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The formula that improves brain health is the same as that for the body. There is nothing more basic and simple than feeding on whole grains, green leafy vegetables and fruits. A hearty whole grain bread by Liesbeth Smit is made from 4 different types of whole grain flour: buckwheat, barley, rye and wheat. Perhaps these grains may be substituted by less familiar but equally nutritious, tested and tried foods like fonio, sorghum and teff for some variety in your diet. Further, dark green leafy vegetables are good sources of vitamin E, and folate that helps break down an amino acid responsible for brain shrinkage. Leafy greens also contain essential amino acids and is a great source of vitamin K, which enhances cognitive function and improves brainpower. As it is, the natural fruit sugars can stimulate your brain. For instance, avocados improve blood and oxygen flow to your brain, Healthy unsaturated fats in avocados help keep your brain cell membranes flexible while vitamin E lowers risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The safou or butterfruit protects your brain with abundant powerful antioxidants like from damage by free radicals. More importantly, its store of magnesium boosts the nerves function and enhances brain health.

All our lives, my life anyway, we in the West have been presented word pictures purporting to be true facts by those in positions of authority. Not included in these pictures, however, are important major facts/pieces of the story/picture. They were left out as though unimportant, when those particular missing pieces, in actuality, are major relevant facts that, when learned, change the entire picture that we have been presented. In this article I plan to review some of what has happened, in the past two centuries, to corrupt the average American Diet, using a metaphor of missing picture puzzle pieces. The following material is intended to inform, and point out the whys of the poor, national-health picture. Agra-business, the AMA and Big Pharma, have no intention, as yet, to discuss or begin to explain the true reasons for the poor health of the American Public.

If you haven’t heard of the medicinal Chaga mushroom, this article is for you. The Inonotus obliquus is a fungus that grows on trees by feeding off the lignins without damaging the integrity of the tree itself.

Protein is one of the most essential nutrients that help in building muscles and maintaining health. Since it is not always convenient to have a good meal of protein, especially after intensive workouts or any crucial games and even if you lead a very hectic life, most people depend on the protein and nutritional bars that are easily available at the stores today.

Instead of yacon syrup, you should eat the yacon root which is of high water content. The yacon plant comes equipped with 2 sets of roots – larger ones for you to eat, smaller ones for planting. With roots and leaves full of antioxidants, the yacon is a most nutritious addition, especially to the diet of diabetics and weight-watchers. Another easy to plant vegetable is a legume, the winged bean; with its high protein supply. What makes it so worthwhile to grow is that every part of this plant is edible and delicious. The winged bean, rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals, offers a solution to countries with problems of malnutrition. More specifically, the young pods are an excellent way of replenishing your folate supply; the young leaves, for vitamins A and C and fiber, while the tubers, for proteins and vitamin B. Low in calories and cholesterol, these beans are so airy-fairy light to the point of being unsubstantial.

Calcium plays a vital role in the strengthening and the development of our bones. Calcium plays an important role in bone health and muscle contraction.

Edible flowers, a nutritious food source are mostly overlooked in cooking, though they are more commonly used for cake decorations and in fruit and flower arrangements or bouquets To Jiao Mingyao, a cooking expert, the flowers of a plant can be eaten if the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of the plant are edible. In preparing edible flowers for cooking, he would first poach them in salt water before making a stir fry, soup or porridge with the flowers.

About 3500 years ago, the Israelites were given instructions about foods they should eat and foods they should avoid. These instructions were written in several places in the Bible, including in the book of Leviticus, chapter ll. Any fish you eat should have both fins and scales. Any animal you eat should chew the cud, part the hoof, and be cloven-footed.

This article covers specific ways that sugar can affect appetite. Most of them are due to brain chemicals affected by sugar. The changes in appetite include both food quantity and food preferences.

Our bodies need Cholesterol to build and maintain cell membranes, to convert sunshine to vitamin D and for a whole host of other important functions. On the other hand, an increase in the cholesterol levels can lead to major health risks and even culminate in death. This increase is diagnosed as a condition called hypercholesterolemia, where cholesterol accumulates along artery walls and increases the risk of developing heart disease. Apart from medication, you can also make use of these natural, tried and tested ways to lower your cholesterol.

As much as I enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of the summer, I do enjoy getting back to the routine of fall. Whether or not you or kids in your family are in school, fall is a time when there is a shift and with that may come a shift in eating habits as well.

Humorous essay about my life as a vegetarian. It raises the question, “Can you be a vegetarian and not binge?”