You probably heard a lot of facts about food, but I bet these 10 little food secrets will come as a surprise!
1. Apples – An apple a day can help you lose weight! Apples are rich in pectin, which is a soluble fiber. The pectin reduces the release of sugars, which helps you feel fuller longer!
2. Corn – Rich in biotin, this little kernel stimulates the production of keratin a major component of hair strands, thus making you hair stronger and lustrous!
3. Watermelon – Energy and more energy from this wonderful fruit. Why? It has vitamin B6, which is a natural energizer.
4. Plums – Reduce the appearance of spider and varicose veins. Plums contain thrombin, which helps blood clotting.
5. Broccoli – Reduce your risk of breast cancer with this green goodie! Broccoli contains a natural chemical called indole-3-carbinol, which blasts out pre-cancerous cells!
6. Cinnamon – This tasty little seasoning reduces your blood sugar levels keeping them at an even keel.
7. Avocados – Besides being filled with “healthy fats” these green little gems have Omega-9’s (a healthy fat) that help fight cravings!
8. Chives – Lower your blood pressure by eating Chives. Chives have polysulfides that are known to relax your arteries thus allowing blood to flow smoothly.
9. Beef – Migraines are a goner with Beef! Beef is chock full of niacin which is proven to reduce pain from migraines.
10. Oregano – Spice up any Italian meal with this herb and reduce bacterial infections. It has a natural antibacterial compound called estragole, which helps ward of bacteria.
Oh please, what is there not to know about food in this food obsessed society? Can’t you people write a decent article? To assume that people ‘know’ nothing is pretentious.
Dear Angie,
I don’t know about you, but I found plenty of new fun facts about food in this post! For instance, I had no idea that plums could make varicose veins less noticible, or that watermelon is a natural energizer…
Thank you for the great post, Dianna!
I think that it’s good to learn something new every day. Assuming that people already “know” about everything is a dangerous assumption to me. Where would the world be if we “assumed” that people knew everything about everything??? I do hope that someone out here enjoys the information and finds something that they didn’t already know :)
Thanks for this informative post Diana………..I learned a few new things about the foods I like………One can never have too much knowledge……..it’s always good to learn and to be open to new ideas!!!
P.S. Angie needs to take a CHILL PILL!!!
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Olga it cannot possibly reverse spider veins. In theory it is supposed to strengthen the veins so they don’t break/you don’t get them in the first place.
Eating plums won’t have a noticable effect anyway in regards to specific health problems, neither will most of it, like eating corn for good hair. It’s dubious at the least. Minimal at the very most.
But it was a fun post, i’m not complaining , just explaining. ….
Yeah, eat your fruit and veg, it all adds up in the end.
Dear Anne,
Thank you for enlightening me :)
Maybe you know something about other foods that people mistakenly consider useful? Please do sure your knowledge with us!
Thank you!
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hi., dianna.. thank you for the post i really had a great time reading all the article here and i learn from it.. nevermind those people who’s pretending to know everything (ESP. ANGIE). ., they are actually the people who knows nothing AT ALL.. good day to all of u & keep posting new article…
Thanks Dianna,
I really learned a lot from this article. And it really helped me with my diet, thanks. And thank you again because you shared to me that cinnamon reduces blood sugar levels and it will really help my grandmother a lot…
so..Lots of thanks again!!
Dianne – thanks for the great info! Some of it was new to me and some just confirmed things I had heard, so I appreciate it. Maybe you can follow up with an article about some foods that improve attitude and decrease negativity – perhaps there will be something to be learned for those who already know everything.
Thanks for the info about plums and varicose veins. I had read the same advice in the June 22, ‘09 issue of Woman’s World and am currently researching it. I think I’ll buy some plums today and give it a try.
I adore the photos you used in this post – captures the necessary nutrients found in these fruits and veggies! I love watermelon, broccoli, plums, corn, apples, cinnamon, and oregano. beef? eh. here and there but boy oh boy I have to start appreciating avocado. It looks better than it tastes :/
nice to have a list of what’s most effective though :)