Summer Melon Soup Recipe, Making Salads Healthier, The Benefits Of Cilantro

[Dr. Weil's Anti-Inflammatory Diet] Monday 05/16/2016 Join the conversation! Making The Same Meals Over And Over? Get out of the recipe rut - join [Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging]! We have over 300 recipes that feature anti-inflammatory ingredients, including salmon, vegetables, whole grains and anti-inflammatory spices. Our "virtual cookbook" makes creating healthy and satisfying meals simple and fun, and the choices are practically endless! Plus we have guides for making your grocery shopping quick and efficient, as well as exclusive videos featuring Dr. Weil cooking. [Start your 14-day free trial now, and save 30% when you join!] [Cooking with Dr. Weil] Warm Weather Herb: Cilantro Warm weather is an ideal time to try fresh, seasonal herbs in your meals, and one of my favorites - and an easy one to grow - is cilantro (Coriandrum sativum). Considered a healing herb, cilantro is traditionally used in India as an anti-inflammatory agent and studied in the U.S. for its cholesterol-lowering properties. What's typically termed "cilantro" in stores is the fresh or dried leaves of the cilantro plant, while its seeds are known as coriander seeds. The two go well together in many dishes. Generally, add the seeds during cooking, and sprinkle on the fresh, chopped leaves just before serving. You can easily grow cilantro plants in a pot on a bright windowsill or a back porch. Keep in mind that not everyone shares Dr. Weil's love for cilantro - it tends to be a "love or hate" herb. It's been speculated that a genetic variation makes some people despise cilantro - rather than sharp and tangy, these people find cilantro tastes like soap or aluminum foil. Dr. Weil's Vitamin Advisor Receive Your FREE Personalized [Vitamin Recommendation] & [Supplement Plan] Today! Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging Your Online Guide to the Anti-Inflammatory Diet. Start eating for your health - [begin your free trial now.] Dr. Weil's Spontaneous Happiness Achieve emotional well-being in just eight weeks! [Start your 10-day free trial now!] Dr. Weil's Head-to-Toe Wellness Guide Your guide to natural health.[Use the Wellness Guide today!] Dr. Weil's Marketplace Soothe your body, mind & spirit with Dr. Weil recommended products. [Click here to visit the store.] The Diet Dr. Weil Recommends A healthy lifestyle can help reduce the risk of age-related diseases such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and many forms of cancer. Start by eating the Dr. Weil-recommended Anti-Inflammatory Diet, available on [Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging]. Use our exclusive shopping guides, eating tips, recipes, interactive tools, videos and more. [Start your 14-day free trial now, and when you join save 30%!] [Seasonal Food]Seasonal Food Cantaloupe Cantaloupe (known to Australians as rockmelon) is a thick-skinned fruit with a netted skin. In peak season during June, July and August, cantaloupe is a refreshing, sweet and hearty treat, perfect for fruit salads and smoothies. Belonging to the same family as pumpkin, squash and cucumber, cantaloupe is an excellent source of beta-carotene as well as vitamin C. With a relatively low calorie-count per serving, cantaloupe is a sweet and satisfying way to get your vitamins during the summer months. Note: Diabetics should eat cantaloupe in moderation, as it falls in the medium range of the glycemic index. Try the [Summer Melon Soup] recipe! [Food as Medicine] Healthy Foods For Diabetics Mindfully managing diabetes involves more than just monitoring blood sugar levels. Making prudent choices in your diet can help address the risk factors of common diseases associated with diabetes, including heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. Several nutritional elements may be especially helpful in managing diabetes-related issues - make it a point to eat more magnesium-rich foods such as spinach, tofu, almonds, broccoli, lentils, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds; increase your intake of foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, especially cold-water oily fish such as wild Alaskan salmon; and choose foods that are lower on the glycemic index and have a low glycemic load, such as beans, lentils and "true whole grains" (in which the grain is intact, not ground into flour). [Tip]Tip: Two ways to tell if a cantaloupe is ripe: Either press your finger into the stem end - a gentle yielding is one indication of ripeness - or smell the stem end, as a ripe cantaloupe will have the distinctive aroma of cantaloupe flesh. [Checklist] 6 Tips For Safer Salads Eating salads based on greens, particularly dark leafy varieties such as spinach and kale, can be a good way to get your Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vegetables. However, the contents of salad can sometimes be a source of E. coli and salmonella. Help minimize your risk of exposure to pathogens with these steps: [Checklist] 1.Always rinse packaged greens, even if the package states "pre-washed." Greens that look fresh, especially greens in plastic, can still harbor bacteria. Loose and unpacked greens should be washed three times under cold, running water to remove sand, dirt and any bacteria that may be present. [Checklist] 2.Don't purchase greens that are past their "best-if-used-by" date. [Checklist] 3.All vegetables and fruits should be scrubbed under cold, running water before being used. [Checklist] 4.Do not put raw bean sprouts or alfalfa sprouts in your salad - the risk of toxins, E. coli or salmonella from these sources is high. [Checklist] 5.If using tofu in salad, purchase it in packaged form only - avoid buying it in bulk out of open barrels, which may harbor unwanted organisms. [Checklist] 6.At a salad bar, make sure that the vegetables are well chilled (kept over ice) and that the food is properly shielded with a sneeze guard or hood. Avoid any items that look old or dried out. To ensure delivery to your inbox, add [e-bulletins@communications.drweil.com] to your address book. [Unsubscribe] | [Privacy Policy] | [Contact Us] Copyright 2016 Weil Lifestyle, PO Box 24762, Tempe, AZ 85285