Five Eat-Right Tidbits You Ought to Chew On
By: Bean Jones
Just like the miniature pancakes served at my favorite neighborhood diner, I'm a big fan of easy-to-digest bits of information on how to eat healthy. Here are five of the tastiest tips I've learned:
1. Mind your meat. Can't live without cold cuts, sausages, canned corned beef, and other processed meats? Well, you may have to take it easy on them. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, fans of processed meat increase their risk for pancreatic cancer by 67 percent.2. Spice it up. A study done by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reveals that chili peppers contain a compound called capsaicin, which has the ability to battle tumor cell growth.
3. Just go Mediterranean. Feasting on Mediterranean cuisine--which focuses on fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, fish, and olive oil--won't make you live forever but it'll sure contribute to longevity. A study published in the British Medical Journal points out that people who adhered to this eating plan had significantly lower susceptibility to heart-related ailments.
4. Gorge on greens. If you're intensifying your workouts or training for a marathon, munch on at least four or five servings of broccoli and leafy greens each day. Runners who participated in the study conducted at the University of Newcastle in Australia state that they couldn't meet their projected distances in their best time when they cut down on their "green habit."
5. Choose good carbs. Not all carbohydrates are bad. Johanna Burani, author of Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: Lose Weight and Enjoy Optimum Health and Vitality by Eating the Right Carbs, advises that if you're watching what you eat, stick with healthy carbs that come from whole grains. The carbohydrates that are found in vegetables and fruits are also great.
Now, who says eating wisely is complicated?
Just remember that it's easy to commit to chewing on the right stuff, as long as your mind has already told your taste buds to quit hankering for junk food.
Credits: Photo by Scott Bauer, courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
Comments
Bean,
A great rundown on good and bad dietery choices. I bet if more people knew that the bad things mentioned could kill them they would think before they ate them.
The Mediterranean diet is by far one of the best eating plans in the world. Full of healthy, fresh ingredients and loaded with nutrition and anti-oxidants this way of eating can promote a healthy and long life.
Thanks for the tips.
Ian
. I told them bluntly cured meats would kill them. "the wife an old friend of the family was offended" I also added cheese,I didn't mind offending her because she never minds shooting from the hip... EVER.
.As usual "our old friend " knew better. The big C got them both for a while there and the aftermath has not been pretty.
When I told her about Sturt Berger she poohed 'How do you know he knows what he is talking about ?I was thrown for a moment,then I said " Because it worked?"
Ironically this amazing man died himself at 40. No he wasn't wrong.He had issues and weight was an extreme one but I suspect he had Psychological issues as well.Jealousy and opposition from his collegues must've been one of them.Funny how most of what he taught in his books they are putting forth as their own today.
Great, basic common sense tips in a nutshell! Capsaicin also helps lift your spirits and when diluted with water and gargled, can nip a cold in the bud or shorten it.
it's cool exept 'grain" .The only Good bread is the one U do not eat .All flower products are importent -for producers .Only If U get off this "importent food " for one week U will understand ,better then me trying to go into explaining .Don't belive -try.Moshon