Health foods

[gladaki]

Thought of starting thread regarding super foods. First on my list is raw garlic. Garlic is a super food. If you eat 4 crushed cloves every day your immune system will be much stronger. It's a nature penicillin. I can go on on about its benefits. But odour after having it is a problem. study showed that drinking milk with raw garlic kills the smell to some extent. Any other suggestions for it ?.

I recently overheard someone at an restaurant asking for no dressing on their salad because they were about to meet some people and didn't want to offend the person. Do you find it offensive ?

[Daradon]

I love garlic! While it is healthy I think you are over exaggerating it's benefits, but yeah, I love the stuff. Never really had a problem with odor. Or maybe it's cause the whole family likes it so we stink together and don't notice. Though I've never heard anyone complain.

[gladaki]

Originally Posted by Daradon

I love garlic! While it is healthy I think you are over exaggerating it's benefits, but yeah, I love the stuff. Never really had a problem with odor. Or maybe it's cause the whole family likes it so we stink together and don't notice. Though I've never heard anyone complain.

I can post few studies from medical journal later ..which can prove my claims.
For now, if you can get hand on "Garlic the mighty bulb" by Natasha Edward it a good place to start

[strombad]

You should change the thread title to "Super Foods" if that's what you want to talk about!

Personally, nothing beats a glass of red wine. Good for you all over! I also add chia seeds to most smoothies. Adds a good bit of texture and they're great for you.

[gladaki]

Originally Posted by strombad

You should change the thread title to "Super Foods" if that's what you want to talk about!

Personally, nothing beats a glass of red wine. Good for you all over! I also add chia seeds to most smoothies. Adds a good bit of texture and they're great for you.

Yeah, I was trying to change it but didn't worked. Thanks for tips

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by gladaki

Thought of starting thread regarding super foods. First on my list is raw garlic. Garlic is a super food. If you eat 4 crushed cloves every day your immune system will be much stronger. It's a nature penicillin. I can go on on about its benefits. But odour after having it is a problem. study showed that drinking milk with raw garlic kills the smell to some extent. Any other suggestions for it ?.

I recently overheard someone at an restaurant asking for no dressing on their salad because they were about to meet some people and didn't want to offend the person. Do you find it offensive ?

Is it necessary to eat it raw? I mean, if its crushed up in some vinaigrette it is okay, but raw garlic is a bit harsh. Do the effects of cooking it diminish the positive effects entirely?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by gladaki

Thought of starting thread regarding super foods. First on my list is raw garlic. Garlic is a super food. If you eat 4 crushed cloves every day your immune system will be much stronger. It's a nature penicillin. I can go on on about its benefits. But odour after having it is a problem. study showed that drinking milk with raw garlic kills the smell to some extent. Any other suggestions for it ?.

I recently overheard someone at an restaurant asking for no dressing on their salad because they were about to meet some people and didn't want to offend the person. Do you find it offensive ?

When I lived in Lake Louise all the hippies espoused the same thing, which made me skeptical. Is there scientific data to support your claim?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Is it necessary to eat it raw? I mean, if its crushed up in some vinaigrette it is okay, but raw garlic is a bit harsh. Do the effects of cooking it diminish the positive effects entirely?

The hippies I was talking about above would slice it into slivers, then put it in those two-piece capsules, then swallow a metric fata-ton of it. They sure didn't seem any healthier than anybody else.

[troutman]

Are Quinoa, Chia Seeds, and Other "Superfoods" a Scam?
Sure, trendy ingredients work like magic—for industry's bottom line.

http://www.motherjones.com/environme...i-good-for-you

The real superfoods are lurking exactly where marketers don't want you to look: in produce sections, bulk food aisles, and backyard gardens. Not quite as exotic as the Himalayas.

A closer look at Dr. Oz’s 15 Superfoods

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/...15-superfoods/

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by gladaki

Thought of starting thread regarding super foods. First on my list is raw garlic. Garlic is a super food. If you eat 4 crushed cloves every day your immune system will be much stronger. It's a nature penicillin. I can go on on about its benefits. But odour after having it is a problem. study showed that drinking milk with raw garlic kills the smell to some extent. Any other suggestions for it ?.

I recently overheard someone at an restaurant asking for no dressing on their salad because they were about to meet some people and didn't want to offend the person. Do you find it offensive ?

The active molecule relating to these effects of garlic is allicin which has many demonstrated beneficial in vitro effects that have more difficulty being translated in vivo. For example, ethanol (alcohol found in drinks), bleach and fire have a very high antibacterial killing rate. Ingesting them does not continue that beneficial effect. There are some promising small studies that I've come across, but nothing big enough for me to get behind.

As an aside, I would like to point out that penicillin is in fact "nature's penicillin"

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

As an aside, I would like to point out that penicillin is in fact "nature's penicillin"

It's no erythromycin, that's for sure.

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by troutman

Are Quinoa, Chia Seeds, and Other "Superfoods" a Scam?
Sure, trendy ingredients work like magic—for industry's bottom line.

http://www.motherjones.com/environme...i-good-for-you

The real superfoods are lurking exactly where marketers don't want you to look: in produce sections, bulk food aisles, and backyard gardens. Not quite as exotic as the Himalayas.

A closer look at Dr. Oz’s 15 Superfoods

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/...15-superfoods/

Was with ya till you quoted a Doc. Oz article.

[Daradon]

Wouldn't penicillin be nature's penicillin?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Was with ya till you quoted a Doc. Oz article.

It is critical of Dr. Oz . . .

[Daradon]

My apologies then, haha.

Clickity click.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Wouldn't penicillin be nature's penicillin?

Look up...look waaaaay up

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Look up...look waaaaay up

Awww...

A total George Costanza moment there. Should thought of it last night when I had the chance.

[calumniate]

Not a food - but I'd read about jojoba oil doing wonders for hair and skin. Has anyone tried this stuff?

[Daradon]

Well, even though I think the whole 'superfood' phenomenon is mostly a marketing thing, there's no reason we can't discuss healthy foods, or what we've heard are healthy (and then discuss). Especially if it's like Troutman said, and showcases good foods that are common, and not exotic.

On that note, I'd like to say they tomatoes are supposedly very good for you. While long thought as kinda a nothing food, it's been shown they have high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants among other benefits.

[DuffMan]

I've been eating garlic everyday for a couple of months now. I buy it at Sobeys in an oil, It's right beside the yummy feta stuffed red peppers in oil.

It's hard to say if I benefit health wise from it as I'm pretty healthy for the most part and rarely get the flu or a cold. One thing I noticed though, that I think I can contribute to the garlic is it sure makes you regular.

Here' some things I eat pretty much every day. The super food aspects of any of these is debatable.

Blueberries
bran
flax
yogurt
garlic
orange, apple
carrots, celery
mushrooms
dark chocolate
olives(that's not every day, more like a couple of times a week)
multi vitamin
vitamin C
omega 3.

coffee.