My favorite time in the summer to go to the fresh farm stands at the beach or the farmer’s market in Union Square is late July and early August when fresh farm-raised tomatoes make their appearance and there are delicious heirloom tomatos!
Not only are tomatoes high in antioxidants and Vitamin C but recent studies have shown that “eating tomatoes may decr ease your risk of colon cancer,” according to a Jan/Feb 2008 article in Men’s Health. In an Israeli study, 56 colon-cancer patients infused their diets with 30 mg of lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, every day for 10 days. Their levels of IGF, an insulin-like growth factor linked to cancer growth, decreased significantly.
Here is one of my favorite recipes in the summer!
If you have been reading magazines and following the latest
juice-fasting fad, then I am sure you have come across this
word: alkalinity. Before your eyes glaze over and you move on to the
next article, this is a word all of us women should know—intimately. Not only can you prevent disease and feel great by keeping your bodies alkaline, but you can also lose five pounds or more just by making this one change.
As a runner, I am always looking for ways to power up my runs and recover from strenuous workouts. But, with all of the bars, gels and other products and supplements out there touting this or that, I have to say I am always skeptical at best!
Lunches are such a tricky thing…on one hand all of the children are comparing what they got in their lunchboxes (and do you really want them to be the ones with the lame lunch?). And, on the other hand, you want to send them off with something nutritious to fuel them through their day that you feel good about and that they will eat! If this is your conundrum, read on!
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