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Grapes satisfy hunger and purify the blood. New research by the University of Michigan states that eating grapes, one of the favorite fruits of all time, significantly enhances the simple blood pressure which lowers the impact that comes from eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. It is noted that the grapes' naturally occurring antioxidants is the key to this blood pressure lowering. Our heart cells, like other cells in our body, already make a protective antioxidant called glutathione, a first-line of defense against oxidative stress and heart disease; but high blood pressure lowers the levels of glutathione. Grapes, on the other hand, actually turn on the glutathione-regulating genes in the heart, giving natural antioxidant power a significant boost.
Next time you need a snack consider eating some grapes. It couldn't hurt and might just lower your blood pressure in the process.
Steve and Kim
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Every summer I look forward to buying fresh melons from the roadside stands that seem to appear over night. The melons are fresh, ripe and delicious. Farmers cut fresh sections of melon so customers can test the sweet succulence of the delicious fruits for themselves. What better way to introduce the taste of the melon than to give it away. You know you'll buy one (or more) when you bite into the fresh fruit and relish the flavor.
Melons are a source of living water. They contain 90-95% water depending on the variety. The water from melons, as with that from all juicy fruits, must not be confused with tap water or even pure spring water. It is not passive, inert water that is a simple vehicle for salts and solutions, but living water that has been in intimate contact with the protoplasm of vegetable cells. The water in melons is biological water that has been involved in the thousands, perhaps millions of chemical reactions that take place within living plant cells. This could be why nothing quenches summer thirst like a slice of fresh melon. Moreover, nothing is as helpful to the kidneys as the plant serum that is the water in melons.
Melons contain less sugar (5.4%) than other fruits, virtually no fat and a respectable amount of proteins (0.95). However, above all, melons provide a well-balanced supply of vitamins and minerals. Most notable are vitamins C, B6, B1 and folates, but small amounts of the remaining vitamins, except B12, are present as well.
There are several advantages to eating fresh melons. A. Melon consumption enriches the blood with mineral salts and vitamins and facilitates the filtering capacity of the kidneys. After eating melon, the kidneys are better able to effectively remove waste material and toxins produced through metabolic process.
B. Melons can help prevent early stage kidney failure, whose primary symptoms are fluid retention and scanty urine output.
C. Kidney stones and granules, particularly those that are uric in composition is helped through their remarkable alkalizing ability. Melons increase the solubility of the acidic salts that make up uric calculi and facilitate their dissolution and elimination.
D. Although melons are not urinary antiseptics, their alkalizing effect in the urine helps stop the proliferation of the coliform bacillis that cause urinary infections, which require an acidic medium to grow.
For those who complain that melon gives them indigestion try this; eat it before or between meals rather than after a meal as a dessert. You won't suffer from indigestion because the gastric juices won't puddle up in the stomach.
Many people in today's society are trying to lose weight so they have a healthy salad at lunch time. Then, after going back to work, they wonder why they are so tired. Well, the reason is this; Lettuce is a natural sedative and regardless of when you eat it during the day it is going to make you relaxed and sleepy.
So what do you do? Enjoy a lettuce salad at night as your evening meal not as a side dish. This will help you relax, calm your nerves and put you into sleep mode.
Lettuce has also been proven to help with the following disorders.
A. Functional disorders of the nervous system, such as nervousness, stress or psychological tension, or anxiety. Regular lettuce consumption produces a mild, and sometimes imperceptible sedative effect, while providing necessary B vitamins for nervous system stability.
B. Insomnia: A large supper consisting of only lettuce is recommended at night for insomnia.
C. Digestive disorders. When eaten before a meal, lettuce tones the stomach and facilitates digestion.
D. Constipation. Lettuce faciliates intestinal function because of its excellent digestibility and fiber content.
E. Obesity. Lettuce produces a great sense of satiety, but provides few calories. At the same time, it helps relieve nervousness and anxiety regarding food that often accompanies obesity. A large plate of lettuce significantly reduces the appetite in addition to providing a considerable amount of vitamins and minerals.
F. Diabetes. Lettuce is very low in carbohydrates; therefore, diabetics can eat it limited only by their appetite.
So there you have it. Eat lettuce at night time instead of your regular large evening meal. It will help your digestion and put you to sleep. By the time your body figures out that it is hungry again you'll be sleeping soundly and ready for a nutritious breakfast (which is still the most important meal of the day.)
Nighty Night!
Steve and Kim
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Lets talk about coffee today. I'll admit I drink a fair amount of coffee each day but now that I've learned more about it perhaps I'll back off a little bit on my daily consumption. You might also consider it after reading the following information.
Coffee is a highly aromatic stimulant beverage prepared from roasted and ground coffee beans. Coffee beans are the seeds of the Coffea arabica or the coffea robusta plants. Coffee is a true drug due to its caffeine content. It meets the criteria set by the World Health Organization for drug addiction: A. It creates addiction or dependency; B. It produces tolerance (the dose must be increased to achieve the same effect); C. Its elimination results in abstinence syndrome; D. Its regular use is harmful to health.
Coffee drinking raises cholesterol levels. However, this effect is eliminated when it is brewed using a paper filter. The substance that raises cholesterol is not caffeine, but rather an aromatic substance in the coffee that remains in the paper filter.
Well kids, that's your lesson for today. I hope you'll consider drinking just a little less coffee each day. I have and it feels great... well, now that the headaches have gone away that were brought on by the short withdrawal period I had when I began to drink less.
Why not try a nice fresh glass of water? It couldn't hurt, right?
Here's the secret to perfect pasta. It's quick, simple and you'll love to use it everytime you prepare your favorite pasta dish.
1. Place an appropriate, uncovered kettle on the stove with one liter (about 4 cups) of water for each 100 g (about 4 ounces) of pasta. 2. Heat the water to a boil. Add the pasta in small amounts at a time so the water does not stop boiling. Add about 6 g (about 1 teaqspoon) of salt for each liter of water. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking. 3. Fresh pasta requires only 3-4 minutes of cooking. 4. Dry pasta should be removed from the heat when it is al dente; in other words, well cooked but firm consistency. 5. Drain in a colander without rinsing with cold water. 6. After draining, add a little oil to keep the pasta from sticking.
There you have it. The secret to perfect pasta. It works every time.
Those "gourmet" popcorn ads always claim that one of their other advantages is that they get "all" the kernels to pop. Well, here's a little secret that'll get your less expensive brand to pop more kernels, too.
Keep the kernels cold in your refrigerator until just before you are ready to throw them into the hot oil. You eliminate almost all the unpopped kernels.
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