Palm oil is more than just your every day vegetable oil. It’s packed with nutrients that contribute to your daily energy needs The oil is extracted from the fruit by pressing. Subsequent processing steps are non-chemical and palm oil can be considered ‘natural’. Palm oil is semi-solid at room temperature due to the presence of [...]
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LA SEMILLA CHIA Y TU SALUD
Desafortunadamente, porque nuestro cuerpo carece de la capacidad de producir Omega-3, un acido graso esencial, para que funcionemos óptimamente, debemos obtenerlo en nuestros alimentos. La mejor fuente de omega-3 vegetal es la semilla de la chía, que también contiene muchos antioxidantes, fibra, proteína, minerales y vitaminas. El cuerpo humano contiene dos clases de ácido grasos [...]
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Unfortunately, because your body does not produce Omega-3, an essential oil necessary for optimal performance, you must get it thorough the foods you eat. The best source of omega-3 fatty acid is the chia seed which also contains many natural antioxidants, fiber, protein, minerals and vitamins. The human body contains two essential fatty acids, the [...]
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Coconut oil is an edible oil that has been consumed in tropical places for thousands of years. Studies done on native diets high in coconutconsumption show that these populations are generally in good health, and don’t suffer as much from many of the modern diseases of western nations. Coconut oil was once prevalent in western countries like the United States as well. [...]
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El HEMP HEARTS es la fuente más concentrada y balanceada de proteínas, grasas esenciales, fibras y vitaminas que nos ofrece la naturaleza. Muy importante es que estos importantes nutrientes no vienen acompañados en el hemp hearts de una excesiva cantidad de carbohidratos, azúcares, y grasas refinadas, los que en la actualidad se consumen en grandes cantidades y que a [...]
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The irony is that these trends have persisted concurrently with revelations about the dangers of polyunsaturates. Because polyunsaturates are highly subject to rancidity, they increase the body’s need for vitamin E and other antioxidants. Excess consumption of vegetable oils is especially damaging to the reproductive organs and the lungs—both of which are sites for huge [...]
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Sircar S, Kansra U. Department of Medicine, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi. In contrast to earlier epidemiologic studies showing a low prevalence of atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD) and type-2 dependent diabetes mellitus (Type-2 DM) in the Indian subcontinent, over the recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of these diseases in Indians–both abroad [...]
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In the 1940s and 1950s, researchers Yudkin and Lopez discovered a link between consumption of refined sugar and heart disease. Sugar consumption lowers the body’s resistance to bacteria, viruses, and yeasts that may cause inflammation in both the heart and the arteries. Excess sugar leads to deficiencies in the entire B-vitamin complex, needed for healthy [...]
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Although fats and oils are an important, even essential part of a healthy diet, we are told that “fat cause’s heart disease” and that we must reduce our fat consumption. The fact is that, historically Americans have averaged between 30% and 43% of their caloric consumption from fats and oils for well over 100 years. [...]
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Our Creator has provided all the groups of nutrients that we need through nature. Among these we find carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and other elements. Nature also supplies our water, oxygen, sunlight and many pigments which are found in fruits and vegetables. They are a principal source of antioxidants whose function is to combat the [...]
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