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| THE BEST MEDICINEf- LAUGH! FIRST DOSE There are always two ways to look at everything, I guess. My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion last October, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife noticed me staring and asked me, "Do you know her?". "Yes", I sighed, "She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since." "My God!" says my wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" Got a Joke? E-mail it to us: frontpage@collectivewizdom .com |
| THE BEST MEDICINE- LAUGH! SECOND DOSE Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug." She got up, unplugged the TV, and threw out my wine |
ONIONS HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE
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September 27, 2007, Updated July 14, 2009
By Susan Callahan, Health Editor and Featured Columnist
What do you find when you peel away all the layers of an
onion? Well, besides smelly fingers, you may also find the key
to a healthy heart.
British researchers at The Institute of Food Research have
reported that a flavonoid found in onions called “quercetin”-–
it’s also found in apples and tea --lowers the amount of
inflammation in your arteries which can lead to heart disease.
How much should you eat? The jury is still out on that
question. Don’t gorge on an all-onion diet just yet. Smaller,
moderate amounts –about 100-200 mg-- appeared to work
best at lowering some forms of inflammation.
The critical link between flavonoids and health came to light
from studies on the so-called “French paradox”. As noted by
Jack Challum in The Nutrition Reporter, the French “eat
almost four times more butter and three times more lard-and
have higher cholesterol levels and blood pressures-than do
Americans. Yet the French are 2.5 times less likely than
Americans to die of coronary heart disease.”
Red wine, red grapes, tea, apples, garlic, and onions all
contain flavonoids in varying degrees.
It’s not clear whether the effect on inflammation of the
arteries is more pronounced from diets rich in one flavonoid
versus another. But one thing is clear. The best approach is
to include a variety of flavonoids in your daily 5-9 servings of
fruits and vegetables.
Since researchers at AC Nielsen have shown that only about
12% of Americans eat at least 5 servings of fruits and
vegetables per day, it’s not likely we’re getting enough
flavonoids to do us any good.
You're just getting started. Find out more information to
improve your heart health : My Heart Attack Index / Foods
That Reduce Your Blood Pressure / Foods That Lower
Cholesterol
Related Links
Foods That Reduce Blood Pressure
Ideal Breakfast for Heart Health
My Heart Attack Index
My Heart Attack At Age 30
Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Swollen Ankles--Causes and Cures
White Tea Fights Obesity
Bowel Color-What It Means
Garlic Lowers Blood Pressure
September 27, 2007, Updated July 14, 2009
By Susan Callahan, Health Editor and Featured Columnist
What do you find when you peel away all the layers of an
onion? Well, besides smelly fingers, you may also find the key
to a healthy heart.
British researchers at The Institute of Food Research have
reported that a flavonoid found in onions called “quercetin”-–
it’s also found in apples and tea --lowers the amount of
inflammation in your arteries which can lead to heart disease.
How much should you eat? The jury is still out on that
question. Don’t gorge on an all-onion diet just yet. Smaller,
moderate amounts –about 100-200 mg-- appeared to work
best at lowering some forms of inflammation.
The critical link between flavonoids and health came to light
from studies on the so-called “French paradox”. As noted by
Jack Challum in The Nutrition Reporter, the French “eat
almost four times more butter and three times more lard-and
have higher cholesterol levels and blood pressures-than do
Americans. Yet the French are 2.5 times less likely than
Americans to die of coronary heart disease.”
Red wine, red grapes, tea, apples, garlic, and onions all
contain flavonoids in varying degrees.
It’s not clear whether the effect on inflammation of the
arteries is more pronounced from diets rich in one flavonoid
versus another. But one thing is clear. The best approach is
to include a variety of flavonoids in your daily 5-9 servings of
fruits and vegetables.
Since researchers at AC Nielsen have shown that only about
12% of Americans eat at least 5 servings of fruits and
vegetables per day, it’s not likely we’re getting enough
flavonoids to do us any good.
You're just getting started. Find out more information to
improve your heart health : My Heart Attack Index / Foods
That Reduce Your Blood Pressure / Foods That Lower
Cholesterol
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