When we say functional foods, we often think of vegetables and fruits. Well, actually that is correct. Functional food is a component of foods that can provide health benefits beyond nutrition. These foods not only provide nutrients but it also reduce the risk of improving disease.
Based on research eating functional foods on a regular basis can help reduce acute and chronic diseases like cancer, heart failure, respiratory infections, asthma and more... So what are those foods?
Fish like Salmon. Because it has raise good HDL cholesterol and lower bad LDL cholesterol, they may also lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Fruits such as acai berry, golden berries, etc... These fruit contain antioxidant anthocyanin that help us to protects our skin from free radical damage and restore our skin from environmental pollutants and sun damage and other toxic conditions.
Oats is the number source of Inositol. Inostol is important for maintaining blood cholesterol level. Oat is also a natural antidepressant - will make you feel calmer and normally used to treat depression, anxiety and nervous disorder.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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