WHFoods: Sea vegetables

WHFoods: Sea vegetables: Sea vegetables are an excellent source of iodine and vitamin K, a very good source of the B-vitamin folate, and magnesium, and a good source of iron and calcium, and the B-vitamins riboflavin and pantothenic acid. They also contain measurable amounts of vitamins C and E.

Why our extreme quest for weight loss isn't working.

Baby Food Diet? Americans Are Spending $50 Billion a Year Dieting -- And We're Getting Crazier By the Minute: The reason diets and calorie-cutting often do not work in the long term comes down to basic science. Weight loss can occur when you burn more calories than you consume. But your body always needs a certain amount of energy in order to perform daily functions and keep up a speedy metabolism. When a person cuts calories to below 1,200 per day, the metabolism goes into "starvation mode" and slows down, meaning that your body is no longer burning the calories it once did when you participated in daily tasks or exercise. This conservation of calories is a natural reaction from your body in order to maintain as much energy as possible until your next meal. During the first weeks of dieting, the dieter may notice a quick weight loss, but these types of results quickly slow down as the metabolism slows.

Watermelon lowers blood pressure, study finds

Watermelon lowers blood pressure, study finds: Evidence from a pilot study led by food scientists at The Florida State University suggests that watermelon can be an effective natural weapon against prehypertension, a precursor to cardiovascular disease.

WHFoods: chromium

WHFoods: chromium: As the active component of glucose tolerance factor(GTF), chromium plays a fundamental role in controlling blood sugar levels. The primary function of GTF is to increase the action of insulin.

The Silent Epidemic of Iodine Deficiency

The Silent Epidemic of Iodine Deficiency – Life Extension: In the developed world, iodine deficiency has increased more than fourfold over the past 40 years. Nearly 74% of normal, “healthy” adults may no longer consume enough iodine.

Dietary supplementation with branched-chain amino acids

Dietary supplementation with branched-chain amino... [Cancer Sci. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI: Obesity and related metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance, are risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis as well as in chronic viral hepatitis. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), which improve insulin resistance, inhibited obesity-related colon carcinogenesis in a rodent model, and also reduced the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in obese patients with liver cirrhosis.

WHFoods: Pumpkin seeds

WHFoods: Pumpkin seeds: Phytosterols are compounds found in plants that have a chemical structure very similar to cholesterol, and when present in the diet in sufficient amounts, are believed to reduce blood levels of cholesterol, enhance the immune response and decrease risk of certain cancers.