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Vegetables for health

askars — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:14:20 +0000

Vegetable	Amount	Minerals Contained (in descending order)	Vitamins Contained (in descending order)
Artichoke	One medium cooked with no added salt has 4.2 grams protein and 6.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 425 mg Phosphorus – 103 mg Magnesium – 72 mg Calcium – 54 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, iron , manganese , copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 12 mg Niacin - 1.2 mg Pantothenic Acid – .5 mg Folate – 61.2 mcg Vitamin A – 212 IU Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Asparagus	Half cup (about 4 spears) cooked with no added salt contains over 2 grams of protein and almost 1.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 144 mg Phosphorus – 48.5 mg Calcium – 18 mg Sodium – 10 mg Magnesium – 9 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium , iron , manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin A – 485 IU Vitamin C – 9.7 mg Niacin - .974 mg Folate – 131 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Broccoli	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains 2.3 grams protein and 2.3 grams fiber.	Potassium – 228 mg Phosphorus – 46 mg Calcium – 36 mg Sodium – 28 mg Magnesium – 18.7 mg Iron – .65 mg Vitamin K – 110 mcg Also contains small amounts of selenium, manganese , copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 1083 IU Vitamin C – 58 mg Niacin – .45 mg Pantothenic Acid – .4 mg Folate – 39 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Carrots	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains .85 grams protein and 2.6 grams fiber.	Potassium – 177 mg Sodium – 51.5 mg Calcium – 24 mg Magnesium – 10 mg Iron – .48 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, manganese, zinc.	Vitamin A – 19,152 IU Vitamin C – 1.8 mg Niacin – .4 mg Pantothenic Acid – .2 mg Vitamin B6 – .2 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Cauliflower	Half cup cooked with no added salt contains 1.1 grams protein and 1.7 grams fiber.	Potassium – 88 mg Phosphorus – 19.8 mg Calcium – 9.9 mg Sodium – 9.3 mg Magnesium – 5.6 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium,iron , manganese ,copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 27.5 mg Vitamin A – 1.5 IU Pantothenic Acid – .3 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Corn	One ear, cooked with no salt contains 2.6 grams protein and 2.1 grams fiber.	Potassium – 191.7 mg Phosphorus – 79.3 mg Magnesium – 24.6 mg Sodium – 13 mg Calcium – 1.5 mg selenium – .6 mg Iron – .5 mg Zinc – .4 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese and copper .	Vitamin C – 4.8 mg Vitamin A – 167 IU Niacin – 1.2 mg Folate – 27.3 mcg Pantothenic Acid – .68 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Cucumber	Half a cup of sliced cucumber with skins contains .36 grams protein and .42 grams fiber.	Potassium – 74.9 mg Phosphorus – 1.4 mg Magnesium – 5.7 mg Sodium – 1 mg Calcium – 7.3 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 2.6 mg Vitamin A – 111.8 IU Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Green Pepper	One small raw pepper contains .66 grams protein and 1.3 grams fiber.	Potassium – 131 mg Phosphorus – 14 mg Magnesium – 7.4mg Calcium – 6.7 mg Sodium – 1.48 mg Also contains small amounts of selenium , iron , manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin A – 467.7i u Vitamin C – 66 mg Niacin – .4 mg Folate – 6.8 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Kale	One cup of cooked kale with no added salt contains 2.5 grams protein and 2.6 grams fiber.	Potassium – 296.4 mg Phosphorus – 36.4 mg Magnesium – 23.4 mg Calcium – 32 mg Sodium – 29.9 mg Iron – 1.2 mg Manganese – .5 mg Selenium – 1.2 mg Vitamin K – 1062 mcg Also contains small amounts of copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 9,620 IU Vitamin C – 53.3 mg Niacin – .6 mg Folate – 17 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Lima Beans	One cup of cooked large lima beans with no added salt contains 14.7 grams protein and 13.2 grams fiber.	Potassium – 955 mg Phosphorus – 208.7 mg Magnesium – 8.8 mg Calcium – 32 mg Selenium – 8.5 mg Iron – 4.5 mg Sodium – 3.8 mg Zinc – 1.8 mg Manganese – .8 mg copper – .44 mg	Pantothenic Acid – .8 mg Niacin – .8 mg Folate – 156 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Mushroom	Half a cup of raw mushrooms contains 1.0 grams of protein and .42 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 129.5 mg Phosphorus – 36.4 mg Magnesium – 3.5 mg Selenium – 3 mg Calcium – 1.8 mg Sodium – 1.4 mg Iron – .36 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin D – 26.6 IU Niacin – 1.4 mg Vitamin C – .8 mg Pantothenic Acid – .5 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Onions	One small onion cooked without salt contains .8 grams protein and 1.3 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 110 mg Phosphorus – 23.1 mg Calcium – 14 mg Magnesium – 7 mg Sodium – 2.1 mg Selenium – .42 mg Also contains small amounts of iron, manganese, copper and zinc.	Vitamin C – 4.5 mg Folate – 9 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Peas	One cup of boiled peas with no salt added contains 8.58 grams of protein and 8.8 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 433.6 mg Phosphorus – 187.2 mg Magnesium – 62.4 mg Calcium – 43.2 mg Sodium – 4.8 mg Selenium – 3.0 mg Iron – 2.5 mg Zinc – 1.9 mg Manganese – .8 mg Also contains small amount of copper .	Vitamin A – 955.2iu Vitamin C – 22.72 mg Niacin – 3.23 mg Folate – 100.8 mcg Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – .41 mg Vitamin B6 - .35 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Potatoes	One medium baked potato without salt contains 3.0 grams of protein and 2.3 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 610 mg Phosphorus – 78 mg Magnesium – 39 mg Calcium – 7.8 mg Sodium – 7.8 mg Iron – .55 mg Selenium – .46 mg Zinc – .45 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese and copper .	Vitamin C – 20 mg Niacin – 2.18 mg Pantothenic Acid – .9 mg Vitamin B6 – .5 mg Folate – 14 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Spinach	One cup of raw spinach contains .86 grams of protein and .81 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 167.4 mg Phosphorus – 14.7 mg Magnesium – 23.7 mg Calcium – 29.7 mg Sodium – 23.7 mg Iron – .81 mg Selenium – .3 mg - Vitamin K - 145 mcg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 2014.5 mg Vitamin C – 8.43 mg Folate – 58.2 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Squash, Summer	One cup of sliced summer squash, baked with no added salt contains 1.65 grams of protein and 2.5 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 345.6 mg Phosphorus – 7.2 mg Magnesium – 43.2 mg Calcium – 48.6 mg Sodium – 1.8 mg Iron – .65 mg Manganese – .38 mg Selenium – .36 mg Zinc – .7 mg Also contains small amount of copper.	Vitamin A – 516.6 mg Vitamin C – 9.9 mg Niacin – .92 mg Folate – 36 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Squash, Winter	One cup of cubed winter squash, baked with no added salt contains 1.02 grams of protein and 2.07 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 181.3 mg Phosphorus – 21.7 mg Magnesium – 17.0 mg Calcium – 32.5 mg Sodium – 27.9 mg Iron – .52 mg Selenium – .46 mg Also contains small amounts of manganese, copper and zinc .	Vitamin A – 17.5 mg Vitamin C – 5.4 mg Niacin – 1.25 mg Folate – 57.4 mcg Pantothenic Acid – .55 mg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Sweet Potatoes	One medium sweet potato baked in its skin contains 1.96 grams of protein and 3.42 grams of fiber.	Potassium – 273 mg Phosphorus – 29.5 mg Magnesium – 13.5 mg Calcium – 6.2 mg Sodium – 11.0 mg Iron – .55 mg Selenium – .5 mg Manganese – .6 mg Zinc – .3 mg Also contains small amount of copper .	Vitamin A – 24,877 mg Vitamin C – 28.0 mg Pantothenic Acid – .74 mg Niacin – .69 mg Folate – 26.2 mcg Contains some other vitamins in small amounts

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Why do we have bad breath in the morning?

askars — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:03:35 +0000

Science guru Bill Nye explains that the flow of saliva slows down during sleep. As a result, mouths don’t get the same level of oxygen as they do while we’re active. This allows anaerobic bacteria, which don’t need oxygen, to thrive. “The waste products from these bacteria often contain sulfur — and those compounds of sulfur are what we smell.”

Onions are also nasty culprits of this type of bad breath because they contain sulfur. So limit your raw onion snacking habits, and you’re ahead of the game.

According to BreezeCare, there are additional causes for morning breath. Mucus in your nose can thicken while you sleep, and your tongue falls to the back of your throat — both of which provide welcome environments for anaerobic bacteria.

Treatments for bad breath abound, however the two common solutions are to brush your tongue to remove excess plaque, and the use of an antimicrobial mouthwash. Good luck, and may your breath be as fresh as a Tic Tac.

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20/20 Vision Explained

askars — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:53:35 +0000

Visual acuity is expressed as a fraction. The top number refers to the distance you stand from the chart. This is usually 20 feet. The bottom number indicates the distance at which a person with normal eyesight could correctly read the line with the smallest letters. Normal vision is considered 20/20. If your vision is 20/40, the line you correctly read at 20 feet could be read by a person with normal vision at 40 feet.

If your optometrist says you have 20/60 vision, that means you are able to discriminate characters at 20 feet away from an eye chart that a person with normal acuity can see at a distance of 60 feet.

Of course, just because 20/20 vision is normal doesn’t mean it’s perfect. A small percentage of the population is blessed with vision better than 20/20, and just recently researchers unveiled corrective lens that offered vision.

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Milk is a Skin Miracle

askars — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:26:49 +0000

Here is a natural resource that makes your skin look soft and beautiful. And it doesn’t cost you a fortune. Yahoo Food reports this and so many people have commented saying that they’ve tried this and it works great.

If Cleopatra indulged in all the beauty treatments attributed to her, she wouldn’t have had time to rule her empire, seduce Mark Antony, or learn Egyptian. But a girl’s gotta bathe, so the one skin-smoother she probably did rely on-milk baths-no doubt helped her bring Caesar and Mark to heel. Did Cleo know something we’ve forgotten? Actually, yes.

“Milk is a super soother for chapping, windburn, sunburn, eczema, and other skin irritations,” says New York dermatologist Amy Wechsler, MD. “It contains proteins (whey and casein), fat, amino acids, lactic acid, and vitamins A and D, all of which calm dry, upset skin.”
Dr. Wechsler suggests applying compresses dipped in cool milk for irritations like sunburn and eczema. But be sure to use whole milk; skim won’t do because it doesn’t contain fat, one of milk’s most soothing components. If compresses aren’t practical-say, you’ve managed to broil the backs of your legs on a beach getaway-a milk bath will give you some relief: Add 2 to 4 cups to a warm (not hot) tub and soak for 20 minutes. You can use powdered whole milk too. Sprinkle the amount of powder needed to make a quart of milk under the faucet as the water flows out.
Milky baths also soften skin, according to Wechsler. Milk’s lactic acid weakens the “glue” that lets dead, ready-to-be-shed cells stick to the skin’s surface, making it look dull and dry. Soak for 15 minutes, then give your body a gentle neck-to-toe scrubdown with a bath brush, loofah, or washcloth. This will slough off those dead cells, leaving skin smoother and softer.
Not quite sure about pouring a quart of milk into the tub? The beauty people have visited the dairy too. For instance, Fresh Milk Formula Bath Foam ($35 for 15.8 oz at www.sephora.com) contains milk as well as shea butter and glycerine. But if your skin is very irritated or totally winter-whipped, says Wechsler, try the real thing. It should leave your whole body feeling creamy.

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Top 10 Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep

askars — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:18:44 +0000

Everyone loves to have a good night sleep. But these days, with the kind of stress everyone is into, we all know that’s kind of a hard thing to get a good night’s sleep. Yahoo Food suggests these 10 foods for a good night’s sleep. Take a look.

Bananas. They’re practically a sleeping pill in a peel. In addition to a bit of soothing melatonin and serotonin, bananas contain magnesium, a muscle relaxant.

Chamomile tea. The reason chamomile is such a staple of bedtime tea blends is its mild sedating effect – it’s the perfect natural antidote for restless minds/bodies.

Warm milk. It’s not a myth. Milk has some tryptophan – an amino acid that has a sedative – like effect – and calcium, which helps the brain use tryptophan. Plus there’s the psychological throw-back to infancy, when a warm bottle meant “relax, everything’s fine.”

Honey. Drizzle a little in your warm milk or herb tea. Lots of sugar is stimulating, but a little glucose tells your brain to turn off orexin, a recently discovered neurotransmitter that’s linked to alertness.

Potatoes. A small baked spud won’t overwhelm your GI tract, and it clears away acids that can interfere with yawn-inducing tryptophan. To up the soothing effects, mash it with warm milk.

Oatmeal. Oats are a rich source of sleep – inviting melatonin, and a small bowl of warm cereal with a splash of maple syrup is cozy – plus if you’ve got the munchies, it’s filling too.

Almonds. A handful of these heart-healthy nuts can be snooze-inducing, as they contain both tryptophan and a nice dose of muscle-relaxing magnesium.

Flaxseeds. When life goes awry and feeling down is keeping you up, try sprinkling 2 tablespoons of these healthy little seeds on your bedtime oatmeal. They’re rich in omega-3 fatty acids, a natural mood lifter.

Whole-wheat bread. A slice of toast with your tea and honey will release insulin, which helps tryptophan get to your brain, where it’s converted to serotonin and quietly murmurs “time to sleep.”

Turkey. It’s the most famous source of tryptophan, credited with all those Thanksgiving naps. But that’s actually modern folklore. Tryptophan works when your stomach’s basically empty, not overstuffed, and when there are some carbs around, not tons of protein. But put a lean slice or two on some whole-wheat bread mid-evening, and you’ve got one of the best sleep inducers in your kitchen.

Try some of these and see if you can get those 8 hours sleepfully.

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Workrave – Prevent Repetitive Strain Injury

askars — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:29:01 +0000

We all know that we spend so much time in front of the PC that it would be for good to have some breaks in between. Being into an interesting piece of work we tend to forget the goodness of taking a little break.

Workrave is a nice little utility that’s dedicated for this and only for this purpose, that keeps annoying you for a break.

Here is what Workrave has to say about this utility,

Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.

Download it from here.

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Benefits Of Eating Seafood

askars — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:28:57 +0000

CBS News’ HealthWatch section has a nice article on the benefits of seafood versus the risk of mercury exposure. I’m a big fan of seafood and I don’t mind eating seafood 5 days a week at least. I really love it. After reading this article and given the added benefits that it brings in may be I should do it 7 days a week.

Here is an excerpt from the article,

Fatty fish like salmon have the highest omega-3 levels but also have more saturated fat and cholesterol and can have higher levels of dioxin and PCBs. They tend to have less mercury.
Shellfish and crustaceans are low in saturated fat but can have moderate amounts of cholesterol and present the greatest risk of microbial infection if eaten raw.
In all seafood, levels of dioxin, PCBs and other contaminants do not pose health risks when eaten in government-recommended amounts.

Read the full article here.

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Food Expiration Dates – Explained

askars — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:15:47 +0000

BusinessWeek takes a shot at the confusions/misconceptions people have on the food expiration dates. For example,

Milk, for instance, starts deteriorating in quality quite quickly. Pasteurized milk usually remains fresh for five days after its sell-by date. However, if milk isn’t refrigerated promptly, it will develop a sour taste and spoil, even though it might not necessarily be dangerous. Interestingly, milk can lose vitamins when exposed to light, which is why it usually comes in opaque plastic or paperboard.

Read the full article here.

They even have a very nice slide show that details the topic in a much better way. You can view the slide show here.

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10 Foods For Better Health

askars — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:24:34 +0000

Food Network has a list of 10 foods that are good for your health.

On a bulleted list, here are those,

Berries
Citrus
Vegetables
Whole Grains
Salmon
Legumes
Nuts and Seeds
Lean Proteins
Tea
Olive Oil

Check out the full list here.

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