Tag: vegetable
Starchy vs non-starchy vegetables – What’s the veggie difference?
Starchy vs non-starchy vegetables – What’s the veggie difference? We know that vegetables are good for us because they are loaded with vitamins, fiber, minerals, and antioxidants. We need them for energy and digestion. But did you know that there… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Nutrition
Cucumbers: The versatile veggie
Cucumbers are part of the gourd family called Cucurbitaceae. There are three main varieties of cucumbers include seedless, pickled, and sliced. They are usually consumed raw or pickled. The leaves, stem, and seeds are used in Asian cuisines. It is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Health, Nutrition
Broccoli Sprouts: Nature’s Most Powerful Cancer-Fighting Food
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli are very rich in nutrients, including several carotenoids; vitamins E, C, and K; folate; and minerals. They also are an excellent fiber source. A high consumption of cruciferous vegetables has been linked with a decreased… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Food, Food, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine
Interesting Facts About Red Onions
Onions in general, are very healthy. We just eat four types of onions, white onions, yellow onions, shallots and red onions. But there are over 600 types of onions. 20 % of all phytonutrients in onions are preserved for the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Shiitake, medicinal vegetable for hormone balance and liver
Mushrooms have particular medicinal benefits. This mushroom combats bacteria, viruses, and overgrowth of disease promoting fungi in the human body. Many mushrooms help to improve the immune system. In European phytotherapy, this Japanese mushroom is used as a medicine against… 0 Shares | | Posted in Medicine, Nutritional Medicine
Iceberg lettuce, a vehicle for vegetable medicines
Iceberg lettuce is a crispy kind of lettuce. We eat it raw. But it has not always been this way. In ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, people eat their lettuce well done. We can only hope they did not boil… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Root celery, the forgotten medicine
This vegetable used to be the staple food in Europe before potato arrived into the old world. In fact, the potato is the replacement of root celery. It is very healthy. This ´replaced´ vegetable is much more healthy than potato.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Endive, the medicinal benefits of bitterness
Chicory is a well known medicinal plant. It was used in ancient Egypt as a medicine. Still in Afghanistan and Iran people are using this traditional medicine. Endive is actually the same plant with the same scientific name, but then… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Watercress, the medicinal use of a salad vegetable
Watercress is a medicine. It contains 208% of the RDA of vitamin K, 106% for vitamin A and 72% for vitamin C. These are medicinally high percentage scores! Watercress is considered a medicine in European phytotherapy. In European phytotherapy, watercress… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
