SAUERKRAUT
Sauerkraut promotes good health (and good fortune too)
(NaturalNews) Many cultural traditions eat fermented vegetables on New
Years Day to bring good fortune. Folklore has it that the long threads
of sauerkraut potentially represent a long life. Greens are also
associated with money and thus thought to bring good fortune. A
practical reason for the tradition may be because cabbage is a late fall
crop, and the best way to preserve it for the winter is by making
sauerkraut. However, these traditional reasons to eat sauerkraut are
trumped by a thoroughly modern concern not based in myth.
Sauerkraut offers a spectrum of health benefits
(NaturalNews) Sauerkraut combines the health benefits offered by all
cruciferous vegetables (a category which includes cauliflowers and
brussel sprouts as well as cabbage) with the probiotic advantages
derived from the fermentation process.
Sauerkraut is so full of vitamins and probiotics that ancient sailors ate it on long voyages to stay healthy
(NaturalNews) Raw, fermented foods are brimming with health-promoting
probiotics and have been staples of the human diet for thousands of
years. One such ancient food is sauerkraut, produced simply by
covering cabbage with water and letting it sit for several weeks.
Naturally occurring bacteria on the surface of the cabbage leaves thrive
in this environment, chemically changing the cabbage and increasing its
B vitamin content. Perhaps as importantly, fermented cabbage takes much
longer to go bad than fresh cabbage.
SWEET POTATOES
5 huge health benefits of sweet potatoes
(NaturalNews) Sweet potatoes, also commonly labeled as yams, are an
excellent and inexpensive staple to have on hand. These deep
orange-fleshed nutritional powerhouses add several important components
to the diet. Their health and weight management benefits far exceed the
nutritional value found in ordinary white and yellow fleshed potatoes.
Sweet potato makes a comeback as popular food (and it's healthier, too!)
(NaturalNews) Once considered a fringe food by the U.S. culinary
mainstream, sweet potatoes are fast becoming popular everywhere from
fast food chains to gourmet restaurants and the White House table.
Sweet potato nutrition - six amazing facts you need to know
(NaturalNews) One of the most nutritious foods on the traditional
Thanksgiving menu is the sweet potato. These orange-skinned root
vegetables offer a host of health benefits (especially when cooked
without the unnecessary sugar and marshmallows). If you want to raise
health consciousness around the dinner table this holiday season, try
throwing some of these six sweet potato facts into the conversation:
CHERRIES
Miracle food? Cherries can reverse gout and arthritis inflammation
(NaturalNews) Did you know that cherries can lower levels of
inflammation in the body drastically enough to actually alleviate
arthritis symptoms and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and
diabetes? It doesn't even take a super-powerful extract to feel the
effect; powdered cherries alone have produced dramatic results. In at
least one study, powdered cherry consumption actually led to a change in
the functioning of inflammation-regulating genes in mice.
Seven ways to end joint pain and arthritis and gout using cherries
(NaturalNews) Gout and arthritis have two things in common. Each
condition makes the body hurt, and they respond to the powerful
nutrients found in cherries that eliminate pain. Cherries contain high
levels of antioxidants and anthocyanins, nutrients known to relieve
pain, inflammation and stiffness. Cherries belong to an esteemed group
of super fruits including blueberries, acai, pomegranate, yumberries,
cranberries and goji berries -- all providing exceptionally high amounts
of these pain-killing compounds. Cherries are rich in polynutrients and
anthocyanins, which give the fruit its rich, reddish-purple color --
the deeper the color, the higher the level of antioxidants.
Cherries are an inexpensive natural remedy for pain
(NaturalNews) Pain is a huge problem for individuals, families,
businesses and our economy. According to the American Pain Society, at
any given time, as many as a third of us are in pain and every year pain
drives half of us to a doctor`s office seeking relief. Combined costs
of medical care and lost productivity due to chronic pain amount to $150
billion annually. While pain medications are expensive and have serious
side effects, a number of natural and herbal remedies for pain relief
are available which are good alternatives. One of these is cherries,
which are loaded with antioxidants called anthocyanins that give them
their red color along with significant pain relief.
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