Want to score higher on a test or be more competent at a presentation — eat breakfast.
An AM meal, which “breaks” the overnight “fast,” can improve math skills, memory, and verbal fluency by providing energy (calories) and nutrients (vitamin and minerals) needed to help your brain work best.
And, if that’s not enough to convince you, breakfast eaters have more energy, are thinner, and have lower blood pressure.
Eating 100 less calories a day will help you lose or maintain weight.
Cutting a little as 100 calories a day, can help you lose 10 pounds in a year.
Swap salsa or mustard for 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise; eat a baked potato minus sour cream; order a cup of soup not a bowl; swap diet soda for regular; enjoy a chocolate kiss not a chocolate bar.
Be more adventurous when it comes to fruits and vegetables.
Citrus fruits, apples, and bananas account for 52% of all the fruit we eat, and white potatoes, iceberg lettuce, and canned tomatoes make up 53% of all our vegetables.
A clove or 2 of garlic a day may keep the doctor away.
Garlic has potent antibacterial, antiviral, and immune-stimulating properties.
Add a clove or 2 to meals each day, but stick with the fresh herb.
Garlic supplements don’t always offer the same health benefits.
Many of us avoid nuts because they are high in fat.
But, nuts are high in healthy monounsaturated fat, like olive oil, rich in vitamin E, B vitamins, and minerals, and a good source of fiber.
Almonds are a very good nondairy source of calcium.
As long as you keep it to a handful not a canful, nuts are a healthy choice.
A Chinese proverb says, “Better to be without food for 3 days, than tea for 1.”
Tea is rich in antioxidants and fluoride.
Heart attack survivors, who drank 2 or more cups of tea a day, reduced their risk of death over the next 4 years by 44%.
The benefits held with black, green, hot, iced, bagged and loose tea — the stronger the brew the better.
Try sparkling water to reduce indigestion and constipation.
As an added bonus, sparkling water is a no calorie drink which can help you save those 100 calories a day.
Besides lowering your risk for heart disease, eating fish, at least once a week, can significantly lower the risk of dementia.
Researchers have found that men who eat more tomatoes, especially processed tomatoes, like ketchup and tomato sauce, have a lower risk for prostate cancer.
The red pigment in tomatoes is actually the powerful antioxidant lycopene, which seems to protect the prostate tissue from damage.
Watermelon and pink grapefruit are other lycopene-rich foods.
In addition to being heart unhealthy, saturated (animal) fats are more likely to be stored in the body, whereas unsaturated fats (like olive oil) are more likely to be burned as energy.
-Adam
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