A personal blog on the battle of the buldge!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Trivia Tuesday

Interesting Food Facts...

·ASPARAGUS IS THE FOOD HIGHEST IN GLUTATHIONE, AN IMPORTANT ANTICARCINOGEN
·FENNEL HELPS FIGHT OBESITY, AS IT ACCELERATES THE DIGESTION OF FATTY FOODS
·MACADAMIA NUTS ARE SAID TO DISCOURAGE THE CRAVING FOR ALCOHOL
·CARROTS ARE GROWN IN ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW, INCLUDING ORANGE, YELLOW, RED, WHITE AND PURPLE.
·EATING RAW RADISHES, REGULARLY, HELPS PREVENT VIRAL INFECTIONS SUCH AS THE COMMON COLD AND INFLUENZA.
·RAW BROCCOLI CONTAINS AS MUCH CALCIUM AS WHOLE MILK

Did you know...that some foods and natural compounds appear to slow or halt the progression of prostate cancer, including soy, green & black teas, pomegranate juice, fiber and lycopene.

Humans are the only mammals who drink milk beyond the time of infancy...and humans typically drink the milk of another species-- a cow.
Dr. Andrew Weil's Self Healing




Oh and if you haven't checked it out yet http://angryfatgirlz.blogspot.com has a couple neat quizes that test your calorie knowledge and compare todays servings to ones 20 years ago, I didn't do that well - see how you do! Check it out !

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