Quitarse el hábito de la sal
Las tres cosas que podemos hacer para reducir nuestro consumo de sodio y dos trucos para interpretar la información nutricional en las etiquetas de los alimentos procesados.
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Inhibición de la activación plaquetaria con ajo y cebolla
¿Por qué deberíamos esperar 10 minutos después de picar o machacar ajo antes de cocinarlo a menos que se tenga una cirugía programada en los siguientes siete días?
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Curcumina de la cúrcuma, GMSI, y mieloma múltiple
¿Qué alimentos vegetales y animales están asociados con el desarrollo del mieloma múltiple, y qué efecto podría tener la especia cúrcuma en la progresión de la gammapatía monoclonal de significado indeterminado?
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Garlic & Raisins to Prevent Premature Birth
Consumption of even small amounts of garlic or raisins are associated with significantly lower risk of pregnant women going into premature labor or having their water break too soon.
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¿Qué frutos secos combaten mejor al cáncer?
En sólo cuestión de horas, la sangre de aquellas personas que han consumido frutos secos es capaz de suprimir el crecimiento de células mamarias cancerígenas en una placa de Petri. Sin embargo, ¿qué tipo de fruto seco será mejor? ¿Las almendras, nueces de Brasil, nueces de la india o anacardos, avellanas, nueces de madacamia, maníes o cacahuetes, piñones, pistachos o castañas?
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Reducing Radiation Damage with Ginger & Lemon Balm
A component of cooked ginger root protects human white blood cells in vitro against radiation-induced genetic damage, and lemon balm tea appears to protect radiology staff against radiation-induced oxidative stress.
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Cancer, Interrupted: Garlic & Flavonoids
Garlic and flavonoid phytonutrients found in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains appear to protect against DNA damage induced by mutagenic chemicals found in cooked meat.
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Próstata versus una dieta basada en vegetales
Todos los varones deberían considerar comer una dieta sana para la próstata, que incluye legumbres (alubias, guisantes, lentejas, soja); ciertas verduras (como ajos y cebollas); ciertas semillas (semillas de lino); y evitar granos refinados, huevos, y productos avícolas.
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New Mineral Absorption Enhancers Found
The whole grain phytonutrient phytic acid (phytate) partially inhibits mineral absorption, but has a wide range of health-promoting properties, such as anticancer activity. By concurrently eating mineral absorption enhancers, such as garlic and onions, one can get the best of both worlds by improving the bioavailability of iron and zinc in plant foods.
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Dangerous Advice from Health Food Store Employees
Employees in natural food stores have been caught giving advice that is not only scientifically baseless, but also risky and downright dangerous.
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Vegetables Rate by Nitrate
If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most—beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic and onions), fruiting vegetables (like eggplant and squash), greens (such as arugula), mushrooms, root vegetables (such as carrots and beets), or stem vegetables (such as celery and rhubarb)?
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Pretty in Pee-nk
Beeturia, the passage of pink urine after beetroot consumption, is a reminder that phytonutrients circulate throughout our bloodstream—explaining the connection between “garlic breath,” and the use of garlic as an adjunct treatment for pneumonia.
