Archive for the ‘Heart Disease’ Category

Ingredient Spotlight: Kale

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Kale is a member of the brassica family of vegetables. They are not only packed with health-boosting vitamins and minerals but are full of anti-carcinogenic phytonutrients, mostly in the form of the organo-sulphur compounds that give them their slightly bitter taste.

 

Kale’s sulphurophane, for example, interferes directly with tumour growth, as well as stimulating the body’s own defences against disease to create an antioxidant effect that lasts long after the kale has been eaten. Recent research has found…

In the News: Eat oats every day to stay healthy

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Eat a bowl of oats for breakfast and it may be enough to cut your risk of a heart attack, according to new research published in The British Food Journal.

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In the News: Eating eggs could cut your cholesterol

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Eggs have been in the news quite a lot recently with the nine egg a day diet – something I certainly would not recommend, by the way, as the key to a healthy diet is always balance and moderation. I would, however, recommend including eggs, preferably free range and organic in your diet on a regular, if not daily basis, especially as new research has suggested that eating two eggs a day may help you lose weight and cut cholesterol.

 

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