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| BOILING PEANUTS |
1. Boiling peanuts in their kernels (the way they are often eaten) may make them four times richer in disease fighting photochemical than their raw, roasted, fried counterparts. Boiling may also absorb antioxidants from the shell.
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| BUTTON MUSHROOM |
2.Buttons mushrooms, say Tufts University researchers, may help ward off viruses and tumors by boosting the immune system’s killer cell activity.
3.A study of Boston University researchers revealed that Candy and other empty calories can thicken carotid artery walls much like cholesterol, thereby providing to be potentially harmful to heart as well as our waistline. Foods that spike blood sugar may also contribute age-related mental degeneration.
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| RESISTANT STARCH |
3.Resistant Starch is a type of dietary fiber naturally found in many carb-rich foods such as beans, unripe bananas, yam, potatoes, barley, brown rice, and corn. When these foods are cooked and then cooled, they may help us :
1. Exercise blood sugar control
2. Increase our body’s ability to burn fat
3. Boost satiety inducing hormones
4. Improve immunity and may be even cutting cancer risk.
One may ask how it works with the last. As the name suggests, resistant starch resists digestion thereby causing it to ferment in the intestines. This helps boost the growth of healthy pro biotic bacteria
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