Saturday, March 7, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
good stuff.
I figured out recently that the main b-vitamin that I am low on is B2. You need that vitamin to help make all the other b-vitamins you intake work.. or something. Anyway, so recently I had a strong craving for asparagus and it is a relatively good source of b2. the other good choices that i have are venison and eventually, I will buy more crimini mushrooms.
bread is the normal person's main source of b2, so it makes sense that i'd have difficulty getting it. spinach has some b2 in it, too.
I read an article on msn that says that music may be able to help those with alzheimer's and via that page I went to "10 surprising things that affect your memory".... - "Of 700 elderly Indonesians, those who ate tofu at least once a day had an increased risk of dementia or memory loss, particularly if they were over age 65. Researchers believe the link might be due to soy products' phytoestrogens, which may offer some neural benefits to the middle-aged and young but could harm those over 65."
PROOF THAT SOY IS NOT A GOOD THING TO EAT. i hate the phytoestrogens in soy.
bread is the normal person's main source of b2, so it makes sense that i'd have difficulty getting it. spinach has some b2 in it, too.
I read an article on msn that says that music may be able to help those with alzheimer's and via that page I went to "10 surprising things that affect your memory".... - "Of 700 elderly Indonesians, those who ate tofu at least once a day had an increased risk of dementia or memory loss, particularly if they were over age 65. Researchers believe the link might be due to soy products' phytoestrogens, which may offer some neural benefits to the middle-aged and young but could harm those over 65."
PROOF THAT SOY IS NOT A GOOD THING TO EAT. i hate the phytoestrogens in soy.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
green beans.
taken from the entry for green beans on whfoods.com:
"Green beans are a good source of riboflavin, which has been shown to help reduce the frequency of migraine attacks in people who suffer from them. Riboflavin's protective role in energy production may explain why. The oxygen-containing molecules the body uses to produce energy can be highly reactive and can inadvertently cause damage the mitochondria and even the cells themselves. In the mitochondria, such damage is largely prevented by a small, protein-like molecule called glutathione. Like many "antioxidant" molecules, glutathione must be constantly recycled, and it is vitamin B2 that allows this recycling to take place. (Technically, vitamin B2 is a cofactor for the enzyme glutathione reductase that reduces the oxidized form of glutathione back to its reduced version.) A cup of green beans supplies 7.1% of the DV for riboflavin."
I remember learning about mitochondria when I was in high school.
"Green beans are a good source of riboflavin, which has been shown to help reduce the frequency of migraine attacks in people who suffer from them. Riboflavin's protective role in energy production may explain why. The oxygen-containing molecules the body uses to produce energy can be highly reactive and can inadvertently cause damage the mitochondria and even the cells themselves. In the mitochondria, such damage is largely prevented by a small, protein-like molecule called glutathione. Like many "antioxidant" molecules, glutathione must be constantly recycled, and it is vitamin B2 that allows this recycling to take place. (Technically, vitamin B2 is a cofactor for the enzyme glutathione reductase that reduces the oxidized form of glutathione back to its reduced version.) A cup of green beans supplies 7.1% of the DV for riboflavin."
I remember learning about mitochondria when I was in high school.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
misc
I was reading about manganese on whfoods a few minutes ago. Most of the manganese in our body can be found in our bones.
on a slightly unrelated note: http://green.msn.com/Home/you-can-recycle-that/?gt1=45002
YOU CAN RECYCLE STYROFOAM!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28907462?GT1=43001 -
this is terribly interesting... Apparently, EU will not consume beef from the u.s. that has hormones... and so, the U.S. retaliated. such insanity.
http://green.msn.com/Tools/GreenDirectory/Recycle/Default.aspx -
find a recycling place near you.
on a slightly unrelated note: http://green.msn.com/Home/you-can-recycle-that/?gt1=45002
YOU CAN RECYCLE STYROFOAM!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28907462?GT1=43001 -
this is terribly interesting... Apparently, EU will not consume beef from the u.s. that has hormones... and so, the U.S. retaliated. such insanity.
http://green.msn.com/Tools/GreenDirectory/Recycle/Default.aspx -
find a recycling place near you.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
potassium.
taken from http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=7
"In addition to these cardiovascular benefits, the potassium found in bananas may also help to promote bone health. Potassium may counteract the increased urinary calcium loss caused by the high-salt diets typical of most Americans, thus helping to prevent bones from thinning out at a fast rate. "
so...high salt diets can cause your bones to thin out at a fast rate.
How is potassium depleted?
"In addition to these cardiovascular benefits, the potassium found in bananas may also help to promote bone health. Potassium may counteract the increased urinary calcium loss caused by the high-salt diets typical of most Americans, thus helping to prevent bones from thinning out at a fast rate. "
so...high salt diets can cause your bones to thin out at a fast rate.
How is potassium depleted?
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