Vegetables, Edible Live Healthier Than juiced

Healthy benefits of vegetables will be more to come when you eat rather than drink it in juice form.

Vegetable juice has become a new health trend that enjoy doing. Considered to be very effective in "cleaning" to optimize the performance of the digestive organs.

However, according to Brigitte Zeitlin, MPH, RD, CDN, a specialist in digestive disorders, diabetes, weight management and nutrition of women, "promises" it sounds too good to be true.

When converted to vegetable drinks, you will lose a lot of nutrients so feel hungry faster afterward, said Zeitlin.

Fruits and vegetables used in juice no longer have the same health benefits of vegetables are chewed directly in the mouth. The main reason is because the juice destroy vegetable fibers.

"Fiber is one of the important elements in vegetables that help you feel full with a healthy, improving intestinal health, helps regulate blood sugar, fight chronic diseases (such as cancer and diabetes), and help you maintain a healthy weight," said Zeitlin.

Prevent Stroke, Expand to Eat Vegetables

Now it was not unusual to hear there are young people affected by stroke. Actually stroke can be prevented, among others, with more eating vegetables to maintain healthy blood vessels.

Most strokes are caused thickening of the walls of the arteries due to cholesterol deposition in fat (plaque). Plaques narrow the blood flow so that blood flow is reduced.

Potentially slowing Know Cancer Cells

Increased more reason to keep making out as the food that must exist in the daily menu. According to recent studies, the content of the soy peptides out potentially slowing cancer cell growth.

Besides it feels good, know far more popular as a source of vegetable protein. However, research on these foods reveal greater benefits than out.

8 Most Healthy Cooking Methods

 Food items that are rich in nutrients can actually turn out to be less healthy foods when cooked the wrong way. Yet there is a way to process the food was delicious but still healthy.

How to cook with high temperatures can destroy vitamins in vegetables, especially vitamin C, folate, and potassium, to 20 percent. Perhaps this is why the followers of the raw food diet (raw food) believes the best way to present the food is not cooked.

Yet research shows that most of the food would be more nutritious after cooking, such as carrots, spinach, and tomatoes. The cooking process will help release antioxidants by destroying the cell wall so important substances in vegetables is more easily absorbed by the body.

Here are 7 methods of cooking that are considered the healthiest:

1. Using the microwave
Cooking with a microwave is probably the most healthy for a short cooking time so the damage less nutrients. Research shows the most appropriate cooking vegetables is to microwave. Broccoli, for example, the vitamin C content is more optimal if cooked by microwave. Raw foods cooked by microwave it can be dry, but it can be prevented by adding a little water before it is heated. Make sure you are using a special meal for the microwave.

2. Boil
Boiling is an easy and fast way. You only need to add water and a little salt. However, the high temperatures and large quantities of water can reduce the amount of water soluble vitamins and minerals in vegetables by 70 percent. More advisable to boil carrots, broccoli, or zucchini (green vegetables like cucumbers).

3. Steam
Almost all kinds of food, from vegetables to fish steamed match. With this method of cooking food original flavor and nutrients remain intact.

4. Boil some water
Boil a little water (poaching) is the recommended way to foods such as fish, eggs, or fruits.

5. Burn
It is a method of cooking food directly to the heat or flames in no time. Burning is the recommended way to cook a cut of meat, such as satay.

6. Roast
Grilling is the recommended way to get a taste of the meat stays fresh and soft. But some of the research mentioned cooking methods can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer and cancer payduara. Grilling at high temperatures will produce a chemical reaction between the fat and protein in meat so as to produce a toxin that would destroy the balance of antioxidants in the body. It is known to trigger diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

7. Sauteing
This method only requires little cooking oil. Most of suitable food cooked in this way.

8. Not cooked
Raw food diet (raw food) are popular lately. Followers of this diet claim is the most healthy way for vitamins, minerals, fiber, and enzymes in vegetables is not lost. Even so some research called eating raw food will make us lose the antioxidant lycopene in tomatoes and the carrots or spinach.

Oranges reduce the risk of stroke

Researchers claim that the oranges and grapefruit (a type of orange, but such a large grapefruit) can reduce the risk of stroke. Both fruits are best eaten whole or in juice form in the morning.


This occurs because the orange and grapefruit contain certain antioxidants called flavanones.

Food and Beverages Can Cause Migraine Recurrence

Headache or migraine is not deadly, but if not addressed will greatly interfere with the activity and productivity. Nothing wrong with that you avoid foods and drinks that can trigger migraines. Migraine is a neurological problem that causes pain, nausea and sensitivity to light. These headaches can be debilitating, sometimes preceded by visual disturbances, known as aura.

Here are some specific foods and drinks can trigger a recurrence of migraine:

Broccoli Effective Against Cancer

Broccoli has long been known as one of the vegetables that are healthy because the nutrients in it. Green vegetables and also potentially protect against development of cancer.

Vegetables not only contain antioxidants including vitamin C, broccoli is also a natural source of folic acid. Intake of folic acid to help prevent heart disease.