Lycopene is the natural coloring that gives the red color to tomatoes, apricots, guava, watermelon, papaya and grapefruit. Several studies have shown that people who regularly consume foods rich in lycopene, have a lower risk of lung cancer, stomach or prostate.
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Omega 7 fatty acids begin to learn, like the omega 3 and 6, since they complement each other very well balancing our health.

The Omega 7 is a monounsaturated fatty acid present in Sea Buckthorn oil at a rate of 28% and it is precisely with the oil of this plant which have done most of the studies.
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The oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids omega 3 and omega 6 that are critical for their benefit, to enjoy good health.

Now the words are in vogue Omega 3, Omega 6 and its relation to cholesterol, skin and even hormonal regulation. What they really are, where we find them and take precautions?

They are called essential fatty acids among these are linoleic acid, the family of Omega 6 (sunflower oil, corn, soybean, sesame, hemp, evening primrose, borage, blackcurrant seed), and alpha-linolenic acid , the family of Omega 3 (flaxseed oil, soybeans, squash, nuts, green leafy vegetables and oily fish) The great virtue of these oils is that, once metabolized, and if the body has the right conditions, become on prostaglandins, which exert a powerful effect on our health.
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Monounsaturated oils have traditionally been widely used in Mediterranean cuisine now being appreciated for their healthy properties.

These include olive oil, almonds, peanuts, pistachios, avocado and nuts, and are in good balance between saturated and polyunsaturated oils. This means that do not involve the kind of health risk posed by saturated fats, and on the other hand, are more resistant to the oils become rancid polyunsaturated.
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Coconut oil is currently very bad press and almost always the talk of health care begins suggesting eliminate from our diet.

Science advances by leaps and bounds and there are more studies that attempt to explain why such a food or herb is beneficial or detrimental to our health. The studies draw conclusions that are always ‘hard’ … until … Another study says otherwise. Sometimes this is because science has more resources to investigate certain things and other times it is because there are interests in favor or harm certain food or product.
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When we stop eating meat or reduce their consumption the first question is where to find plant proteins and whether these are sufficient.

The word protein comes from a Greek word meaning “first”, “first importance.” They are very abundant molecules in living organisms, constituting about 50% of the dry weight of cells.

The WHO (World Health Organisation) stated in their studies that the developed world consumes more than twice the required daily protein requirements. Meanwhile, the Third World suffers an alarming lack of protein. On the other hand, even the WHO recommends a ratio of only 25% of animal protein and 75% of vegetable protein in our diet.
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Protein deficiency can have a number of very serious consequences on our health that should be taken into account if we follow any diet.

Protein functions
In general we say that the most important functions of proteins are:
Build and repair tissues (muscles, tendons, connective tissue, etc.)..
Participate and provide many functions: transport of oxygen, immune system, alternative power supply, etc.), Etc.
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We’ve always sold the milk as the best source of calcium, but there are studies that show that this is not true, but quite the opposite.

The American doctor William Ellis, says that after conducting more than 25,000 blood tests, found that low calcium levels were in persons with the habit of taking three, four or five glasses of milk a day.

A large epidemiological study conducted in China and Taiwan Popular on hundreds of nutritional and psychosocial factors, demonstrate, among other things, the demineralizing role of milk in the adult animal. When the Chinese introduced milk in their diets, there is an increase of osteoporosis. This seems paradoxical, since the Chinese milk drinkers consume four times more calcium than the Chinese do not eat. Should not be surprised by these results, it is well known that osteoporosis is a disease of westernized countries, heavy consumers of dairy products, which supposedly prevents.
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More and more vegetables and drink milk or, finally, you begin to appreciate its enormous benefits to our health and our shape.

Popularly called a vegetable drinks milk, though the name is proper only milk for breast milk or animal. Several vegetable drinks you get at a natural grocery performed each based on different foods such as from nuts (almonds or hazelnuts), some cereal (rice or oats) or a vegetable (soy ).
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Everyone speaks of the innumerable properties of milk but this article will talk about the other side of the milk or undesirable effects.

Breast milk is a complete food, it alone is able to nurture and grow a baby. Laboratory tests show that has protein, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins in a totally assimilated by the infant. So have us believe that if we do not we fall milk teeth, bones disintegrate us and our children will not grow.

However, common sense tells us that milk is for infants and animals in nature maman adults and less than females of another species. Common sense does not deceive, to suck the milk is in fact as soon as the computer begins to break down at a breakneck speed. The man sterilizing with heat. So it is “potable”, but have you asked yourself if you have the same benefits and is just as comparable as that breast? and will it be the same “nurse” of the mother cow? “We nurture what we assimilate, not what we eat.” Several studies point to the milk as one of the factors involved in many current health problems.
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