Drink to Help Undo a Heavy Meal
Most of you will probably eat hearty tonight for the traditional Christmas feast. So here is an idea!!!!
I found this great article to share with all of you to help when you eat a heavy meal
When you overdo it and down a day's calories in one sitting, your body's inflammatory processes go into overdrive. But here's a way you might counter it: Drink orange juice.
In a recent study, people who had eaten a supersized fast-food breakfast experienced a much milder inflammatory response in their bodies when they drank OJ with the meal.
High-Calorie Catastrophe
Whatever you do, don't pair that overindulgence with a soda. When researchers compared the effects that three different beverages had on the way bodies process big, fatty, inflammation-triggering foods, sugar water was the worst of the bunch. It seemed to exacerbate the inflammatory response. Plain water faired somewhere in between orange juice and sugar water, but it has the added benefit of being calorie-free. There's something in OJ that relieves joint inflammation, and it appears to be more than just vitamin C. Although vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory, researchers recently found that middle-aged and older adults whose diets were highest in yet another antioxidant that oranges are rich in -- beta-cryptoxanthin (it's found in bell peppers, too) -- were much less likely to develop joint inflammation than those who got less of the nutrient. Consider what you pour as carefully as what you put on your plate.
Whatever you do, don't pair that overindulgence with a soda. When researchers compared the effects that three different beverages had on the way bodies process big, fatty, inflammation-triggering foods, sugar water was the worst of the bunch. It seemed to exacerbate the inflammatory response. Plain water faired somewhere in between orange juice and sugar water, but it has the added benefit of being calorie-free. There's something in OJ that relieves joint inflammation, and it appears to be more than just vitamin C. Although vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory, researchers recently found that middle-aged and older adults whose diets were highest in yet another antioxidant that oranges are rich in -- beta-cryptoxanthin (it's found in bell peppers, too) -- were much less likely to develop joint inflammation than those who got less of the nutrient. Consider what you pour as carefully as what you put on your plate.
The Flavonoid Fix
What makes orange juice so good at clamping down on the inflammation and oxidation that big, fatty meals cause? The heroes are likely two important flavonoids found in oranges -- naringenin and hesperidin. These powerful antioxidants help tamp down body processes that can damage blood vessels and lay the groundwork for big health problems, like atherosclerosis and heart disease. Pulp or no pulp? Orange peel, pulp, or juice: Which one has the most vitamin C?
What makes orange juice so good at clamping down on the inflammation and oxidation that big, fatty meals cause? The heroes are likely two important flavonoids found in oranges -- naringenin and hesperidin. These powerful antioxidants help tamp down body processes that can damage blood vessels and lay the groundwork for big health problems, like atherosclerosis and heart disease. Pulp or no pulp? Orange peel, pulp, or juice: Which one has the most vitamin C?
Orange pulp wins, according to the authors of the book SuperFoods HealthStyle. The pulp has twice as much vitamin C as the peel and 10 times as much as the juice. And here's what all that nutrition means to your body.
Code Orange: Super Stuff
Oranges are one of nature's superfoods, according to Steven G. Pratt, MD, and Kathy Matthews, authors of SuperFoods HealthStyle. Each orange packs over 60 flavonoids, 170 phytochemicals, and a healthy dose of vitamin C.
Oranges are one of nature's superfoods, according to Steven G. Pratt, MD, and Kathy Matthews, authors of SuperFoods HealthStyle. Each orange packs over 60 flavonoids, 170 phytochemicals, and a healthy dose of vitamin C.
Good Stuff Keeps You Going
And all that healthy stuff in oranges may help prevent a host of health conditions, including arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure, blood clots, colds, and even cancer. Oranges have got you covered from A to Z.
And all that healthy stuff in oranges may help prevent a host of health conditions, including arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure, blood clots, colds, and even cancer. Oranges have got you covered from A to Z.
New Ways to Go Orange
You could always grab an orange and just eat it whole. But for novel ways to squeeze more of this citrus beauty into your diet. Need more reasons to drink your orange juice? Check out this small sampling of things it can do for your body:
You could always grab an orange and just eat it whole. But for novel ways to squeeze more of this citrus beauty into your diet. Need more reasons to drink your orange juice? Check out this small sampling of things it can do for your body:
- Cushion your creaky knees.
- Protect against pounds.
Eating a diverse diet that includes 4 servings of fruit per day can make your RealAge as much as 4 years younger.
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