WHFoods Weekly Newsletter

[World's Healthiest Foods]() Weekly Newsletter - October 2, 2017 The George Mateljan Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation with no commercial interests or advertising. Our mission is to help you eat and cook the healthiest way for optimal health. Dear Friend of World's Healthiest Foods, This week, we feature one of our lunch recipes from our upcoming WHFoods 7-Day Meal Plan to help you on your way to optimal health. I encourage you to try this week's featured recipe and see how easy it is to combine great nutrition with great taste! [Caesar Salad with Navy Beans]( We would love to hear from you. Please e-mail us your rave reviews, comments, or any suggestions you might have after having tried the recipes from our powerful WHFoods 7-Day Menu, gmf@mauigateway.com We conclude our discussion about adverse food reactions with a catch-all category involving any food or food component that can either directly or indirectly disrupt a body process. This last category is admittedly a very large one, and may potentially involve all of our body systems, and not simply our digestive or immune system. As regulation of our cellular metabolism becomes better and better understood, so does our understanding of food components and their ability to influence cellular activity. Added to this evolving understanding of our body systems and our cellular metabolism has been the evolving understanding of our gut bacteria. Interactions of our gut bacteria with food can result in the sending of signals from our digestive tract to tissue throughout our body, including pro-inflammatory signals that can increase risk of chronic inflammation and chronic inflammatory disease. In short, what we are looking at in this last category of potential food avoidances are foods or food substances that may need to be avoided not because of a reaction exclusive to our immune or our digestive systems but because of interactions between multiple body systems mediated at the level of cellular metabolism. Read the rest of the story on [Adverse Food Reactions]( Enjoy your week of healthy eating, George [Food of the Week] What's New and Beneficial About Brussels Sprouts This week we bring you Brussels sprouts when they are coming into the peak of their season, the least expensive, and have the best flavor. You'll want to include Brussels sprouts as one of the cruciferous vegetables you eat on a regular basis if you want to receive the fantastic health benefits provided by the cruciferous vegetable family. At a minimum, include cruciferous vegetables as part of your diet 2-3 times per week, and make the serving size at least 1-1/2 cups. Even better from a health standpoint, enjoy Brussels sprouts and other vegetables from the cruciferous vegetable group 4-5 times per week and increase your serving size to 2 cups. [Read More]( [Recipe of the Week] Try This Recipe of the Week 5-Minute "Quick Steamed" Brussels Sprouts Brussels sprouts don't have to take a long time to cook. Enjoy this quick and easy recipe found on page 193 of the 2nd Edition of theWorld's Healthiest Foods. [Read More]( [Nutrient of the Week] Brussels Sprouts are an Excellent Source of Vitamin K Brussels sprouts are an excellent source of important health-protective vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin K. [Read More]( [Hot Topic] What are purines and how are they related to food and health? Two or three decades ago, purines were recognized for primary two reasons: (1) as building blocks for DNA (the primary genetic material in our cells) and (2) as substances that could be broken down to form uric acid and potentially increase our risk of gout. Gout is a form of arthritis (sometimes called gouty arthritis) that can be extremely painful and results from excessive build-up of uric acid in our body, leading to formation of uric acid crystals that get can deposited in our joints. Beyond these two key areas of interest, purines did not enjoy a lot of mainstream attention in scientific research. Today researchers understand that purines are far more important contributors to our health than we might be otherwise be led to believe ... [Read More]( Here's to another week of the Healthiest Way of Eating and Cooking! George [WHFoods Book 2nd Edition] The World's Healthiest Foods, 2nd Edition is complete and ready to order with 2 free gifts valued at $51.95. All international orders (including Canada) must be placed through Amazon.com. More from happy book owners: Just received my second edition yesterday and I must say I love it. Thank you for all your efforts. - Dave [Read more about our book]( $39.95 [buy now]( visit our homepage at Newsletter circulation: over 120,000 Copyright © 2017 The George Mateljan Foundation, All Rights Reserved George Mateljan Foundation, PO Box 25801, Seattle, Washington 98165 [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](