Antioxidant fruits and Vegetables

One of the most important steps you can take to prevent heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease is to eat plenty of antioxidant-rich foods. As discussed in a previous article on free radicals, antioxidants protect your health by preventing and repairing damage caused to your cells by excessive free radicals.

Antioxidants are plentiful in plant foods, particularly those that have bright colors. According to this study, the 20 most antioxidant-rich foods are as follows:

Rank	Food	Serving Size	Antioxidant Capacity per Serving
1	Small red beans, dried	1/2 cup	13727
2	Wild blueberries	1 cup	13427
3	Red kidney beans, dried	1/2 cup	13259
4	Pinto beans	1/2 cup	11864
5	Blueberries, cultivated	1 cup	9019
6	Cranberries	1 cup	8983
7	Artichoke hearts, cooked	1 cup	7904
8	Blackberries	1 cup	7701
9	Dried prunes	1/2 cup	7291
10	Raspberries	1 cup	6058
11	Strawberries	1 cup	5938
12	Red delicious apple	One	5900
13	Granny Smith apple	One	5381
14	Pecans	1 ounce	5095
15	Sweet cherries	1 cup	4873
16	Black plum	One	4844
17	Russet potato, cooked	One	4649
18	Black beans	1/2 cup	4181
19	Plum	One	4118
20	Gala apple	One	3903

The highest ranked foods in four major categories are as follows:

Fruits: blueberries, cranberries, and blackberries.

Vegetables: beans, artichoke hearts, and surprisingly, russet potatoes.

Nuts: pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts.

Spices: cinnamon, oregano, and ground cloves.

Here are a few points to keep in mind when choosing antioxidant-rich foods:

Because there are many different types of antioxidants that can protect your tissues from different types of damage, it is best to eat a wide range of antioxidant-rich foods.

How much you benefit from the antioxidants found in the foods you eat depends on how well you breakdown and absorb these foods.

If you just don't have the time to eat a large green salad every day, consider buying a good juicer and drinking a fresh vegetable juice on a daily basis. If you haven't already, please read my article on the dangers of eating too much fruit.

When washing and preparing vegetables and fruits, be sure to wash non-organic varieties with extra care to help remove pesticide residues. Raw chocolate and goji berries are two foods that are extremely rich in antioxidants but were not evaluated for the study cited above.

Experts say a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help you ward off infections like colds and flu. That’s because these super foods contain immune-boosting antioxidants.

What are antioxidants? Free radicals can also interfere with your immune system. So fighting off damage with antioxidants helps keep your immune system strong, making you better able to ward off colds, flu, and other infections.

Adding more fruit and vegetables of any kind to your diet will improve your health. But some foods are higher in antioxidants than others. The three major antioxidant vitamins are beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E. You’ll find them in colorful fruits and vegetables – especially those with purple, blue, red, orange, and yellow hues. To get the biggest benefits of antioxidants, eat these foods raw or lightly steamed; don’t overcook or boil.

Beta-carotene and other carotenoids: Apricots, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, corn, green peppers, kale, mangoes, turnip and collard greens, nectarines, peaches, pink grapefruit, pumpkin, squash, spinach, sweet potato, tangerines, tomatoes, and watermelon.

Vitamin C: Berries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, cauliflower, grapefruit, honeydew, kale, kiwi, mangoes, nectarines, orange, papaya, red, green or yellow peppers, snow peas, sweet potato, strawberries, and tomatoes.

Vitamin E: Broccoli, carrots, chard, mustard and turnip greens, mangoes, nuts, papaya, pumpkin, red peppers, spinach, and sunflower seeds.

Other super foods that are rich in antioxidants include:

Prunes

Apples

Raisins

All berries

Plums

Red grapes

Alfalfa sprouts

Onions

Eggplant

Beans

Vitamins aren’t the only antioxidants in food. Other antioxidants that may help boost immunity include

Zinc: Found in oysters, red meat, poultry, beans, nuts, seafood, whole grains, fortified cereals, and dairy products

Selenium: Found in Brazil nuts, tuna, beef, poultry and fortified breads, and other grain products

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Eat Pizza To Avoid Prostate Cancer?

Pizza is delicious, but often creates a feeling of guilt because of the high-calorie. In fact, pizza is also has a benefit, that could treat prostate cancer and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Pizza, especially the American-style, often accused of triggering a variety of health problems. Because the Italian food is high in calories, rich in carbohydrates, and contains a lot of salt and fat. However, the researchers found two properties of the material contained in a pizza, the oregano and tomatoes.

Researchers from Long Island University, New York, studied carvacrol, a substance contained in oregano. When added to the prostate cancer cells in lab, carvacrol eliminate it quickly. In fact, after the left for 4 days, almost all the cells die.

The study, presented at the Experimental Biology conference mentioned that these compounds induce cells to 'commit suicide'. Researchers also believe that carvacrol can be used as a cancer treatment or developed into a more efficacious drug. This herb will have fewer side effects than existing treatments.

Other materials that are always present is the tomato sauce pizza. The red color in tomatoes comes from lycopene pigment. Past researching has shown that these substances can prevent cancer and reduce the risk of heart disease.

However, research is still in its early stages. There is a possibility when eaten oregano, carvacrol directly digested before a positive impact on the body. In addition, oregano-based treatments also should not harm healthy cells. In essence, more research is needed to determine the clinical use of carvacrol.

"If this study continues to deliver positive results, oregano may be a promising therapy for prostate cancer patients. Moreover, the herb is often used in food. We hope there will be a reduced risk of serious toxic effects, "said Dr Bavadekar, researcher of this study, as quoted by the Daily Mail.

10 Ways To Lose Weight Seriously & Casually

There are many ways to lose weight, ranging from such serious workout in the gymto a casual as eating less carbohydrates without exercising. Here we reveal fiveways a serious and casual 5 ways to lose weight.

1. Stay Active

           In order to lose weight, one has to move much. Many activities ranging from wiping the car, ironing

           clothes, dancing, sports, walking to gardening can be an option.Supported by reducing the portion of
           a meal will also improve the body's metabolism.

     2. Keep your eating

          No matter how hard you exercise if undertaken while eating junk food is also useless. Keep in mind,     

          the intake of calories and carbohydrates will determine the success of one's diet. Consult with a     

          nutritionist.

     3.    Cardio exercise 

            Cardio exercise like running, walking, swimming to cycling will accelerate calorieburning from within.

            The heart is racing as long to do it also will make the bodymore healthy.

     4.  Weightlifting

          Often overlooked because they can make a woman look muscular. Strength training with weights is

          precisely one of the fastest ways to burn fat and strengthen muscles.

      5.  Healthy Eating
   

  

Tired of counting calories? Eat healthy foods that do not need to bother countingcalories. Fruits to the 

wheat could be a healthy option.

                                                         6. Drinking Water

                                                          Sounds simple, but add to the consumption of water will create a           

                                                          sense of satiety.He also helps the body hydrated and cleanse the  

                                                          digestive tract.


7. Don't Stress

Stress will trigger the hormones that make weight gain and appetite sweet andfatty foods. Spend a relaxing time enjoying the open air as the streets, dancing tojoin an aerobics class with my friends.


8. Short time Sports

Light was not impressed? But make no mistake, the intent is to exercise more briefly with high intensity. Reduce the gap between practice and feel the bodyreaches the maximum point during exercise.

9. Sleep

Want to lose weight but was told to sleep? Yes, the key to lose or gain weight to beideally located on the rest. People who sleep less tend to eat much and your metabolism to burn fat so slow.

10. Enjoy Food

When diet, someone will try to get through a meal, such as no breakfast or dinner.This is not good, because it will cause stress. Eat and enjoy but do not be too far.