Quotes About Nutrition

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.

Almonds/Almond Butter Almonds are our oldest cultivated nut and one of the great foods of all time. And to think, not so long ago they were avoided by "health-conscious

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

Hazelnuts Help with High Cholesterol and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Hazelnuts—like pecans—contain beta-sitosterol, a plant sterol that has been found to have two very important properties: One, it lowers cholesterol, and two, it lessens the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This

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

Peanuts/Peanut Butter

Pistachio Nuts

Pumpkin Seeds

Strawberries:

kimchi—cabbage, onions, and garlic—have

Whey protein: Boosts the body's stores of glutathione, one of the most important antioxidants. Whey protein

Wild game (venison, caribou):

Sauerkraut (nonpasteurized)

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

Whey: Undenatured, unheated whey protein provides the aminos from which the body makes glutathione, the body's premier antioxidant. 5.

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

Because cherries are loaded with anti-inflammatory, antiaging, anticancer compounds that don't show up on your average nutrition facts label. The cancer-fighting agents in cherries include a flavonoid called quercetin, as well as ellagic acid and perillyl alcohol. The Wonders of Quercetin and Ellagic Acid Quercetin has been found be researchers to be a potent anticancer agent. It also exhibits