21%. According to the US Department of Agriculture that’s how much vitamin C is lost when you cook broccoli. To retain as many nutrients as possible don’t boil but lightly steam vegetables using small amounts of water.
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Quick Tip: steam your veg
Friday, August 1st, 2008In the News: Ageing process can be slowed by multivitamin and mineral pill a day
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Taking a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement every day could help slow down the natural ageing process. It’s common knowledge that many illnesses associated with ageing such as cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis are linked to mineral and vitamin deficiencies caused by an unhealthy diet. But now new research suggests that even the ageing process itself may be speeded up by a diet rich in vitamin poor fast food and refined, processed food.
Nutritional spotlight: celery
Monday, October 1st, 2007In Chinese Traditional Medicine, celery is used as a cure for hypertension. It is now known that celery contains phytochemical compounds called phthalides, which not only give it its flavour but have also been shown to lower blood pressure. In lab tests, when animals were injected with 3-n-butylphthalide (3nB) extracts from celery, their blood pressure fell by 12-14%.
Studies in vitro and in animals have also shown that 3nB can lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce the formation of the arterial plaques which can result in cardiovascular disease. In animal studies, 3nB has also been found to help prevent …