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Top 10 Superfoods for Fall
By Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor, Care2 Healthy and Green Living
I, for one, love the idea that there are superfoods–certain edibles that go the extra mile in terms of nutritional chutzpah. They may not leap tall buildings, but superfoods are purported to fight the evil villains of heart disease, high cholesterol, cancer and a host of other diseases. Blueberries, for example, have become a superfood darling for their powerful punch of antoxidants–and I have to say, they do seem pretty mighty to me.
That said, I think some of the trendy superfoods are stealing the spotlight from the true heart of the matter–from the everyday heroes. It seems to me that almost any grain or produce that is grown organically, unprocessed and prepared gently, has much to offer. I just can’t see a list of ten superfoods that earn obvious rank. In fact, if you look at 10 “Top 10 Superfoods” lists, you will see that they vary widely.
The truth is, most good food from nature is pretty super. So with that in mind, I like taking a seasonal approach. Rather than debating the merits of acai berries over goji berries, I prefer to look at what’s in season, and work with the nutritional workhorses that I can get here and now. These are my favorites for fall, based primarily on nutritional variety and strength, but that also give me that primal, sensuous satisfaction that comes with eating what’s in season:
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add your comment »What a surprise: eating from nature's garden is healthy!!
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If you want to buy Apricot Seed Kernals, search for it on eBay (lot's of listings), or Google it. I found a farm in Canada that grows Apricots and sells the seed kernals through their website, both whole seeds and ground seeds (for putting in capsules, as they are very bitter tasting).
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Both the U.S. and Canadian governments have banned the sale of Apricot Seeds or Kernals, simply because Big Pharma and the Cancer Societies reject the statement that these seeds can cure cancer. Both of these Societies do not want a cure, otherwise they wouldn't have anything to "research" anymore, and they'd lose all their funding. For more on Big Pharma and how it's destroying peoples' lives, and health, read some of Mike Adams postings at NaturalNews.com. Otherwise, it has great nutritional and supplemental advice.
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If anyone knows, Could you please sent me the recipe for the pic on this page. It looks awesome!!! I couldnt seem to find it one this page..
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One sees these "Superfood" lists/books on a regular basis. What most of them miss is the importance of spices in our diet. Apart from the fact that they all have high antioxidant activity (clove, oregano, ginger, cinnamon and turmeric have the highest antioxidant activity of all foods - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition survey 2006) many of them have other well researched health benefits in respect of Alzheimer's disease, cancer, heart disease and others.
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If you want the benefits of wine, without drinking the wine, try a Grape Seed Extract. Usually one dose is equivalent to 26 or more glasses of wine.
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Shark Cartilage and Wheatgrass. For cancer and a host of other conditions.
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Two more: Chlorella and Spirulina. With a cautionary note: Chlorella could aggravate an IBD condition; and Spirulina stimulates the immune system, which might aggravate any auto- immune illness. Best to try them slowly if you suffer these.
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Apricot Seed Kernels should be here, too. They (and some other seeds and vegetables) provide vitamin B17 (known also as Laetrile), a potent anti-cancer food.
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Great article! Saving this one. Two more superfoods that I learned about should be included as well: How about dried plums (aka prunes). Just 4 dried plums measure almost 3,300 on the ORAC scale (antioxidants), where the recommendation is to get from 3,000 to 5,000 daily for maximum health benefits. Not only that, they also provide plenty of fiber (3 grams in 6 prunes) and are a good source of potassium.
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