Maximizing Your Nutrition Dollar

Written by Karen Walker


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How food is stored onrepparttar grocery shelf also has an impact on nutrition. Tomato juice retains vitamin C better in cans than in glass containers, whereas orange juice retains its vitamin C better in glass than plastic or glass containers. Vitamin K as well as some B vitamins is depleted by exposure to light, including fluorescent light present in grocery stores. For example, enriched pastas can lose up to 80% riboflavin content if stored in lighted conditions for just 12 weeks.

Other factors that influence nutritional quality of fresh fruits and vegetables include washing, preparation (chopping, slicing, etc.), and cooking and storage methods inrepparttar 142558 home. There are too many known variables in preserving food nutritional quality to list in this brief article. Yet, very little research has been done to fully determine nutrient losses in our modern food system. There is a very good source available which summarizes much of what is known. Written by Jane Ramberg, MS and Bill McAnalley, PhD and titled, “From Farm torepparttar 142559 Kitchen Table: A Review ofrepparttar 142560 Nutrient Losses in Foods”, published inrepparttar 142561 Glycoscience & Nutrition journal, September 1, 2002 issue, volume 3, number 5, this informative summary isrepparttar 142562 basis for information provided in this article. Anyone who desires a free copy ofrepparttar 142563 entire summary may obtain one by contactingrepparttar 142564 author atrepparttar 142565 source listed inrepparttar 142566 author’s bio.

The best defense against nutritionally depleted foods is careful supplementation followed by purchasing fresh foods as close torepparttar 142567 source and organically grown whenever feasible. Maximizing your nutrition dollar by getting optimal nutrition from all sources is your best offensive move for maintaining good health.

Karen Walker is a home business consultant specializing in the health and wellness industry. www.newamericanfamily.com email to: karen@newamericanfamily.com


How to stay healthy

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Beta-glucan, a long-chained polysaccharide molecule derived fromrepparttar cell wall ofrepparttar 142557 common baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), is an active, safe and potent immune regulator.

Beta-glucan activatesrepparttar 142558 immune response throughrepparttar 142559 specialised immune cells known as macrophage to yield various therapeutic effects.

In addition to these immune-enhancing effects, beta-glucan also helps to regulate cholesterol levels, promotes rapid wound healing and inflammation, protects against radiation exposure and prevents infection.

A formula of this with powerful anti-free radical nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium is effective in helping to protect and building a stronger, healthier body.

These nutrients are excellent for you as you are also a smoker. The anti-free radical nutrients can help to neutraliserepparttar 142560 damaging effects to body cells caused by free radicals produced by smoking.

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