Cabbage was among the first known sources of beta-carotene, even though the nutrient is far more abundant in carrots. The early twentieth-century researcher Dr. Edward Mellanby, had noticed that butter, which is a good source of vitamin A, could protect against infections in dogs.
Orange carrots are one of the very best sources of the antioxidant beta-carotene. (Only red peppers contain more.) Beta-carotene is a kinder, gentler version of vitamin A that the body can use to make vitamin A is it is needed without the rare, although potentially toxic, side effects of vitamin A overdose.
Packing more vitamin C than an orange, the hairy kiwi fruit, with the bright green flesh and the tiny black seeds, adds a creamy texture and exquisite taste to any tropical fruit salad.
In Japan, kale juice is the base for a popular health drink called Aojiru. Well, maybe popular isn’t quite the right word. Many Japanese game shows feature drinking a glass of Aojiru as a punishment for failing to follow the show’s rules.
Tomatoes, which are members of a family of plants known as nightshades, were once rumoured to be poisonous, and the fact is that many fans of whole foods still regard them with some scepticism. It’s true that the leaves and stems of the tomato plant actually are poisonous.
Spinach is proven to be an excellent source for a long list conventional nutrients. These include vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), folic acid, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin E, and the bone-building vitamin, vitamin K1.
Known to the Nahuatl-speaking people of Mexico as xicamatl, the jicama, or Mexican turnip, is a member of a group of plants known by the peculiar designation, yam beans. Jicama is actually a member of the Bean Family, and produces bean pods that look something like lima beans, but it’s the root of the plant that is most commonly consumed
The chemical that gives both cilantro (the leaf) and coriander (the seed) their distinctive, mildly citrusy flavour is a compound called 2-dodecenal. It also appears, oddly enough, in chicken fat, dairy products, the secretions of a millipede called Rhinocricus insulates, and in the essential oils of lemon and orange peel.
Cauliflowers come in a number of different shapes, sizes, and colours. There is the familiar white cauliflower, but there are also purple and orange cauliflowers too, as well as a green cauliflower, sometimes marketed as Romanesco broccoli.
Brussels sprouts aren’t just members of the Cabbage Family. These leafy green vegetables are actually little cabbages that grow on a stalk. Like all the other related cabbages, Brussels sprouts are a great source of many nutrients.
Gallstones are painful and low-fat, low-cholesterol diets are often to blame. There are some foods you should eat, and others you should not.
Diverticulitis is a condition caused by inflammation of the diverticuli – small puches that ensure food has time to be absorbed. The Paleo can help sufferers of diverticulitis.
Painful and inconvenient, hemorrhoids are fairly common. However, one of the best ways to prevent them is to eat lots of fiber and drink plenty of water. The Paleo diet has you covered.
The Paleo diet offers benefits to those with sugar inbalances, and can help normalize your blood sugar levels and reverse insulin resistance.
A healthy digestive system that gets good food like the Paleo will deliver often doesn’t suffer from constipation. This article looks at constipation and what you can do.
A lot of people turn to the Paleo diet to help control their weight. But what is it about the Paleo way of eating that helps people lose weight and find their idea weight?
Hepatitis C is often thought of as a death sentence, but actually, only a small percentage will develop cirrhosis or cancer and die. Diet can play a big part in any treatment plan, and this article discusses how Paleo may be a good one to follow.
Hepatitis A is spread through contact with feces and is more common in people who travel to areas with poor sewage sanitation. Symptoms can go by unnoticed, or develop into jaundice, but usualy it does clear up by itself.
Taking ant-acids for GERD can make the problem worse, since we need to stimulate the stomach acid in this condition, not reduce it. Increased acid helps kill off bacterial overgrowths.
Trigger foods are often blamed, and then removed from the diet, but are tehy being correctly identified? The Paleo diet will go a long way to eliminating the main cause of GERD.
