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Fiber-rich black eyed peas and edamame in entrée salad help lower heart disease risk. Eating beans and peas four times per week lowers heart disease risk by 22 percent.
Savory, flavorful grilled fish with Asian flair may help strengthen the immune system. Miso is also an excellent source of manganese, zinc, phosphorus and copper, which help strengthen your immune system.
South American grain helps prevent migraines in Middle Eastern inspired salad. Quinoa is loaded with the B vitamin riboflavin, which helps your cells generate more power.
Juicy, tangy mustard & almond encrusted thighs may help alleviate asthma severity. The selenium and magnesium in mustard may reduce asthma severity.
Cumin in zesty gluten-free Mexican classic helps prevent stomach ulcers. Cumin is a powerful spice shown to be effective in killing ulcer-causing bacteria H. Pylori.
Collard greens add texture, flavor and anti-cancer qualities to soul-soothing soup. When you chop or chew collard greens, you get the powerful, helpful chemicals isothiocyanates and indole-3-carbinol. They help your liver produce enzymes that detoxify cancer-causing toxins in your body.
Smooth and melty main dish is rich in calcium and helps prevent heart disease. The protein in Parmigiano-Reggiano breaks immediately available free amino acids, making it easy to digest.
Sweet, chewy Mediterranean-style dish lowers cancer risk and prevents tooth decay. The vitamin C in lime juice helps you absorb the iron in raisins, and the olive oil helps you absorb the bright, beautiful beta carotene in the carrots.
Nutty sesame oil adds flavor and cholesterol-lowering benefits to Asian stir fry. Sesame oil contains an antioxidant called sesaminol, which has shown promise in killing leukemia cells.
Cayenne adds depth and spark to a dessert that lowers blood pressure. One small piece of dark chocolate a day – just 30 calories' worth – eaten two hours after dinner can actually lower systolic (top number!) blood pressure 3 points and diastolic (bottom number!) blood pressure 2 points.
Tender mushrooms and fresh, flaky salmon help lower cancer and heart disease risk. Shiitake mushrooms contain a compound called lentinan, which has been shown to have anti-cancer activity and can even help protect from influenza and other viruses.
Enjoy blood pressure lowering benefits of garlic with a salad fit for an emperor. Allicin helps protect against microbes that can contribute to tuberculosis and dysentery.
Goat cheese provides pizzazz and health benefits in this saucy, tangy pizza. Mangia! The fat in the goat cheese helps your body absorb more of the carotenoids in the pizza sauce.
Smooth, creamy polenta combined with three-berry sauce lowers lousy cholesterol. A flavonoid in blueberries called kaempferol can help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by up to 40 percent.
Dr. John has five reasons why you'll love this Mediterranean-style salad. Kids born to moms eating the traditional Mediterranean diet while pregnant are 45 percent less likely to develop an allergic disease before age seven.
