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Benefits of Cabbage

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

cabbage

Plants by scientific name Brassica oleracea L. This became one of the popular vegetables. Plural known, cabbage is used as the main ingredient vegetable soup. Characteristic of the crop of cabbage leaves has. Crop leaf is a leaf folds that make cabbage round or flat.

Ingredients:
- Water
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrates
- Fibers
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Iron
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Vitamins (A, C, E, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinamide)
- Glutamine
- Amino acids

Benefits:
Based on the empirical society, cabbage is believed to overcome:
- Constipation
- Acute inflammation
- Accelerate the healing of peptic ulcers (Cabbage juice)
- Lower cholesterol
- Increase breast milk production.

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Noni Benefits

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

noni

Noni (Morinda citrifolia, Linn.) Including the coffee-type copy. Noni can both cultures developed in the lowlands and highlands. Noni fruit it tastes good but is also beneficial for health.

Ingredients:
- Morindin
- Damnacanthal
- Methyl acetyl
- Kapril acid
- Sorandiyiol
- Xeronine
- Proxeronine

Benefits:
Research shows, Noni able to heal some penyekit, among others:
- Heart disease
- Indigestion
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Cancer.

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Benefits Bay Leaves

Friday, February 19th, 2010

bay leaves

Bay leaves (Syzygium polyanthum (Wight.) Walp.) Is one of the many spices used all over the archipelago. Besides clove leaf, bay leaf contains eugenol are commonly used in making perfumes and pharmaceuticals. Additional information, used to cook with bay leaves help prevent various diseases

Ingredients:
- Eugenol
These compounds are used in the perfume industry, flavorings, essential oils, and pharmaceuticals
- Chavikol methyl (methyl chavicol)
natural organic compounds
- Extract ethanol (antifungal and antibacterial)
- Methanol (anti-worm)

Benefits:
- Overcoming diarrhea
- Overcoming inflammation of the stomach
- Overcome uric acid.
- Pressure high cholesterol

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Benefits of Coconuts

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

coconut

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a plant with many benefits. Ginffa leaves from the roots used for human purposes. These plants include species of palm trees that have large-sized fruit. Palm tree trunks are standing upright and not branching, and can reach 10 to 14 meters more.

Ingredients:
- Ascorbate or vitamin C
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrate
- Calcium or potassium.
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Sucrose.

Benefits:
When mixed with other ingredients, coconut able to cure the disease:
- Dengue fever
- Bladder stones
- Flu
- Poisoning

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Celery Benefits

Monday, February 15th, 2010

celery

Celery (Apium graveolens, Linn.) Used as vegetable and medicinal materials. Distinctive aroma, sometimes stinging. Celery has usefulness in overcoming some of the disease.

Ingredients:
- Essential oils
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Vitamins
- Calcium
- Oleic
- Linoleic
- Stearic acid

Benefits:
Celery can overcome some of the disease include:
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Help to neutralize the acid in the body
- Neutralize toxins in the liver
- Prevent cancer

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Species: Taste and Health

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

species : Taste and healthThe species they put flavor to food, but natural species are not only delicious they are also healthy. These are some of the most healthy and your benefits:

Canela
It has been used for its medicinal properties for hundreds of years. In addition to aiding digestion, being anti-inflammatory, have anti-bacterial properties and other recent studies have found that helps balance insulin levels which helps control appetite and helps reduce triglycerides and bad cholesterol.
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Benefits of Wine

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Benefits of wineWine is one of the favorite drinks on our planet. Some benefits are obtained by taking the wine wine or eating grapes.

There have been many studies on wine especially red wine, there is no definitive answer yet but it seems that wine is healthy.

Benefits of Wine
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Emilla and nuts

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Emilla and nutsSeeds and nuts are very healthy. In the past earned a bad reputation for its high fat content but now we know that is worth eating for its many health benefits

Nuts and seeds are rich in vitamin E, unsaturated fat, balancing the bad cholesterol, protein, minerals and micronutrients.

Consumed in moderation offer many health benefits, improve skin and hair and help to have a good memory.

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Garlic and health

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Garlic and healthGarlic is the king of the kitchen and one of the healthiest foods. Learn how to get more out garlic.
Who is the garlic
Its scientific name is Allium satiuum, belongs to the family pampers onions, leeks, onions and others. These cousins have similar benefits to garlic.

Benefits of garlic

  1. Garlic is an antioxidant, enhances autoimmune
  2. Helps eliminate toxins.
  3. Garlic contains vitamins A, B and C, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, and others.
  4. is believed to help prevent high cholesterol and mild hypertension
  5. It is a natural antibiotic (raw) and is anti-viral.
  6. He is credited with helping fight certain cancers such as colon.

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Tofu: health and variety

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Tofu : Health and varietyWith the rise of Eastern and natural foods tofu has become an ingredient known. It is a source of vegetable protein that can be used instead of meat.

That is the tofu
It is a food of Eastern origin. The ingredients are tofu and soy milk coagulant. Tofu has no taste very prominent but it can absorb other flavors.

The tofu is white and comes in blocks, it looks cheesy.

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