Quotes About Diet

Sesame Seeds/Sesame

Dump It: Excessive Omega-6 Fats Vegetable oils (corn, canola, and soybean) are mostly made up of pro-inflammatory omega-6 fats, and you should reduce (not necessarily eliminate) your consumption of them while increasing your consumption of anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats.

When you sauté food, try substituting monounsaturated fats such as olive oil and macadamia nut oil for high omega-6 oils such as canola or soybean.

Whenever possible, use olive oil, sesame oil, or macadamia oil.

Fast Action Plan: Eat wild salmon twice a week.

Fast Action Plan: Eat berries three (or more) times a week.

Fast Action Plan: Eat cherries two (or more) times a week.

Raspberries Raspberries deserve a place of honor on the healthy foods list if for no other reason

Watermelon Watermelon owes its claim to fame as one of the world's healthiest foods to three facts: One, its high water content (about which more in a moment); two, its high

Cows are not meant to eat grain. It causes them to become acidic and also creates meat that is high in inflammatory omega-6 fats and low in beneficial anti-inflammatory omega-3s.

Grass-fed beef, however, is, forgive the pun, a whole different animal. Because grass is so rich in nutrients, the fat of grass-fed beef is richer in anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy omega-3s

People avoid egg yolks because they're afraid of the cholesterol, but the choline in the egg yolk actually helps prevent the accumulation of cholesterol and fat in the liver!

Avoid scrambled eggs. Scrambling oxidizes the cholesterol, and oxidized cholesterol increases the risk of atherosclerosis.

The USDA's ranking of foods by antioxidant capacity lists small dried red beans as having the highest antioxidant capacity per serving size of any food tested; in fact, of the four top-scoring foods, three were beans (red beans, red kidney beans, and pinto beans).

Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas)

Brazil Nuts Brazil nuts have the highest

Omega-3 fats, particularly from healthy, wild fish, are your heart's best friend

macadamia nuts would have been on his list. Here's what he

Pistachio Nuts

Why Red Beans Take the Cake Finally, if that weren't enough, there's the vitamin content of beans.

Sea Vegetables (seaweed)

Seaweed: Contains all fifty-six minerals

Whey Protein Powder

Cantaloupe Lowers the Risk of High Blood Pressure and Stroke But cantaloupe's not a great food just because it's high-volume and low-calorie, though that certainly