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| Daily Tip: How important is a healthy heart?
Growing evidence suggests that risk factors leading to heart disease,
such
as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, also increase
the
risk of Alzheimer's disease. You can help to maintain a healthy heart -
and
in turn a healthy mind - through small lifestyle changes such as
regular
exercise, managing stress levels, addressing environmental risk factors
such
as smoking, and staying social. Effective medications are also
available,
if necessary, to control risk factors.
Another big factor is your diet. Help keep your heart healthy by being
aware
of products containing saturated and trans-fats, and avoiding foods
containing them. Focus on omega-3 fatty acids (found in salmon,
sardines,
walnuts and freshly ground flaxseed) and monounsaturated fats (like
extra-
virgin olive oil). Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
legumes
and soy; and give garlic a regular place in your diet (it lowers blood
pressure and cholesterol, and has blood-thinning properties). Daily
green
tea and the occasional piece of quality dark chocolate will provide
antioxidant compounds (polyphenols) that have heart-protective effects.
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DrWeil.com Community. Visit DrWeil.com for more information on this
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to
be
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cholesterol,
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| In article <1134420027.742333.267380@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
julia <juliapoga@msn.com> wrote
[munch]
> and the occasional piece of quality dark chocolate
Would a 1" square every 2 hours be OK? I might be able to cut down to
that...
--
Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]
See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
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| William R Thompson 2005-12-13, 11:03 am |
| "Andy" wrote:
> julia wrote
> [munch]
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Would a 1" square every 2 hours be OK?
I could handle that, if the one-inch square is at least six inches thick.
Warning! The last time I showed this recipe to anyone, she complained that
just reading it caused her to gain five pounds!
Chocolate truffles:
One 12 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Melt the butter in a double boiler at your stove's lowest possible
temperature. Stir in the cocoa powder until smooth. Then stir in
the milk; stir for five to six minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the
vanilla.
(note: keep the temperature low, or fat separates from the butter and
condensed milk. It looks like wax chunks when it cools.)
Allow the mix to cool in the refrigerator for about three hours. Once it
sets roll it into little balls, placing them on wax paper. You can roll the
balls in cocoa powder or crushed nuts, or you can dip them in melted
chocolate (take a twelve ounce bag of chips, melt them at the stove's lowest
temperature, and mix in one or two tablespoons of shortening. Dip the balls
in the melted chocolate, put them on wax paper and refrigerate.
It's messy and time-consuming, but worth it.
--Bill Thompson
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| In article <_Yynf.3617$nm.127@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, William
R Thompson <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote
[]
>It's messy and time-consuming, but worth it.
>
You forgot the whipped double Jersey cream...
--
Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]
See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
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