Archive for December, 2008

Dec 26 2008

Broccoli controls blood sugar

Published by larrymagid under Uncategorized

An article at RealAge.com argues that greens, including broccoli, helps control blood sugar thanks to a compound calls sulforaphane.
The article explains how chornically high blood sugar can damage organs and how “adding sulforaphane to a mix of blood vessel cells and glucose cut oxidation (read damage) by as much as 73 percent.” Of course more [...]

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Dec 14 2008

New site makes Indian cooking easy

Published by larrymagid under Food

by Patti Regehr and Larry Magid
The San Francisco Bay Area where we live has plenty of Indian restaurants and many of them have a buffet lunch. The food tastes great but just as with any cuisine; Indian food can be high in calories and fat. It can also be expensive.

But it doesn’t have be [...]

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Dec 11 2008

Include fiber in any fitness plan

Published by larrymagid under Uncategorized

by Patti Regehr
There is a great deal of debate over what’s best for you — a diet that is high in carbohydrates and low in fat or one that [...]

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Dec 08 2008

Trim down before the holidays

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by Larry Magid

Most people put weight on during the holidays but I have a better idea. If you’re overweight, why not use the next 12 weeks to lose a [...]

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