Beetroot juice appears to improve endurance and speed in male soccer players, according to a recent study. Earlier research had shown benefits for other athletes, including swimmers and cyclists. The players drank about 4.7 ounces of nitrate rich beetroot juice (providing about 800 milligrams of nitrates per day) or an equal amount of nitrate depleted… Continue reading Endurance Booster – Beetroot juice
Fresh juices are excellent sources not only of vitamins, but of a host of other important nutrients, as well. Incorporated into a balanced, whole foods diet, fresh juices will provide more than an adequate supply of vitamins and nutrients to maintain optimal health. And unlike synthetic supplements, fresh-squeezed juices will do this without danger of… Continue reading Juices
Fresh juice is more than an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, purified water, proteins, carbohydrates and chlorophyll. Because it is in liquid form, fresh juice supplies nutrition that is not wasted to fuel its own digestion as it is with whole fruits, vegetables, and grasses. As a result, the body can quickly and easily… Continue reading Juice – Excellent Health Habit
The center of this popular yellow flower provides these favored and tasty snacks. Sunflower seeds are packed with vitamin E, selenium, and magnesium and can be purchased both in and out of their black or grayish-green shells. When removed from the shell, sunflower seeds have a tender-firm texture and mild nutty flavor. Sunflower seeds make… Continue reading Sunflower Seeds
These tiny, flat, oval-shaped seeds are good sources of calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, molybdenum, selenium, and dietary fiber. They’re especially valued in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, in the forms of tahini (sesame seed paste) and halvah a popular sweet. The famous phrase “open sesame” from the Arabian Nights refers to… Continue reading Sesame Seeds
Pumpkin seeds have long been valued my Native American people for their health benefits. Also known as pepitas, pumpkin seeds contain healthy fats as well as protein, fiber, potassium, iron and zinc. And they’ve been studied for prevention and reduction of benign prostatic hyperplasia, the enlargement of the prostate that commonly affects men as they… Continue reading Pumpkin Seed
Derived from the same plant (Cannabis sativa L) that provides marijuana, but the seeds contain only trace amounts of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive component of hemp resin. Food products made from hemp seeds and their oil will not get you high or cause a positive reading on drug tests. Hemp seeds have high levels of… Continue reading Hemp Seeds
