Los batidos (y las sopas licuadas y salsas) ofrecen una forma conveniente de potenciar tanto la cantidad como la calidad de frutas y verduras ingeridas, al reducir el tamaño de las partículas de comida para ayudar a potenciar la absorción de nutrientes.
Los enjuages comerciales para frutas y verduras fallan a la hora de hacer su trabajo mejor que el agua corriente, pero hay una solución barata para hacerlo usted mismo que puede eliminar completamente los residuos de ciertos pesticidas.
Ni los suplementos con antioxidantes ni los de ácido fólico parecen ayudar con el ánimo, pero el consumo de frutas y vegetales ricos en antioxidantes, y el de verduras y legumbres ricos en folato podrían disminuír el riesgo de depresión.
Resultados extraordinarios con un caso poco común de una intervención en la dieta (con linaza) en un estudio aleatorizado, doble ciego y controlado con placebo para combatir una de nuestras principales causas de muerte, la presión arterial alta.
The yellow fluid around tomato seeds appears to suppress platelet activation without affecting blood clotting. This anti-inflammatory effect may explain why eating tomato products is associated with lower cardiac mortality.
Whole fruits and vegetables were compared to both antioxidant pills, as well as supplements containing fruits and vegetable extracts, for their ability to treat seasonal allergies, improve lung function, and control asthma.
Para evitar un balance oxidativo negativo, necesitamos ingerir más antioxidantes de los que gastamos durante el día.
Coronary heart disease, our #1 cause of death, was found to be almost non-existent in a population eating a diet centered around whole plant foods.
Might the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of plant-based diets undermine some of the benefits of exercise?
Tips like cutting vegetables into shapes, covertly puréeing greens into sauces, and modeling healthy behaviors can improve our children’s diets.
The melatonin content in certain plant foods such as almonds, raspberries, and goji berries may explain the improvement in sleep quality associated with tart cherry consumption.
Two kiwi fruit an hour before bedtime may improve sleep quality and duration, without the side effects associated with sleeping pills.
La mayoría de las mujeres jóvenes contraen el virus del papiloma humano (VPH). el cual es la causa del cáncer de cuello uterino, pero la mayoría son capaces de eliminar la infección antes de que el virus lo provoque. ¿Qué cambios en la dieta pueden potenciar la eliminación del virus?
Those eating more sour fruit may risk greater erosion of their tooth enamel (especially if teeth are brushed in a softened state), but there’s a simple solution.
Increasing the intake of potassium-rich foods is associated with a significantly lower stroke risk.
The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the presence of psychoactive neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and melatonin in many plant foods.
La muerte en los EE. UU. es, en gran medida, una enfermedad alimentaria. El Dr. Greger, enfocándose en estudios publicados durante el año anterior, en revistas médicas revisadas por pares, ofrece recomendaciones prácticas sobre cómo alimentarnos nosotros mismos y a nuestras familias, para prevenir, tratar e incluso revertir muchas de las 15 principales causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos.
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties of white compared to yellow and purple potatoes. Purple potatoes may also help lower high blood pressure.
The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced by kale or collard greens consumption, thanks to the phytonutrient pigments lutein and zeaxanthin.
Can you name a fruit whose processed juice is healthier than just eating the fruit itself?
Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease. But which is more protective—raw or cooked?
If nitrates can boost athletic performance and protect against heart disease, which vegetables have the most—beans, bulb vegetables (like garlic and onions), fruiting vegetables (like eggplant and squash), greens (such as arugula), mushrooms, root vegetables (such as carrots and beets), or stem vegetables (such as celery and rhubarb)?
Why does the medical establishment sometimes ignore highly efficacious therapies, such as plant-based diets, for heart disease prevention and treatment?
Eating chicken during pregnancy may affect the size and development of one’s son’s penis due to phthalate contamination of the meat.
Algunos nutrientes se destruyen al cocinar, pero algunos nutrientes se vuelven más absorbibles.
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