Foods You Should Pair Together For Their Nutritional Values

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 Tomatoes & Olive Oil
 Olive Oil increases the antioxidant properties of tomatoes.

A Study by Free Radical Biology and Medicine found that people who ate tomato dishes with extra virgin oil benefited from more of the antioxidant properties of the lycopene found in tomatoes. That's good enough to enjoy bruschetta more often, or sauté your tomatoes in olive oil before adding them to a pasta dish.

2. Whole Grains with Onions & Garlic  Garlic and onion help the body absorb essential nutrients from whole grain. The iron and zinc found in whole grain is hugely beneficial to your health, but the biological make-up of grain is such that these essential nutrients metabolize faster than your body can ingest them and put them to use.  A 2010 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that both garlic and onion are great at encouraging uptake of the minerals found in grain, so should be paired with it where possible. You can either bake garlic into fresh bread, or just add a decent dose of onion to your sandwiches!   3. Dark Chocolate & Apples Complimentary minerals from each work together to break down blood clots.Treat your sweet tooth with a double dose of dessert by pairing apples with dark chocolate. Together they have the potential to improve heart health because apples (particularly their skin) contain amounts of quercetin, and flavonoid an excellent anti-inflammatory; while dark chocolate is full of catechins that help stop the arteries from hardening. The complimentary properties of these substances have been shown to help destroy blood clots and lower the risk of heart disease, according to dietitian Melissa Rifkin of the Montefliore Medical Center in New York. So simply dip your apple slices in some sumptuous melted chocolate or make chocolate-apple cookies, but remember to choose dark chocolate as it contains 6 times as many catechins than milk chocolate.  Kale & Almonds Almonds provide the healthy fat that helps the body absorb the vitamin E from kale.Kale is a well-known super food and among its many nutrients is vitamin E, the powerful anti-oxidant that promotes a healthy heart, strong immune system and glowing skin. However, it is also fat-soluble, meaning that it can only be absorbed by the body if it has some fat to help it along. Of course, you would only want heart-healthy monosaturated fat to aid this process, and almonds are one of the best sources of that. So sprinkle some almonds on a kale-based salad or eat some alongside your latest vegetable dish.  Turmeric & Black Pepper Piperine in black pepper helps you absorb the extremely healthy curcumin in turmeric. The incredible health benefits of turmeric are increasingly well-known, and most of them originate from the amount of curcumin contained within the spice. Curcumin is a really powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiseptic, so it's one of the very best substances you can feed your body. However, it is another compound that is metabolized really quickly, so it's good to give your body a helping hand so it can absorb it successfully. Research has shown that the piperine in black pepper improves the bioavailability of curcumin by as much as 1,000 times, so you get a huge, healthy boost from pairing to two. A teaspoon of black pepper can be easily added to most turmeric dishes, so it's easy to create a combination.   Black Beans & Red Peppers  Red pepper helps you absorb the iron from black beans. Black beans are full of useful nutrients - especially iron -  but unfortunately, the sort of iron found in plant foods is not as easily absorbed into the body as the iron you find in meats. In fact, as little of 2% of the iron found in plants makes its way into the bloodstream, and never more than 20%, according to nutritionist and author Cynthia Sass. Luckily, vitamin C rich foods can help the process along and increase the absorption of plant-derived iron by as much as 6 times, and as red bell pepper is a wonderful, savory source of vitamin C, it's a great option. Try black bean tacos cooked with diced red peppers for one tasty dish.  Salmon & Garlic   They can decrease your risk of heart disease in combination. You can use garlic to add some extra flavor to your salmon, but did you know that the two combined can also work together to decrease your risk of heart disease? A study published in the American Journal of Nutrition found that people who consume decent amounts of fish oil and garlic saw their levels of bad cholesterol plummet by as much as 12%. So, cooking up your delicious salmon steak with a dash of garlic is surely worth considering!   Broccoli & Tomatoes  They display impressive Cancer-fighting powers when paired together.In a 2007 study, the combination of tomatoes and broccoli was found to slow down the growth of prostate tumors when tested on rats. Indeed, it was found that a diet of 10% tomato and 10% broccoli can trigger a 52% decrease in the weight of tumor than either vegetable produced when eaten alone. It appears that the two combined make one powerful tool to protect your health, so considering adding some sundried tomato pesto to your next batch of broccoli would be an excellent idea indeed.

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Foods that help fight fatigue

Fatigue

Foods that can help

Raw chocolate and cocoa are known to boost energy and help brain function. Sluggishness and fatigue are often a common symptom of a magnesium deficiency in the body. Stay away from processed chocolate, as it’s not as healthy for you as cocoa, which can also treat irritability.
Red pepper has been recommended for providing pregnant women with an energy boost. Red peppers contain iron and can increase the body’s heat production and intake of oxygen. They are also high in vitamin C containing nearly 300% of the daily recommendation while pregnant.
Oats are rich in calcium, magnesium, vitamin E and vitamin B, potassium and protein and are a great energy boost.

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ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, VITAMIN A COULD CURE CANCER

Intake of vitamin A in diet could help treat several forms of cancer due to its ability to control the malignant cells, a new study has found.

Scientists have hailed the discovery as a “new dawn” in cancer treatment after finding a link between malignant cells and lack of vitamin A.

Experts at the University of York found that cancer cells are under control of a derivative of the vitamin, known as retinoic acid, the ‘Daily Express’ reported.

They believe that vitamin A can be used as new anti-cancer treatment and advised people to ensure they include adequate levels of the nutrient in their diets.

The study was carried out on prostate cancer cells but Professor Norman Maitland of Yorkshire Cancer Research believes the treatment could apply to other cancers as well.

“This may apply to a number of other cancers,” said Maitland.

Maitland, however, warned people not to rush out to buy vitamin A supplements, which could be toxic and even cancerous in high doses.

Instead he advised people to take vitamin A in their daily diet, including oily fish, carrots, liver, red pepper and dark leafy vegetables.

“We hope vitamin A will be used to prevent prostate cancer and we also believe that a derivative of vitamin A could help destroy prostate cancer cells or make them more treatable once they have started to spread. Clinical trials based on this research could herald a new dawn in treatment for prostate cancer patients,” he said.

He said that retinoic acid is already used to treat a blood cancer and has been extremely successful in improving survival rates to 80 per cent.

“It has been known for years that low vitamin A in samples of blood is associated with prostate cancer, but nobody knew the mechanisms involved. We have for the first time revealed a biological link,” Maitland said.