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Sumara's
Raw Foods Recipes |
Curried Squash and Fennel Soup
2 cups butternut squash. peeled and
chopped
2 cups baby peeled carrots
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups raw cashews, presoaked
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 apple, peeled and chopped
1 bulb fennel, chopped
1 small piece of ginger
1 cup almond milk
¼
cup cold pressed olive oil,
1 tablespoon cumin powder
½
tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoons Celtic salt, or to taste
Garnish with fine ground cumin
seeds, lime wedges & cilantro sprigs
Process the first 8 ingredients through a juicer with a blank screen. Then in
small batches combine with the rest of the ingredients in a blender (blender
should not be more than 2/3 full). Place in a pot on the stove and slowly heat
to 115 degrees (no hotter). Serve soup garnished with a sprinkle of cumin
seeds, a sprig of cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
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Lutein: A Plant Pigment
That Provides Protection From The Sun
Article Garden
Lutein is a plant pigment, and protects
protection from the sun needed to prevent damage to the skin and eyes from its
strong ultra violet (UVB) radiation. Lutein is a carotenoid and strong
antioxidant that is found in red, yellow, orange and dark green fruit and
vegetables such as broccoli, curly and sea kale, spinach, carrots peppers and
squashes. It is also available from egg yolks, corn and some fruits such as
pomegranates. It is the colored pigments, especially the reds, yellows and
oranges, in which lutein is most found.
Lutein can also prevent cataracts and provide benefits for age related macular
degeneration. However, before discussing the benefits, it is necessary to
discuss exactly what these conditions are and what causes them. Let’s have a
heads up on cataracts first.
A cataract takes the form of a clouding of the lens of the eye that leads to
blurred vision and eventual virtual blindness when the cloudiness is extreme.
It is not blindness due to problems with the nerves of the eye, but due to the
lens become cloudy, and scattering light entering the eye. It is not a film
over the eye as many people believe, but a cloudiness of the lens, and
cataracts can normally be treated by removing the whole lens and replacing it
with a lens implant – or a synthetic lens...
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Supplement From the
Seas
The fat from fish oil can
benefit your heart, eyes, joints, and brain
by Tom Weede, Natural Health
The numerous claims for fish oil may start to
sound a bit, well, fishy. But on closer inspection, this supplement really
does have some promising effects derived from the healthy fat it delivers.
How it works
Fish oil contains two omega-3 fatty acids called eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are found almost exclusively in seafood.
At doses of about 250 milligrams per day, EPA and DHA reduce the risk of
coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, says Dariush Mozaffarian,
M.D., Dr.P.H., a cardiologist and assistant professor at Harvard Medical
School who studies omega-3s. "This equates to one to two oily fish meals per
week," he says. "As you increase omega-3 intake from there, you may see more
benefits in other risk factors for heart disease, such as a reduction in high
blood pressure, triglycerides, and inflammation." Also, DHA is the main
polyunsaturated fatty acid found in the brain and plays an important role in
brain development and function.
Evidence
Research shows that omega-3 benefits include lower triglyceride levels and a
reduced growth rate of plaque...
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What burns more
calories: running or walking?
I want a good workout,
but I don't enjoy running.
Natural Health
The short answer is that given the same
distance, running burns about 30 percent more calories than walking. A one
mile walk burns roughly 75 to 85 calories, while running the same distance
consumes about 108 to 125 calories.
When you walk, there's always one foot on the ground, and your center of
gravity doesn't change much. When you run, you have to push off the ground to
lift your body weight, which significantly changes your center of gravity and
requires more energy.
If you prefer walking, remember that many
factors influence how many calories you burn: distance, speed, efficiency of
movement, and your own body weight. You can easily increase the calorie-
burning potential of a walk by going farther and faster. Or you can carry hand
weights to increase your body weight: That way, you'll work harder and
exercise more muscles. If you do walk with hand weights, be sure your arms
maintain a normal forward and backward swing. Swinging your arms across the
body can result in a rotation of your torso, which can reduce the efficiency
of your walk and put you at risk for lowerback injury. To further improve
efficiency (and prevent injury), be sure that when your heel hits the ground,
the front of your shoe points directly forward...
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Exorcise Your Fitness
Demons
by Jeanette Jenkins, MSNBC
Halloween is a great time to party with your
friends, have a freaky cocktail and laugh at all the crazy costumes. And in
the spirit of the season, I am challenging you to spook some of those little
demons that keep you from getting the out-of-this-world body you deserve.
Frightening flab? Ghastly glutes? It’s time to exorcise those fitness demons!
Here are some of the most common ones:
DEMON: Evil excuses.
Every weekend you swear you are going to start working out on Monday, but then
it just doesn’t happen. You have every excuse in the book for not exercising.
EXORCISM: Make a fitness date...
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