If your daily diet is a very typical western one, then you need to pay special attention to sunflower seeds. This is because sunflower seeds contain many nutrients lacking in a typical Western diet. Cultivated and consumed by indigenous people of North and South America for thousands of years, sunflower seeds are rich in vitamins…

Molasses is the syrupy dark liquid that is derived from processing raw sugar into its refined form. While fully refined sugars (eg. white sugar and corn syrup) are quite devoid of any nutrients except glucose, molasses is rich in minerals and offers several health benefits. Molasses is rich in minerals such as iron, calcium, copper,…

The Amaranth grain is a highly nutritious grain. The ancient Greeks believed that this seed bestowed the gift of immortality, and hence named it “amarantos”, which meant “unfading”. World health workers found that in areas of Africa and Latin America where the plant grows, there is little incidence of malnutrition. Amazingly, even though this plant…

If you have anemia, especially anemia brought about by iron-deficiency, below are some foods that will benefit you. (Check out the later sections if you are a vegetarian). Meat Meats like beef, pork, mutton, fish and poultry are some of the best foods for anemic people with iron-deficiencies. This is because substantial amounts of iron…

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