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Eating is one the most important events in everyone’s life. We enjoy eating - it’s part of who we are and
part of our culture; in fact, eating is the hottest universal topic of all times. We depend on eating: the
foods we eat are the sole source of our energy and nutrition. We know so much about eating: we are born with
the desire to eat and grown up with rich traditions of eating. But we also know so little about eating - about
how the foods we eat everyday affect our health. We are more confused than ever about the link between diet and
health: margarine is healthier than butter or not; a little alcohol will keep heart attacks at bay but cause breast cancer; dietary
vitamin antioxidants can prevent lung cancer or can not. Eating is a paradox and a mystery that our ancestors
tried and modern scientists are trying to solve.
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 Scientific Name: Citrullus
Vulgaris
Biological Background: The fruit of an annual vine belonging to the squash and melon family. Watermelon
originated in Africa and has been cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean region, Egypt and
India.
Nutritional Information: One slice of watermelon (480 g) contains 152 calories, 3 g protein, 34.6 g
carbohydrates, 2.4 g fiber, 560 mg potassium, 176 mg vitamin A (RE), 47 mg vitamin C, 0.3 mg thiamin, 0.1 mg
riboflavin, and 0.96 mg niacin.
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8 Servings
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped 2 cups dried lentils
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 8 cups of water
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 4 cups shredded spinach
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- 3 Tbs lemon juice
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Brain power is characterized by how alert, energetic, and concentrated your brain is in response to a task.
Information in your brain passes through neurotransmitters, which are manufactured by the nerve cells using
precursors. Different neurotransmitters will have different impacts on your brain activity. For example,
serotonin is the calming neurotransmitter that usually makes you more relaxed, drowsy, and fuzzy-headed. While
dopamine and norepinephrine are neurotransmitters that make you more alert, more attentive, motivated and
mentally energetic.
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 Scientific Name: Ananas cosmosus
Biological Background: A tropical plant with stiff, spiny leaves that yields a single large fruit. Pineapple
originated in Brazil.
Nutritional Information: One cup (155 g) of raw pineapple contains 76 calories, 0.6 g protein, 19.2 g
carbohydrates, 2.95 g fiber, 175 g potassium, 124 mg vitamin C, 0.14 mg thiamin, 0.06 mg riboflavin, 0.65 mg
niacin.
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Coronary heart disease is the most common of all heart diseases. It is characterized by blockage in the
coronary arteries that result in reduction of blood flows to the heart muscle, depriving it of vital oxygen.
The clogging of coronary artery, known as arteriosclerosis, begins with fatty streaks in and under the layer of
cells, that line artery walls. Gradually, the streaks are transformed into plaques-fatty scar tissue that
bulges into the artery opening, partly choking off blood flow.
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4 Servings
- 4 tomatoes, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- 2 Tbs chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp each salt and black pepper
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Free radicals are oxygen-containing chemicals that have an impaired electron. The impaired electron
makes free radicals highly reactive to DNA, proteins, membranes, and other cell machineries, resulting in
oxidative damages including DNA mutations, protein dysfunction, and destruction of membrane and other cell
structures. These oxidative damages promote aging and increase the risk of age-related diseases such as
cancer, cardiovascular diseases, immune system declines, brain dysfunction, and cataracts. Known free
radicals that are involved in the aging process are superoxide, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hydroxyl radical
(OH), singlet oxygen, lipid epoxides, lipid hydroperoxides, lipid alkoyl, peroxyl radicals, and
oxides. They are either produced during our normal metabolisms or introduced into our bodies from outside
sources.
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 Scientific Name: Allium sativum
Biological Background: This bulbous plant is closely related to onions, leeks, chives and is a member of
Allium vegetables. Garlic is native to Central Asia, and has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years.
Nutritional Information: Due to its use as a spice, garlic provides insignificant amount of nutrients.
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Kidney stones are rock-hard accumulation of crystal deposits, usually composed of calcium and oxalates that
can grow and obstruct the flow of urine through the kidneys. About a million Americans are hospitalized every
year for treatment of kidney stones. Men are three times as susceptible to kidney stones as women. Once you
have kidney stones, the chances of a reoccurring stone are about forty percent in the next five years, and
eighty percent in the next twenty-five years. Whether you develop stones depends on many factors, including
heredity, metabolic abnormalities, infections, medications, and diet.
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