Source: virgilio.it
"Man is what he eats" was convinced of the philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach, author of the famous maxim, and I am convinced today doctors and nutritionists.
While it is now known relationship between poor diet and certain diseases such as cancer, diabetes or atherosclerosis, it is equally true that there are substances that have a beneficial impact on our cells and our health.
Did you know for example that capers, red grapes and red wine, red onion, cranberries and green tea are united by quercetin, a substance that protects the body's cells?
Or that red wine (especially if Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) contains melatonin?
I just half a glass a day to regulate our biological clock.
The beneficial properties of the grape does not end there: along with the peanuts and more, contains resveratrol, a substance that slows the mental and physical decay and has antioxidant properties.
Who would have thought then that 20 grams of lentils or other legumes a day can extend your lease on life by about 8% ?
O 80 grams of raw onion consumed each day reduced the risk of stroke by more than 20%, thanks to the effect of antithrombotic substances contained in the sulfur plant?
breath will be affected, but you want to put the importance of a healthy heart?
In short, many of the secrets hidden food that you should know, at least to keep as far away possible diseases that could easily be avoided simply by changing our lifestyle and our eating habits.
Eating well is not difficult: a good rule began to do so is to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, without fear of exaggeration.
Then, open your mind to new foods, maybe not using common on our tables, but which, in addition to enriching the pot for new flavors, provide scholars, will take care of you and your health.
few names?
quinoa, bean sprouts, seaweed with exotic names such as agar agar, wakame and kombu, then sesame seeds, flax seeds, malt and many other foods that will prove the true delights.
For further information and recipes:
Marco Bianchi, "The Magnificent 20. The good foods that take care of us", Ponte alle Grazie, 2010
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