Kale can provide you with some special cholesterol-lowering benefits if you will cook it by steaming. The fiber-related components in kale do a better job of binding together with bile acids in your digestive tract when they've been steamed. When this binding process takes place, it's easier for bile acids to be excreted, and the result is a lowering of your cholesterol levels. Raw kale still has cholesterol-lowering ability—just not as much.
Kale's risk-lowering benefits for cancer have recently been extended to at least five different types of cancer. These types include cancer of the bladder, breast, colon, ovary, and prostate. Isothiocyanates (ITCs) made from glucosinolates in kale play a primary role in achieving these risk-lowering benefits.
Packs of stir-fry vegetables. They hold forever, and if you do it correctly, taste quite fresh. One of my favorites is brussel sprouts. Just add the stir fry to meat with a bit of sauce and you have an amazing low-carb dinner.I am very moved by some of the posts to this thread. I think we should ask one another for help more often, as well all have some expertise in something.
So in that vein, here's my question:
How can I eat more fresh fruits and veggies without going grocery every day? I live alone (ya me!) and I can never finish a head of lettuce in time, etc.
Suggestions?
You nailed it. I am the same way. I would rather eat a big bowl of steamed broccoli than a piece of apple pie. And I always leave the table a little hungry. Good observation!
I'm sure I'm healthy enough for the Death Panels to write me off. My joints are getting wonky from arthritis, my feet hurt--but not when I walk--and I have some other problems. I have emphysema and prostate problems. Skin cancer goes with the age. My biggest health problem is President Obama.
Sadly, the only thing more boring than you hearing about my health problems is my hearing about yours.
I am very moved by some of the posts to this thread. I think we should ask one another for help more often, as well all have some expertise in something.
So in that vein, here's my question:
How can I eat more fresh fruits and veggies without going grocery every day? I live alone (ya me!) and I can never finish a head of lettuce in time, etc.
Suggestions?
Hey Pinkie, I would like a piece of your secret here. (I overlooked your post, but this may be a goldmine.) How do you manage the feelings of living alone? You definitely know something ... give me a piece of that wisdom. I am experimenting with this too (until new year), and I must say I fail with this all the time, because the loneliness bug catches up with me non-stop. Give me an idea.
Do you think you are in good health ... if so why? If not why?
WHO
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