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Top 10 Super Foods
For long life and good health
For long life and good health
Registered dietitian Elaine Magee, MPH, explains the super power of foods in her book Food Synergy. Get more of these foods individually and in combination:
Nutty for nuts: Have a handful of nuts every day. Nuts contain mostly monounsaturated fat (the good kind), and antioxidant phytochemicals (plant-based good nutrients). Most also contribute plant-based sterols, which in sufficient amounts may help lower cholesterol, enhance your immune system, and decrease the risk of some cancers. Nuts also have some vitamins and minerals we tend to lack, like vitamin E, potassium, and magnesium. The two forms of vitamin E in nuts work best together, and you can find them both in almonds, cashews, and walnuts.
Olive oil: More than 30 precious phytochemicals are in olive oil. Many have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action in the body, helping to promote heart health and protect against cancer. They’re also found in the olives themselves, of course.
Fishing for omega-3s: Try to eat a serving of fish two or three times a week. Fish offers powerful omega-3s and is also a rare natural food source of vitamin D. Fish omega-3s may also have some synergy with plant omega-3s and olive oil, so cook your seafood with a little canola oil or olive oil, or with a side salad lightly dressed in olive oil.
Touting the tomato: Tomatoes are loaded with food synergy potential because they contain all four major carotenoids (a powerful grouping of phytochemicals), three high-powered antioxidants thought to have synergy (beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C), and super amounts of lycopene (thought to have the highest antioxidant activity of all the carotenoids).
The citrus family of fruits: The entire citrus family is loaded with synergy because it boasts awesome amounts of the phytochemical subgroup flavones, boosting heart health. Citrus also contains vitamin C, which is involved in several happy partnerships with other nutrients. Oranges and grapefruits have other super powers too.
Visit www.recipedoctor.com to find out more about Elaine’s new book, FOOD Synergy, and to join the FREE Recipe Doctor Club!
About Elaine Magee - The Recipe Doctor
Elaine Magee, RD, MPH, is positively passionate about changing the way America eats—one recipe at a time! Through her national column, THE RECIPE DOCTOR (appearing in newspapers and magazines), Elaine has been performing recipe "makeovers" for a decade now. In her recipe makeovers, she is able to bring down the calories, fat, saturated fat, and sometimes sugar and sodium, while simultaneously increasing fiber, phytochemicals, omega-3s, and monounsaturated fat.
Elaine is the author of more than 25 books on nutrition and healthy cooking. Her two most recent books are FOOD SYNERGY (Rodale, March 2008) and COMFORT FOOD MAKEOVERS. Elaine's medical nutrition series, including TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE DIABETES, TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE ACID REFLUX, and TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES (and others), has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is now being distributed all over the world, including China, Russia, Spain, Indonesia, and Arabian countries.
Elaine is a nutrition expert/writer for SilverPlanet.com, WebMD.com, and magazines across the country, and she appears frequently on radio, educational videos, and television shows.
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Nutty for nuts: Have a handful of nuts every day. Nuts contain mostly monounsaturated fat (the good kind), and antioxidant phytochemicals (plant-based good nutrients). Most also contribute plant-based sterols, which in sufficient amounts may help lower cholesterol, enhance your immune system, and decrease the risk of some cancers. Nuts also have some vitamins and minerals we tend to lack, like vitamin E, potassium, and magnesium. The two forms of vitamin E in nuts work best together, and you can find them both in almonds, cashews, and walnuts.
Olive oil: More than 30 precious phytochemicals are in olive oil. Many have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action in the body, helping to promote heart health and protect against cancer. They’re also found in the olives themselves, of course.
Fishing for omega-3s: Try to eat a serving of fish two or three times a week. Fish offers powerful omega-3s and is also a rare natural food source of vitamin D. Fish omega-3s may also have some synergy with plant omega-3s and olive oil, so cook your seafood with a little canola oil or olive oil, or with a side salad lightly dressed in olive oil.
Touting the tomato: Tomatoes are loaded with food synergy potential because they contain all four major carotenoids (a powerful grouping of phytochemicals), three high-powered antioxidants thought to have synergy (beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C), and super amounts of lycopene (thought to have the highest antioxidant activity of all the carotenoids).
The citrus family of fruits: The entire citrus family is loaded with synergy because it boasts awesome amounts of the phytochemical subgroup flavones, boosting heart health. Citrus also contains vitamin C, which is involved in several happy partnerships with other nutrients. Oranges and grapefruits have other super powers too.
Visit www.recipedoctor.com to find out more about Elaine’s new book, FOOD Synergy, and to join the FREE Recipe Doctor Club!
About Elaine Magee - The Recipe DoctorElaine Magee, RD, MPH, is positively passionate about changing the way America eats—one recipe at a time! Through her national column, THE RECIPE DOCTOR (appearing in newspapers and magazines), Elaine has been performing recipe "makeovers" for a decade now. In her recipe makeovers, she is able to bring down the calories, fat, saturated fat, and sometimes sugar and sodium, while simultaneously increasing fiber, phytochemicals, omega-3s, and monounsaturated fat.
Elaine is the author of more than 25 books on nutrition and healthy cooking. Her two most recent books are FOOD SYNERGY (Rodale, March 2008) and COMFORT FOOD MAKEOVERS. Elaine's medical nutrition series, including TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE DIABETES, TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE ACID REFLUX, and TELL ME WHAT TO EAT IF I HAVE HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES (and others), has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is now being distributed all over the world, including China, Russia, Spain, Indonesia, and Arabian countries.
Elaine is a nutrition expert/writer for SilverPlanet.com, WebMD.com, and magazines across the country, and she appears frequently on radio, educational videos, and television shows.
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About Silver Planet
Launched in April 2008, Silver Planet comprises a content-rich environment with a unique social community. SilverPlanet.com is designed to empower individuals over the age of 55 (and their families), enabling them to be better informed and to make better decisions about issues of concern to the aging population, such as financial and health issues, scams, and living arrangements.
About Silver Planet
Launched in April 2008, Silver Planet comprises a content-rich environment with a unique social community. SilverPlanet.com is designed to empower individuals over the age of 55 (and their families), enabling them to be better informed and to make better decisions about issues of concern to the aging population, such as financial and health issues, scams, and living arrangements.
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