Showing posts with label omega-3 fatty acids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label omega-3 fatty acids. Show all posts

7 reasons why kale is the new beef


(Organic Authority)

By Jill Ettinger

Like the saying goes, the only constant is change. We may resist it all we want, but Time and its inevitable evolution of everything in its path is unaffected by our attempts to stop it. The resulting trajectory of humanity’s nascent ascent appears to be positioning itself to sweep us into progressive new times, especially where our food choices are concerned, as nearly 7 billion people are now standing on the little scraps of land that we share with some 55 billion rather large animals raised for food each year. (As another famous saying goes: This town ain’t big enough for the both of us.) So, beef (and all factory-farmed meat) may be going from rib-eye to relic as we transition to a greener world… literally—as in leafy, green vegetables.

A handful of walnuts each day can help keep breast cancer away


A powerful defense against breast cancer might just be found in the daily habit of eating walnuts. Researchers at Marshall University in W. Virginia have discovered that breast cancer risk dropped significantly in lab animals who ate a regular diet that included a modest amount of the nut.