Too much of a good thing could be bad for you – Soy comes under rap

Soy foods recently became part of a healthy-foods craze, and some people, vegetarian and otherwise, will purchase anything and everything with soy in it, believing they are on the path to health. That’s the North American way of thinking: if having a little of something is good, then more must be better! However, this is not the case when the soy used in a food is non-organic, genetically modified, and so removed from its original form that it is no longer really a food at all…

http://www.chatelaine.com/en/article/27108–six-healthy-ways-to-include-soy-in-your-diet

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How to combine foods to get the maximum health benefits

 Some foods are good on their own others give that double punch when combined with others.  Here is an article that will give you some of the better food combination that doubles the benefits to your health.  It claims that these combinations help to prevent serious diseases,

http://www.chatelaine.com/en/article/26869–six-food-combinations-to-beat-disease

Eggs are good for you

 

There have been many conflicting reports about eggs.  Eggs are my favourite. I could eat one everyday but recently I have stopped eating egg yolks (which I like the best) because my Doctor said I have to watch my cholesterol level.  Now  I read an article in Chatelaine Magazine which is saying the opposite.  The article makes sense  here is what it says

http://www.chatelaine.com/en/article/26700–are-eggs-actually-healthy

Despite popular belief, eggs are actually low in fat, with less than one gram and only 70 calories each. The yolk of an egg has a considerable amount of cholesterol and lipids, but cholesterol build-up in the arteries actually begins with arterial wall damage. The body’s repair of this eventually leads to a waxy build-up — usually due to sugar and saturated fat, not the consumption of cholesterol itself.

Some studies show that eggs may actually benefit those with high cholesterol, due to their omega fats, protein and antioxidants. Eggs also contain high amounts of lecithin, which blocks the cholesterol in the egg and stops intestinal absorption, keeping it out of the bloodstream.

Maple Syrup touted as a champion food

Recent research on maple syrup have found that it has a variety of polyphenols, compounds which are beneficial and found also in berries, tea, and flaxseed for example.  According to Dr. Navindra Seeram, an assistant Pharmacy professor at the University of Rhode Island.  Preliminary findings by Dr. Yves Dejardins, a plant physiology researcher at Laval University in Quebec, discovered that maple syrup may also be able to regulate blood glucose levels and help people suffering from Type II diabetes.    The results are still being refine so if you want a little wholesome sweetness be moderate. Regardless of its benefits, Maple Syrup is still a type of sugar and it has calories. More studies  on this sweet project.

More about Maple Syrup history 

http://www.slideshare.net/Cascard/maple-syrup-festival-sugarbush-mapletree-sweetsyrup

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Brain food

We all need our brains until our bodies are exhausted. Here’s Dr. Oz’z pick of foods that help rev up and maintain your brain works.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/brain-foods?sp_rid=MTQzMzI3NzM5S0&sp_mid=1004996

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