....More to follow soon.
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