Nuts, Today's Superfood

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="039506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Post-Polio Syndrome Information and More</B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                             </B><A HREF="index_page.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Index"><U><B> INDEX</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <div>           <IMG SRC="10a78800.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="128" ALT="Graphic of mixed nuts laid out on a white and green background" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Nuts, Today's Superfood</B></div> <div> <B>Almonds, walnuts, macadamias, peanuts.  All of these are packed with protein and fat that will fill you up, not out, and not endanger your health.  Nuts are 70% to 90% fat ...good fat, the kind that protects hearts.  Walnuts are also rich in omega-3 oil, similar to what's in fish.  Nuts contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals such as calcium, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin E and antioxidants.  Most contain arginine, an amino acid that may help lower blood pressure and clear arteries.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nuts are an excellent substitute for meat or cheese and satisfy the craving for fat.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A 1992 study at Loma Linda University fund that eating 2 ounces of nuts four or five times a week reduced heart attack risk by 50%.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Eating almonds, walnuts or macadamia nuts (2-3 ounces a day) depressed high cholesterol about 10%.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Penn State research found that a higher-fat diet from peanuts and peanut butter is more heart-protective then a low-fat regimen.  Eating peanuts lowered triglycerides.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nuts, such as cashews,  may also lower the risk of colon, stomach and prostate cancer.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nuts curb hunger by satisfying the desire for some fat, thereby promoting weight loss.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ways to go "nuts" -- add nuts to cold and hot cereals, salads, pasta, vegetable and stir-fry dishes; thicken sauces with ground nuts; pulverize nuts into butter and use as a spread.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                              <IMG SRC="1c28e8e0.gif" border=0 width="142" height="142" ALT="Man running" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ABS - Easy Submit and Meta Tag Analzyer</B></div> <div> <B> <A HREF="http://www.scrubtheweb.com/abs/" TARGET="_top"> <IMG SRC="http://www.scrubtheweb.com/abs/linkexchange/easy.gif" ALT="Easy Submit" BORDER="0" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="31"></A>  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magnets, Do They Really Work?"><U><B><IMG SRC="0816e5a0.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="90" ALT="Back button of same cat under blanket reaching for ball" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>                                                                        </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PPS and Memory Loss"><U><B><IMG SRC="08a6e590.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="89" ALT="Forward Button of cat under a blanket with paw reaching for ball" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>