July 7, 2002- Tasty Paste
Add tomato paste to one of your meals
this week and your lungs might breathe a sigh of relief.
Tomato paste is a rich source of both
vitamin C and magnesium, two nutrients recently credited with helping to
keep lungs healthy. Aim for 1,200 milligrams of vitamin C per day. For
magnesium, women should try to get 400 milligrams per day, while men should
aim for 333 milligrams.
Eating a diverse diet that is low in calories
and high in nutrients can help reduce your chances of many for cancer.
SOURCE: University of Minnesota, ©2002
July 14, 2002- Fish Oils
Whether you're a man or a woman and whether
you have heart disease or not, eating more fish apparently can help you
to prevent heart-related death. And if you don't like fish, supplements
of fish oil also seem to work.
Individuals who ate fish once to four times
a week had about a 30 percent lower death rate from coronary heart disease,
and smaller reductions in nonfatal heart attacks, than people who rarely
ate fish. The American Heart Association recommends eating two or
more servings a week of fatty fish such as salmon, bluefish, mackerel,
swordfish and sardines. These types of fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
SOURCE: American Heart Association, ©2002
July 21, 2002- Tummy Protection
Do you want to avoid painful ulcers? Fortify
your efforts with a few florets of broccoli.
A recent study revealed that compounds
found in broccoli may help to inhibit a certain type of bacteria that is
associated with ulcers. In laboratory analysis, the chemical sulphoraphane,
found in broccoli, killed the common ulcer-causing bacteria called Helicobacter
pylori.
Eating a diverse diet that includes 5
servings of vegetables per day can help reduce many common ailments.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, ©2002
July 28, 2002- Nuts and Bolts
Adding nuts to your daily diet may be
a good way to help ward off Alzheimer's disease.
More and more research is suggesting that
adequate dietary intakes of vitamin E may be associated with a reduced
risk of Alzheimer's disease. Many varieties of nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts,
pistachios, and peanuts, are excellent sources of antioxidant vitamin E.
Getting 400 IU of vitamin E per day can
help reduce your chances of Alzheimer's and other cardiovascular diseases.
SOURCE: University of Michigan, ©2002
