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Superfoods Rx: Fourteen
Foods that Will Change Your Life
By Steven G. Pratt and Kathy
Matthews
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From
The Publisher:
"SuperFoods Rx is based on a simple but
profound premise: some foods are dramatically better
than others for our health and longevity. Sure, everyone
knows that an apple is a better snack than potato chips,
but do you know that a daily handful of walnuts or a
bowl of blueberries can actually improve your well-being
and longevity?" |
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"Steven Pratt,
M.D., witnessed the positive results that occurred when his
patients with age-related macular degeneration changed their
diets to include certain powerhouse foods—those he has
identified as "superfoods." Backed by proven research
on fourteen of the most nutrient-dense foods, this book puts
these tools in your hands, and on your plate, to give you more
energy, greater protection against disease, and a healthy
lifestyle now and for the future. By making these foods part of
your regular eating habits, you can actually change the course
of your biochemistry and stop the incremental changes in your
body that lead to diseases such as type II diabetes,
hypertension, certain cancers, obesity, and Alzheimer's."
"SuperFoods Rx not only outlines the amazing health
benefits of these fourteen foods, it also includes delicious
recipes, kitchen tips, and shopping suggestions that will make
the "superfoods" lifestyle simple and irresistible.
Dr. Pratt leads you from the twentieth-century world of
macronutrients—proteins, fats, and carbohydrates—into the
twenty-first-century world of micronutrients—phytonutrients,
carotenoids, and antioxidants."
"With Dr. Pratt to guide you through the new nutritional
frontier, you will be able to choose and enjoy the foods that
are most beneficial to your health, well-being, and longevity.
You'll feel super." -The Publisher, William Morrow, an Imprint
of HarperCollins Publishers |
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SuperFoods
Rx is based on a simple but profound premise: some foods
are dramatically better than others for our health and
longevity.
Fight
disease with a healthy life-style now and for the future. Whatever
your age, by making these foods part of your regular eating
habits, you can help change the course of your biochemistry and
stop the incremental changes in your body that lead to diseases
such as type II diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers,
obesity, and Alzheimer's.
What are the fourteen
SuperFoods?
All are supermarket-friendly nutritional powerhouses:
| Beans |
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| Blueberries |
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| Broccoli |
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| Oats |
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| Oranges |
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| Pumpkin |
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| Wild Salmon
(Alaska) |
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| Soy |
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| Spinach |
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| Tea - Green or
Black |
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| Tomatoes |
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| Turkey |
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| Walnuts |
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| Yogurt |
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| Almost all of the
SuperFoods have sidekicks - or substitutions - that you can
enjoy instead. Instead of wild salmon for instance, you
can have such 'sidekicks' as Alaskan
halibut, canned albacore tuna, sardines, herring, trout, sea
bass, oysters, and clams. TRY TO EAT fish two
to four times per week.
Salmon contains:
- Marine-derived omega-3
fatty acids
- B vitamins
- Selenium
- Vitamin D
- Potassium
- Protein
Why is tea OK and coffee
isn't? Coffee constricts the veins, making the heart
work harder. Most nutritional guidelines will say to
stop drinking coffee immediately.
TEA? Try to drink one
or more cups daily. It is inexpensive, it has no
calories, it is associated with relaxation and pleasure,
tastes good, and is easily available. Besides that it
can help lower blood pressure, help prevent cancer and
osteoporosis, lowers your risk for stroke, promotes heart
health, may even play a probable role in preventing sunlight
damage to the skin (such as wrinkles and skin cancer), and it
can contribute to your daily fluid needs!
And, it seems to be
antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticavity, anti-allergy, and
may even prevent cataracts! Per the author,
"Tea is all that."
Tea contains:
- Flavonoids
- Fluoride
- No calories
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