Vitamin E and Magnesium WALNUTS are the only nut with ” ALPHA LINOLENIC ACID” which is the PLANT form of OMEGA 3 fatty acids. These essential unsaturated fatty acids the body needs and gets from the food we eat. WALNUTS have approximately 1mg of OMEGA 3 to every 5 OMEGA 6’s ( a balance of […]
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“Essential unsaturated fatty acids” The body needs fuel for everything it does, from moving to growing and thinking etc. It gets fuel from food and then through metabolism, converts into Amino acids, fats into fatty acids and carbohydrates into simple sugars. these can be used as energy sources in the body, when needed, absorbed […]
The brain is 60% fat. Omega 3’s make the membraine more flexible and more receptive to incoming signals. Omega 3’s are immportant to the development of the brain and visual functions in infants and are also associated with retaining these functions through life. In one study men who ate atleast 2 portions of fish a […]
Eat Yourself to Healthy Living Lignans are polyphenols (antioxidants) found in plants. Antioxidants destroy Free Radicals which are groups or chains of unstable atoms that do damage to D.N.A. and can damage or neutralise healthy cells. The principle anti-oxidants are Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Beta-Carotene. Try adding small quantities of some of these foods […]
FROM FATTENING SNACK to SUPERFOODS Nuts are high in calories and as such often receive “Bad Press”. Almonds Cashews,Hazelnuts,Pistachios (approx 15-17 nuts per 100 calories)Brazils, Walnut Halves (approx. 5-8 nuts per 100 calories). Almonds,Brazils,Hazelnuts,Pistachios and cashews are high in “OMEGA 6” with only a Trace of “OMEGA 3”. Walnuts on the other hand have”5mg […]
omega 3 can also be found in oily fish i.e sardines, salmon etc and in pumpkin seeds, walnuts and it is worth noting that it is important to correct ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 in your diet. (western diets tends to contain to much Omega 6 and not enough Omega 3). Linseed can […]
There are two types:- Soluble :- This dissolves in water in the small intestine, becomes a gel (called Mucilage) and slows down digestion, allowing the body to take more nutrition out of the food we eat. It also binds with cholesterol preventing it from being absorbed by the body, helping to reduce heart disease, as […]
hormones for a healthy life Eicos Greek for meaning 20, meaning each hormone is a 20carbon chain (e.g 20:3) means a 20 carbon chain with 3 bonds. (an ecosanoid) Back in 1929 the discovery of removing fat from the diet of rats caused them to die very quickly. By adding back fat (then called vitamin […]
A range of vegetables that include :- broccoli, brussel sprouts, bok choi, cauliflower, cabbage, collard vegetables, cress, kale, mustard, swedes, turnips, radishes and rapeseed. All vegetables produce natural defense against insect attack eg. aphids. This enzyme is called Myrosinase which is found in plant’s cells. When the plant is attacked by insects it releases the […]