‘Vegetables’

Maternal Diet Modifies Allergic Childhood

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Maternal Diet Modifies Allergic Childhood

Maternal diet modifies allergic childhood

Increase consumption of green and yellow vegetables, citrus and vegetables and fruits rich in beta carotene (usually red and orange) to reduce the risk of having a baby with eczema on the skin

Foods rich in vitamin E, present in green vegetables, also reduces the risk of having children with respiratory problems, reported in the journal Allergy.

Beta carotene and vitamin E are two of the many antioxidants present in vegetables and fruits that are beneficial to health. But previous research on the consumption of mothers and children have allergies conflicting results.

In a new study, the team is evaluating the consumption of vegetables and fruits during pregnancy from 763 women and the early onset of allergic eczema or wheezing in their children. (more…)

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Carrot and benefits

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Carrot and benefitsIt is one of the sweetest and most vegetables used in cooking, not only the rabbits eat them. If you eat too much can make skin orange for this reason some people the wrong use to be bronzed.

The carrot is a vegetable with many benefits and nutrients. It is versatile, easy to use and digest.

Benefits of Carrot
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Healthy food for the heart.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

helthy food

Why you should eat Healthy food for your heart? Heart disease is one of the main causes of death among adults worldwide. Some things are more important than caring for your heart.

Make regular exercise, not smoking, controlling stress, eat less total calories, etc.. is part of the recommendations given by health experts, along with eating a variety of healthy foods for the heart and full of nutrients which consists of a healthy diet.

Where do you start? RegimesMaigrir.com suggest you add these 15 healthy foods for the heart to increase the intake while eating what you want, and maintain a healthy heart:

1) Salmon
Fish is an excellent source of omega-3 to protect your heart by reducing both inflammation risk of blood clots. Omega-3 also reduces the risk of heart attack.

These good fats will also maintain low cholesterol levels. Eating fatty fish, salmon or other fish such as tuna, sardines and herring at least 2 times a week.

To prepare a heart-healthy foods, try the baked salmon steak with vegetables and a salad dressed with lemon juice (instead of a vinaigrette sauce is too rich in calories).

Try to buy wild salmon, which contain less than polychlorinated biphenyl contaminants from salmon raised on a farm.

Salmon are also very healthy to maintain healthy skin. See also our recipe slimming “Salmon Sashimi” and “Cream of asparagus with salmon slices.

2) olive oil
Olive oil reduces the risk of heart disease by reducing levels of LDL ( “bad” cholesterol). Choose olive oil for cooking, or making a good sauce for whole wheat bread by adding a little olive oil in a small bowl and add a little vinegar and oregano basalmique.

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