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Ageing is a
process linked to the cumulative damage free radicals
cause in the body over time. While unsaturated lipids in
cell membranes are particularly susceptible to the
unstable and highly reactive free radicals, antioxidants
such as vitamin E have long been known to counteract
such oxidative processes. Vitamin E is made up of four
tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four
tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta). The superior
antioxidant capacity of tocotrienol is attributed to its
greater flexibility, which permits added mobility to
cover a larger surface area of cell membranes. To learn
more check out this week's article on Tocotrienols: a
Superior Antioxidants. In
fitness
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Dancing, according to experts, burns calories, boosts energy, improves
circulation and tones muscle--which leads to increased strength, endurance and
flexibility. In fact, dancing can burn just as many calories as other, more
"traditional" exercises, like brisk walking or downhill skiing. In addition,
dancing relieves tension and stress, improves your mood and serves as an outlet
for your creativity. Rumba helps to build strength and enhances flexibility.
Jive is good for cardio activity. So one should practice everything, mix
everything and take benefits from all types of dance.
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Life's Energy is What You Make it
Anyone who knows the basics of sailing can maneuver their boat to the desired
destination, regardless of the wind direction. The ability to adjust the sails
appropriately, and the amount of wind, are of far greater importance than the
wind's direction.
Winners and achievers in life know how to use all of life's energy -- the tail
winds and the head winds -- to move ahead toward goal achievement. Fear gives us
the heightened sense of awareness necessary for taking on difficult situations.
Challenges give us superb opportunities for learning and growing. Setbacks and
obstacles strengthen our resolve and determination. That is, if we decide to
take them that way.
You can't control the wind, but you can control how to set your sails. And you
can't control what life hands you, but you have complete control over what you
do with it. Fear, setbacks, obstacles, and challenges can easily blow you off
course -- or they can supply the energy to propel you ahead.
It all depends on you.
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"Some succeed because they are destined to. Most succeed
because they are determined to."
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Crispy Noodles with Mixed Vegetables
Ingredients
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Pure vegetable oil, for deep frying
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115g dried vermicelli rice noodles or cellophane noodles, broken into
7.5cm/3in lengths
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115g yard-long beans or green beans, cut into short lengths
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2.5cm piece fresh root ginger, cut into shreds
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1 fresh red chilli, sliced
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115g/1 1/2 cups fresh shiitake or button mushrooms, thickly sliced
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2 large carrots, cut into fine sticks
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2 courgettes, cut into fine sticks
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a few Chinese cabbage leaves, coarsely shredded
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75g/1 cup beansprouts
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4 spring onions, cut into fine shreds
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30ml/2 tbsp tamari
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30ml/2 tbsp Chinese rice wine
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5ml/1 tsp sugar
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30ml/2 tbsp roughly torn coriander leaves
Instruction
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Half-fill a wok with oil and heat it to 180°F. Deep fry the raw noodles, a
handful at a time, for 1-2 minutes until puffed and crispy. Drain on kitchen
paper. Carefully pour off all but 30ml/2 tbsp of the oil.
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Reheat the oil in the wok. When hot, add the beans and stir-fry for 2-3
minutes. Add the ginger, red chilli, mushrooms, carrots and courgettes and
stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
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Add the Chinese cabbage, beansprouts and spring onions to the wok. Stir-fry
for 1 minute, then add the tamari, rice wine and sugar. Cook, stirring, for
about 30 seconds.
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Add the noodles and coriander and toss to mix, taking care not to crush the
noodles too much. Serve at once, piled up on a plate.
Nutritional Information (Per portion):
Energy-245-184 Kcals/1021-766KJ, Protein-4.8 - 3.7g, Fat-8.16 - 6.1g, Saturated
fat 1.2 - 0.9g, Carbohydrate- 37-27.5g, Sugar-5.2 - 3.9g, Fibre(NSP)-2.9g -
2.2g, Calcium-54 - 41mg
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Tocotrienols: a Superior Antioxidants
Ageing is a process linked to the cumulative damage free
radicals cause in the body over time. While unsaturated
lipids in cell membranes are particularly susceptible to
the unstable and highly reactive free radicals,
antioxidants such as vitamin E have long been known to
counteract such oxidative processes. Surprising as it
may be, vitamin E is much more than simply an
antioxidant, and addresses a variety of chronic
conditions linked to ageing.
The so-called "chromanol" head is the fundamental unit
of vitamin E, and is also the location of antioxidant
activity. Vitamin E is made up of four tocopherols
(alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocotrienols
(alpha, beta, gamma, delta). The slight difference
between tocotrienols and tocopherols lie in the
unsaturated side chain having three double bonds in its
farnesyl isoprenoid tail. alpha-Tocopherol is the main
source found in supplements and in the European diet,
while gamma-tocopherol is the most common form in the
American diet. Tocotrienols are natural compounds found
in select vegetable oils, wheat germ, barley, saw
palmetto, and certain types of nuts and grains. This
variant of vitamin E only occur at very low levels in
nature.
Recent studies in clinical nutrition have confirmed that
vitamin E, long considered "a vitamin looking for
disease", plays an essential role in maintaining the
structure and function of the human nervous systems, as
well as being a powerful antioxidant that prevents free
radical damage and enhances the immune system. An
antioxidant becomes incorporated in the cell membrane to
scavenge free radicals that would weaken the most basic
cellular defensive line, and in immune cells it
strengthens and provides the membranes surrounding the
lycosomes.
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