Quotes About Diet

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Since natural foods supply us with 600–800 milligrams of sodium a day, it is wise to limit any additional sodium, over and above what is in natural food, to just a few hundred milligrams. I recommend no more than 1,000 milligrams total of sodium per day.

the more of these healthy green vegetables (both raw and cooked) you eat, the healthier you will be and the thinner you will become.

I encourage my patients to eat huge salads and at least four fresh fruits per day.

Leafy greens such as romaine lettuce, kale, collards, Swiss chard, and spinach are the most nutrient-dense of all foods.

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Of the thirteen currently recognized vitamins, four are fat-soluble (vitamins A, D, E, and K) and nine are water-soluble (eight B vitamins and vitamin C).

Because myrosinase can be deactivated by heat or cooking, it is important to eat some raw cruciferous vegetables every day and chew them exceptionally

GLYCEMIC INDEX (GI) AND GLYCEMIC LOAD (GL) OF COMMON PLANT FOODS* FOOD GI GL Black beans 30 7 Red kidney beans 25 8 Lentils 30 5 Split peas 25 6 Black-eyed peas 30 13 Corn 52 9 Barley 35 16 Brown rice 75 18 Millet 71 25 Rolled oats 55 13 White rice 83 23 Whole wheat 70 14 White pasta 55 23 Sweet potato 61 17 White potato (average) 90 26 There is a nutritional hierarchy of carbohydrate-rich plant foods.

Because myrosinase can be deactivated by heat or cooking, it is important to eat some raw cruciferous vegetables every day and chew them exceptionally well.

Shred some red cabbage or Chinese cabbage on your salad, add a little arugula or watercress, or use a bit of ground mustard seed for flavor.

The only other nutrients low or borderline low with a diet without animal products are B12, zinc, iodine, and the marine fats eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), all of which are easily supplemented. Of course, vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," also has to be considered because deficiencies are common and can lead to serious health problems.

When you eat more foods that have a high-nutrient density and fewer foods with a low-nutrient density, your health will dramatically improve and your diabetes will melt away. When

For maximal disease prevention, sodium levels should probably be less than 1,000 mg/day—which is about the normal level for our biological needs.

Your health is dependent on the amount of nutrients in your diet. I

Being conservative and cautious here, I suggest taking supplemental DHA and EPA if you are not eating fish regularly, but do not overdo supplementation. I prefer an algae-based DHA and EPA in a relatively low dose to prevent deficiency, so you can be assured it is free from environmental contaminants that can be found in fish and fish oil.

Steak has only 6.4 grams of protein per 100 calories and broccoli has 11.1 grams, almost twice as much.

As with the green cruciferous vegetables, those in the allium family must be eaten raw and chewed well or chopped finely before cooking to initiate the chemical reaction that forms the protective sulfur compounds.

Cut or chop the onion finely, or put it in a blender or food processor before cooking. •  Eat some raw onion every day.

Incredible as it seems, high-calorie, trans-fat-filled french fries are the most common vegetable eaten by young children today.

Vegetables and fruits protect against all types of cancers if consumed in large enough quantities.

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Berries have the highest nutrient-to-calorie ratio of all fruits. •  Berries are some of the highest antioxidant-rich foods in existence. •  Cherries, which are a stone fruit, are also rich in flavonoid antioxidant compounds.

You can close this book and put it away right now as long as you can incorporate this crucial dietary change into your life: consume high levels of fruits, green vegetables, and beans.