The color of lettuce determines the speed of its antioxidant effect
Crusty, green, semi-red and red colored lettuce is really an incredible vegetable filled with necessary nutrients that boost health. Undeniably, it is one of the most preferred greens for yummy sandwiches and hale and hearty salads!
Some prefer the green type and others delight with semi-red because it carries another hue to their salad greens, while others still favor red colored lettuce. Recognized for their antioxidant properties, people love them and munch on them for crispiness of this vegetable. And it has been found out in research that the color of lettuce defines the pace of its antioxidant effect.
The study was participated by UPV/EHU and University of Pisa, Italy. Three varieties, ‘Batavia’, the green leaf, ‘Marvel of Four Seasons’, the semi-red leaf and ‘Oak Leaf’, the red-leaf were examined. They utilized the effective techniques of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) during the analysis. With EPR, the researchers were able to spot each variety’s behavior of the kinetics of the compounds. Here are the results:
Green-leaf lettuce – It comprises water-soluble, antioxidant compounds. The antioxidants pace is from slow to intermediate speed.
The semi-red lettuce – It contains three compound types with a fast, transitional and slow kinetics.
The red-leaf lettuce – It has compounds with fast and transitional kinetics.
Enhancing the properties
After identifying the kinetics of the antioxidants, the research team are yearning to accomplish nutraceutical development of the three lettuce varieties. They are involved in an endeavor to improve the effect of each particular compound found in each lettuce variety by exposing the foliage to short pressures.
The compounds found in lettuce carry out resistance roles in plants. Hence, if settings that are not normal are being applied to the plants like higher carbon dioxide water concentrations, salinated water, exposing them to high lighting intensity, these conditions will be increased that will result to boosted plants’ antioxidant properties.
Researchers discover how body’s good fat tissue communicates with brain
Brown fat tissue is considered to be the body’s good fat. A role of this good fat is to communicate with the brain via the sensory nerves. It conveys information that is essential to combat human obesity. It conveys how much fat is present in our bodies and also how much fat has been lost. A study about this good fat was recently carried out by Georgia State University.
The discoveries, issued in The Journal of Neuroscience, support the description of the discussion that takes place between the brain and the brown fat tissue while brown fat is producing heat.
Brown fat is also a “good fat” or can be considered as “healthy fat” for it has the capacity to burn calories — that helps in generating heat needed for our bodies — and it is able to distribute energy. On the other hand, white fat’s role is to store energy that can be used for the future which actually increases the danger for health problems particularly heart disease and diabetes. In fact, a healthy and fit individual has a good metabolism which indicates that he/she has a dynamic stock of brown fat and have less white fat.
Research illustrates that brown fat has a great role in helping someone have the ability to burn more energy which can be considered as an effective tool to stay fit and combat obesity. Pharmaceutical establishments are making efforts to target brown fat and stimulate it more, said Johnny Garretson, study writer and graduate student in the Neuroscience Institute and Center for Obesity Reversal at Georgia State.
The study discovered that when brown fat tissue was stimulated with a drug that mimics the sympathetic nervous system messages that typically come from the brain, the fat communicated back to the brain by stimulating nerve senses. The nerve senses from brown fat augmented their activity in reaction to direct chemical stimulation and heat production.
Garretson said, “This is the first time that the function of sensory nerves from brown fat has been examined.” He added, “Brown fat is an active organ that’s relatively important for metabolism, and we found a new pathway of its communication.
“The study informs us more about the communication between fat and the brain, which is really beneficial for treating human obesity. There is evidence that people with more brown fat have a better metabolism, lower instances of type II diabetes and are trimmer. Knowing how to increase the amount of brown fat activity or increase the brown fat, that’s the future of trying to figure out yet another way to try and lose weight effectively and quickly.”
The studies formed a theory about the brown fat. The theory says that the brown fat is telling several things to the brain which include the following:
a.how much heat is being produced
b.how much free energy and what energy types are being utilized or kept
c.how much fat are present and how much fat were lost
Garretson also cited, “As brown fat gets hotter and starts to generate heat, being active and doing good things for our body, it increases our metabolism and helps us burn white fat.” “As it’s getting hotter, Dr. (Vitaly) Ryu and other members of our lab found that it tells the brain it’s getting hotter. We think this is some type of feedback, like a thermostat, and as it gets hotter, it probably controls how the brain is talking back to it.”
Garretson remarked that study groups have examined the communication between fat and brain for many years, but only a few laboratories in the world made an examination of the communication from fat to the brain via the nervous system.
New study finds that chocolate accelerates weight loss
Ok, I know you probably like chocolate. And you probably know it’s healthy. But now some scientists are saying it helps with weight loss to eat chocolate. That’s good news all round, but did you also know that taking CBD for weight loss is also now being tried by many claiming to have seen results through taking it.
The research was done in Germany and published in the International Archives of Medicine.
“What is important is the specific combination of foods in your diet,” according to lead author Johannes Bohannon, research director of the nonprofit Institute of Diet and Health. “Just lowering the proportion of carbohydrates is not a reliable weight loss intervention because it has different physiological effect depending on the bioactive compounds in your diet.”
The researchers used three groups of people of all ages (19-67).
Group 1: strict low-carb diet
Group 2: low-carb diet plus 42 grams of dark chocolate per day.
Group 3: control group normal diet
They took measurements: weight and blood chemistry, yes, but also key predictors of dietary compliance like sleep quality and how well they felt. (These things mean you can actually stay on a diet, I think.)
The plus chocolate group lost 10 percent more weight!
Also they kept the weight off. The other group didn’t — their weight was back on after 3 weeks. (Yo-yo effect of diets).
To our surprise, the effect of chocolate is real,” said Bohannon. “It is not enough to just consume chocolate, but in combination with exercise and reduction in carbohydrates, our data indicate that chocolate can be a weight loss accelerator. ” This almost seems too good to be true, just like the HCG diet. They both seem to be effective! If you’d like to try the HCG diet if a low-carb, chocolate diet isn’t for you, you can buy HCG at https://www.ihcginjections.com.
“The best part about this discovery is that you can buy chocolate everywhere, cheaply and without having to believe diet gurus or purchase expensive nutrition products over the Internet.”
27 Camping Recipes You’ll Want To Try And Share
Malls get boring and the beaches get old. Why not try camping with your friends? You will surely have a good time in the woods, setting up your tent, cooking your own foods and hunting in the wild. Want to make sure you are prepped and primed for your next camping adventure? Websites like Outdoorcommand.com are an excellent resource and are filled with news and reviews of products to use in the great outdoors. Whether camping, hiking, fishing, or a combination of all three are on your agenda, you are sure to find something to inspire your next outdoor purchase! Above all, camping can be a great adventure, but you really do not want to have to worry about what you are going to eat in the forest. Here is a quick guide that will help you come up with the tastiest recipes over your campfire:
1. Smoreos
Toast marshmallows on a stick over your campire. When toasted, sandwich the marshmallows with two graham crackers. Add small pieces of chocolate inside.
2. Campfire Cones
Chop apples and bananas or any fruit of your choice into smaller pieces. Put together in a bowl your sliced fruits, chocolates and marshmallows. Wrap your cones with foil. Stuff the cone with your mixed fruits, chocolates and marshmallows. Toast the cone over the fire.
3. Barbecued Apple Crisp
Before leaving home to camp, prepare the foil recipe that you will bring in the woods. Mix nutmeg, cinnamon, oats, flour and sugars. Pour butter and mix. Put the mixture in the fridge. Meanwhile, slice apples and spread in the mix from the fridge. Squeeze in lemon juice. Spread your mix a foil and wrap it into squares. Bring it to your camp and toast over fire during lunch.
4. Banana Smores
Preheat your grill to medium heat. Partly slice banana into halves, lengthwise. Put on an aluminum foil. Put in marshmallows and chocolate chips in between the slices. Wrap in aluminum foil and grill. Once grilled, unwrap it and put cereal or sprinkles on top.
5. Blueberry Cobler
Ready your grill charcoals. Mix blueberries, sugar and flour then transfer mixture into baking pan. Cook over the grill for 10 minutes and then stir. Cook for another 10 minutes and make sure the juices have been released. Put tiny bits of biscuits on top of the blueberry mixture and cook for 10 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
If you want to know more about great campfire foods, you may research online on instructions of the following recipes:
• Baileys-Dipped Toasted Marshmallows
• Campfire Eclairs
• Campfire Red Sangria
• Vodka-Spiked White Sangria
• Camping Quesadilla
• Fire-Roasted Salmon With Herbs and Lemon
• Foil-Wrapped Whole Wheat Pasta With Goat Cheese and Tomatoes
• Coconut Curry Soup
• Chicken with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Dill Potatoes
• Vegetarian Tofu and Eggplant Bundles
• Campfire Mushrooms
• Dutch Oven Pizza
• Potato Boat with Ham, Cheese & Bacon
• Sriracha Popcorn
• Grilled Brussels Sprouts With Whole Grain Mustard
• Pizza Nachos
• Cheesy Dutch Oven Potatoes
• Campfire Burritos
• Campfire Bacon
• Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
• Double Dutch Pancake
• Breakfast Burger Biscuits
With all these good stuff at the camp, who would to go home?
How To Renovate A Pop Up Trailer For Under $100
How To Renovate A Pop Up Trailer For Under $100
How many of you have that old pop up trailer that still works but looks like it needs to be replaced? Now buying a new pop up trailer is an expensive ordeal and you could be looking at spending thousands of dollars that’s why we found a way to renovate. The ideas we have for you will not only save you a ton of money but will have your trailer looking better than it did when you bought it.
To begin any renovation you need paint. The type we recommend is the type you can buy for $5 at any Walmart. Repaint your wooden objects and walls so that the faded and chipped paint gets covered over and the interior looks good. It is probably best to use the paint that was originally on the trailer but it is not essential and you can always use your creative side.
Once that is done, it is time to decorate. Get rid of the old mattresses and cushions and replace them with new ones. Follow this by replacing the curtains as well as any other old material that is present. When you have done this, your pop up trailer will automatically start to look like a whole new place. Now to finish things off add decorations such lamps and paintings to make the trailers look very attractive. In addition to this you can also touch up the outside a little by repainting (with anti-rust paint) and by replacing the shutters.
Most of things you need can be bought at any convenience store such as Kmart or Walmart. To make things even better, the whole thing can be done for less than $100. This shows that old things still have value and by applying things correctly it is more than possible to make something unattractive look wonderful.
40 per cent of British women have a one night stand while on holiday
Does that seem like a lot? This is based on a report about a travel agency in Britain called Miss Travel
So out of all those vacationers out there, how many are hooking up for one night?
I guess it depends how many vacations Brit women are taking. Is it 1 vacation only by age 30? Unlikely, right? So the figure doesn’t mean that 4 our of 10 girls on vacation in your vacation town are going to hook up.
Even still, if 40 percent of women have hooked up on vacation, that seems like it would only be a part of overall women who have one-night stands. So how many women have one night stands nowadays?
Obviously more than 4 in 10 women.
But probably not 80 percent, since women are more likely to have one night stands on vacation than when at home.
Another fact: 1 out of 10 British women said they had been on vacations where they had a week long break, and during those 7 days, they slept with 5 or more people.
1 in 10?!
However, these results are based on a website that serves women looking for travel, called Miss Travel.com. So maybe more women who want to hook up are coming to the site and that’s where these numbers come from.
How to Freeze Morel Mushrooms: Food Prep Tip
Morel mushrooms are edible mushrooms closely related to the anatomically simpler cup fungi. These are special mushrooms that appear like a honey-comb. The upper portion is composed of a network of ridges with pits between them. The fruity bodies are prized by gourmet cooks particularly for French cuisine.
There are several names associated with morel mushrooms, such as dry land fish, because when sliced lengthwise then breaded and fried, the outline resembles the shape of a fish; hickory chickens, as they are known in many parts of Kentucky; and merkels, based on a story of how mountain family survived from starvation by eating morels.
Morels are featured in many cuisines. Cooks worldwide valued morels’ unique flavor with recipes and preparation methods to highlight and preserve it. Commercial value aside, morels are hunted by thousands of people every year simply for their taste and the joy of the hunt.
As with most edible fungi, morels are best when collected and bought fresh. Thus, appropriate process should be done to store morels longer.
Here are some useful tips to preserve Morel Mushrooms:
1. Do not wash or soak extensively as it may ruin delicate flavor.
2. Rinse with running cold water or soak in a bucket to remove trace amounts of soil.
3. Place on a cookie sheet or pizza pan and freeze individually;
4. Remove the frozen morels from the sheet and place in an airtight contain to freeze.
Apart from plain frozen method, morels may also be preserved with any of the following processes together with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice added to the water when blanching.
1. Blanche Method:
Place clean morels in boiling water that has 1 teaspoon of lemon juice in it. For the sliced pieces, you would blanche them for 3 minutes and whole morel mushrooms it will take 5 minutes.
2. Steam Method:
Place clean mushrooms in lemon juice for 5 minutes. Steam sliced mushroom for 3 minutes and whole mushrooms for 5 minutes.
3. Sauté’ Method: Sauté’ small amounts in frying pan until almost done.
Cool mushrooms immediately and drain. They may be frozen plain or may be prepared ready for frying. Morels processed in this manner may be consumed within 60 days.
White Sugar is toxic poison and feeds cancer cells
In recent times, it seems that sugar has turned into a villain as evil as Darth Vader or the Joker. Everywhere we look we see things that tell us the harmfulness of sugar. Now we know that diseases like diabetes and high blood sugar are caused by sugar, but does sugar cause cancer?
The simple answer to this question is no. Sugar does not feed cancer nor does it help cancer cell grow in any way. It is all a myth. If we think about it, this is logical. Sugar is found in many natural foods such as fruit and milk. These things are considered good for you, aren’t they? This is the first indication that sugar doesn’t cause or feed cancer.
In addition to this, it has been proven through science that out body needs sugar, in the form of glucose, to gain enough energy. This energy is a must for our bodies to operate and so it would not be logical to think that something that is a necessity to our body would also cause cancer. This further develops the point that cancer cells are not helped in growth by sugar.
Finally it is also important to note that most foods contain sugar. Whether we are eating a cheese burger or a banana smoothie, it has sugar. Sugar is in almost everything and it is something that is needed by our bodies in order to function. Now it is true that an excess intake of sugar will lead to obesity, diabetes, hearth problems and in general worse health, but it will no way impact the effect of cancer or cancerous cells on an individuals body. To sum up, it is probably best if you eat less sugar because there will be health benefits involved with that but these benefits will in no way impact cancer.
