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Benefits of a vegetarian diet

You can improve your health by changing your eating habits.


Many people in today's society eat what is referred to as the S.A.D. diet, also known as the standard American diet. Dr. Sear's has stated on his website that it is a sad situation indeed that in the countries where people can afford to eat disease preventing food, they typically don't.
Many people who are eating the S.A.D. diet probably don't even realize what they are doing. Food and restaurant advertisement has become so convincing that it can be hard to decipher truth from fiction. A good rule of thumb is to avoid most processed foods as well as restaurant foods, which likely contain high levels of sugar, msg, and hydrogenated oils.
When you choose to eat a vegetarian diet, you are largely saying no to all of these bad ingredients. Being a vegetarian naturally means that you have to watch what you eat more closely, so you will be more apt to scan for bad ingredients. Also, most vegetarians make a good portion of their meals from scratch. This is not as hard as it seems, as there are many practical and delicious recipes that can be made easily and even frozen for meals at a later date.
There are many advantages to a vegetarian diet in addition to avoiding the bad stuff. You will consume mainly fruits and vegetables, which are chock full of disease fighting and health promoting antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. They are also full of fiber which will help to clean toxins from the body and keep you regular. Many people lose weight, obtain lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels, as well as improve their blood pressure readings with a vegetarian diet.
When you eat a vegetarian diet you are also avoiding eating the hormones that are injected into the animals that are consumed in the typical American diet. Also, sick animals and uncleanliness sometime end up in the human food supply, and this can be avoided with a vegetarian diet as well. Avoiding meat also means that you will not contribute to factory farming, which is often abusive to animals.

The benefits of Adzuki Beans

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The Adzuki bean. The humble little pink wonder bean from the far east.  Sometimes called the weight loss bean. My husband and I first heard about this bean on a health show on T.V. The lady had an accent and called them aduki beans- with no k. So, I had my husband ask for aduki beans at Whole Foods. They took us to them, no problem and I have since found out that they are commonly mispronounced. Just a warning there! :o) Actually, you will sometimes find them spelled azuki or aduki.

So on to the health benefits...




  • Low in calories and sodium
  • High in magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, and b vitamins
  • Contain protease inhibitors, which discourage the growth of cancerous cells
  • Rich in soluble fiber, which binds to toxins and cholesterol to eliminate them from the body
  • In Japan, adzuki beans are used to support kidney and bladder function

Anxious to try them? Cook up a pot of yummy adzuki vegetable soup today! :o)



Sources
"Adzuki Bean: Health Benefits and Nutrition Information " Knowingfood.com." Welcome to Knowingfood Dot Com " Knowingfood.com. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. .
"Adzuki Beans (Aduki) - Diet Food Nutrition & Calories." Weight Loss Diet Program, FREE Diet Advice! Weight Loss Diets, Low Carb Plan. Web. 26 Feb. 2010. .


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Nutritional and health benefits of sweet potatoes

Since I have  PCOS, I am taking steps to be healthier and lose weight. I have started eating foods that are lower in calories and that are low glycemic. Well, sweet potatoes are the perfect food for all of the above!

A few benefits of sweet potatoes are:

  • They are very high in vitamins Beta carotene(our bodies convert beta carotene into vitamin A) and C. Both A and C are anti-oxidents and anti- inflammatory.
  • Sweet potatoes also supply vitamins b6 and b7 and potassium- all of which contribute to heart health and stress relief.
  • Even though sweet potatoes are sweet, they stabilize blood sugar. How awesome that God has given a sweet food to satsify our sweet tooth that actually improves our health! :o)
  • Sweet potatoes are a good source of fiber, especially with the skins on. And since lots of vitamins are in the skin, it is good to wash your sweet potato well and eat it- skin and all.
  • They also contain calcium and protein, in lesser amounts.
  • All of this, and there is only 54 calories in one whole sweet potato. Now that's sweet!


Sources
"CalorieKing - Calorie Counter - Calories in Fresh Vegetables: Sweet Potato, baked in skin, no salt added, edible portion." CalorieKing - Diet and weight loss. Calorie Counter and more. 11 Feb. 2010 .
"Sweet Potato - Health Benefits." Juicing for Health. 11 Feb. 2010 .
"WHFoods: Sweet potatoes." The World's Healthiest Foods. 11 Feb. 2010 .

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