Transcript eating for health

Eating for Wellness
Fight Back With Food
Food As Medicine
Think . . . do you have any food that you eat when
you are sick?
Why?
Food As Medicine
Gingerale:
Contains ginger
In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is often
prescribed to soothe the stomach muscles
Chicken Soup:
Chicken soup is shown to have an antiinflammatory effect that can ease the
symptoms of the common cold
Garlic in Egypt
Garlic was of great medicinal
importance in nearby Egypt. It has
been found in the tombs of the
ancient Pharaohs dating back to
3,200 B.C.
It was used by the pyramid
builders, who believed garlic gave
them strength
It has been shown that garlic can
lower cholesterol, prevent
heart disease, alleviate
rheumatoid arthritis, and kill
microbes.
Honey in India
In Ayurveda, a 4000-year-old
treatise on medicine
originating from India, honey
is considered to positively
affect all three primitive
material imbalances of the
body.
Honey is used to treat a
variety of ailments,
including burns,
migraines, anemia, and
insomnia
Egyptians and Lemons
Ancient Egyptians believed
that eating lemons and
drinking lemon juice was an
effective protection against
a variety of poisons
Lemons can be used to
treat acne, fevers, and
hypertension
Greeks and Onions
In ancient Greece, athletes ate large
quantities of onion because it was
believed to lighten the balance of the
blood.
Roman gladiators were rubbed down
with onions to firm up their muscles.
In the Middle Ages, onions were
such an important food that people
would pay their rent with onions
Onions have been shown to
protect against cataracts,
heart disease, and cancer.
Food As Medicine
European housewives
used to break off bits
of mouldy bread,
mix it with water, and
spread the paste on
cuts.
The New Nutrition
Phytochemicals:
Phytochemicals, chemical
compounds that occur
naturally in plants, are
responsible for color and
other properties, such as the
deep purple of blueberries
and smell of garlic.
The New Nutrition
Phytochemicals in their native
state
Dispose of carcinogens
Protect DNA from damage
that can trigger disease
Stimulate the immune
system
Balance hormone levels
Functions as antioxidants
Top 10 Disease Fighting
Vitamins and Minerals
1) Calcium
2)Folate
3)Iron
4)Magnesium
5)Selenium
6) Vitamin B6
7) Vitamin B12
Enhancing Foods for
Health
Widespread interest in nutrition has lead to an
explosion of health promoting foods.
Supermarket shelves are filled with foods
designed to boost health and longevity. The idea
of adding ingredients to food is not new, and first
started in the 20th century by adding iodine to
salt.
With this new explosion, a number of terms have
been created to help us categorize these health
promoting foods.
Enhancing Food For
Health
Enriched Food
Enriched means that
vitamins or minerals have
been added to the food.
The vitamins and minerals are
added to replace the original
vitamins and minerals that were
lost during the refining process.
Enhancing Food For
Health
Fortified Food
Fortified means that vitamins
or minerals have been added
to the food in addition to the
levels that were originally
found before the food was
refined.
Enhancing Food For
Health
Functional Food
Functional food is a food
where an ingredient has
been added to a food
and the new product has
an additional function
(often one related to
health-promotion or
disease prevention)
Food
Enhancing Food For
Health
Meat and edible plants
modified through genetic
engineering.
Pesticide resistant plants
Golden rice
Long-lasting tomatoes
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Enhancing Food For
Health
Organic Food
Definition of organic refers to
food grown without synthetic
pesticides, insecticides,
herbicides, fungicides,
hormones, fertilizers or other
synthetic or toxic substances.
Taste the Rainbow
Ever wondered what
gives carrots their
rich orange color? Or
blueberries the deep
blue-purple?
Taste the Rainbow
Plant pigments!
Coincidentally, the most
vibrantly colored fruits and
vegetables contain the most
potent disease fighting
compounds. These bright
pigments may help prevent
cancer and cardiovascular
disease by acting as
antioxidants that protect the
cells from damage by harmful
free radicals.
The Mediterranean Diet
Traditional diets in
Mediterranean regions such
as Crete and other parts of
Greece, and Spain have been
studied for their compelling
health benefits.Many of
these individuals experience
longer life expectancy than
Canadians, and suffer from
fewer chronic illnesses.
The Mediterranean Diet
There is one theme
amongst the eating
patterns of these
regions: They eat very
little meat, very few
high-fat dairy
products, and little or
no prepared
products.