The half-moon-shaped favorite of the mixed nuts bowl, cashews offer a dose of healthy fats and nutrition in their sweet meat. However, it’s not just the nut that is prized for its health benefits. The cashew nut, technically a seed, grows on the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple, which has been found […]
Health Benefits of Brazil Nuts
Probably most well-known as a wellspring of selenium, Brazil nuts also bring a host of other health benefits to the table. Their dark-brown, angular shell may be hard to crack, but their nutrition content certainly isn’t. Just one of these earthy, rich nuts offers 160 percent of US Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of selenium, while […]
Iron “Cancels Out” Green Tea Benefits
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease suggest that consuming green tea along with dietary iron may actually lessen green tea’s benefits. “If you drink green tea after an iron-rich meal, the main compound in the tea will […]
Health Benefits of Cumin
Potent in flavor, cumin adds a savory spice to dishes while offering bountiful health benefits. A seed grown in China, India, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries, Cumin has been used since ancient time in many types of cuisine across the globe and to treat many illnesses. Due to its high content of phenols, flavanoids […]
Peanuts May Help Childhood Obesity
A 12-week study published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children found that children who snacked on peanuts had a lower BMI after a 12 week period. “Obesity is the most pressing health issue facing us today,” said Craig Johnston, HHP assistant professor. “We’d like to think it’s preventable, but from where I sit right […]
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