Just a little friendly advice for those starting out on they’re weight loss journey & looking for some basic and healthy weight loss tips.
Pumpkin is usually not at the top of anyone’s list when they think of foods they want to incorporate into their diet on a regular basis. In reality, we all should. Pumpkin is considered an underdog in nutrition. Pumpkin is the leader of the pack when it comes to foods rich in Carotenoids. What are Carotenoids? Glad you asked.
Carotenoids And They’re Importance
Carotenoids are the red, yellow, and orange compounds found within a variety of vegetation. Carotenoids help shield plants from the sun and at the same time attract birds and insects for pollination. In humans, Carotenoids play a role in the prevention of many ailments and diseases such as lung, cervical, colon, bladder, breast, and skin, just to mention a few. Carotenoids also play a large part in helping protect the skin and eyes from damage from the sun. Carotenoids are best utilized by your body when ingested through plant form. Your body knows how to break down certain types of Carotenoids without delivering a toxic amount of vitamin A to your liver. If you think that taking a supplement is going to cover your bases, think again. In a 1996 Finnish study publicized in the New England Journal of Medicine, a study was performed with male smokers. One group took a beta- carotene supplement, and the other group did not. They’re findings showed that the smokers who took beta-carotene supplements were 18% more likely to develop lunge cancer! I have provided the link below in case you would like to read more. :)
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199404143301501
I have been trying very hard to include more Carotenoids to my diet and I understand how difficult it can be. Just a cup of pumpkin a week would be a great start. You can consume pumpkin in a variety of ways, but probably the easiest would be to eat pumpkin seeds, or just simply eating canned pumpkin (puree, not pie filling) with a little honey and cinnamon. Below is a really good pumpkin pudding recipe from South Beach Diet. Carotenoids can also be found in other vegetables and squash such as sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, etc.,
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The Buddy System
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