Nutrition and Weight Loss
So far in this series of articles about “healing foods” we’ve covered whole grains, black or Bing cherries, yogurt and salmon. Today we’ll cover another of the “healing foods” so that you will be able to move forward with your nutrition and weight loss program with confidence.
Today it’s all about cabbage!
If you’ve been paying attention to the kinds of foods that can help to prevent cancer, then you’ve probably heard about all the wonderful cancer-fighting properties in such things as broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
Now, there’s another player in this — and this player may be in a class all by itself — cabbage!
A study presented at the November 2005 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research found that Polish women who ate cabbage and sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) four or more times a week were 74 percent less likely to develop breast cancer.
That is great news — but this gets even better, folks.
There have been other recent studies that have found that cabbage may also protect against lung, stomach, and colon cancers.
It appears that cabbage has a wonderful super-ingredient called sulforaphane. Sulforaphane is one of those phytochemicals that works by stimulating the cells that can eliminate cancerous substances.
This is great news — even though there may be a slight downside. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I would care to eat cabbage or sauerkraut four or five times a week. Phew! That would be a bit rough, don’t you think?
I wasn’t able to find anything in my research that said there was any difference between raw cabbage or cooked as far as these cancer-fighting attributes were concerned. So, you could have some cole slaw — or you could add some cabbage to soups or salads a couple of times a week and do wonders for your health.
That will be it for today — I’ll be back tomorrow with some more about “healing foods” to help you with your nutrition and weight loss program.
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As always, remember to follow a good-fat — good-carb diet. And do whatever you can, within your doctors recommendations, to keep up with the exercise part of your program. The benefits are priceless.
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Have a great day. I’ll be back tomorrow with some more nutrition and weight loss thoughts for you.
And give the South Beach Diet a try. That’s what I follow and it sure has worked for me. Here’s where to go to learn more:
Shanti,
Ron
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