Suffering from depression or a cold is more common during the winter months. But there are ways to combat them just by eating the right kind of foods. Dr John La Puma, author of Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine tells us the top foods and nutrients to fight depression and colds.
I was so impressed with Dr La Puma's conversation around omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin D and depression that I have already forwarded this link to a close friend of mine-great info and nice having a transcript version...
Posted by Luke on 2008-10-29 10:46:50
Wow, good to know that when I pizza at a higher temperature (which I already do), it's actually giving me more antioxidants! So does anyone know the best way to store watermelon to increase it's beta-carotene & lycopene levels? Wish Dr La Puma would have given more information on that. Interesting stuff.
Posted by Maddie on 2008-10-29 11:10:18
It's good to have the transcript option! thanks!
Posted by natasha on 2008-10-29 15:17:34
this is a good helth site to visit
very informative
Posted by John Bobbin BNat on 2008-10-29 16:36:16
Hi Luke,
If you join ChefMD that very question is addressed, it is also addressed in this podcast/transcript, and the simple answer is store your watermelon on the kitchen shelf to double the antioxidants. This is, once again great information, and I think a wise decision would be to join his website ChefMD for a dearth of information, I have just joined and had it confirmed.
Posted by Luke on 2008-10-29 17:42:18
Hi John Bobbin BNat,
Thanks for the heads up, I will have to check out ChefMD's site when I get a chance. So when you say storing it on the kitchen shelf to increase antioxidants, does that mean as opposed to storing it in the refrigerator? If so, I wonder if that is true for other fruits as well. Interesting. Dr La Puma should come here and reply :)
Posted by Gloria Tsang on 2008-10-30 10:43:29
Nice discussion guys! We've actually published an article about watermelon and lycopene back in June 2006. Check it out here http://www.healthcastle.com/lycopene_watermelon.shtml
Posted by Luke on 2008-10-31 10:56:19
Thank you Gloria for sharing your article. It answered my question. Glad to see both you and Dr La Puma having the same recommendation. I will be sure to keep storing watermelon on my kitchen counter!
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