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 Lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, reduces the risk of Coronory Heart Disease.
Lowering LDL beginning early in life will result in a three-fold greater reduction in the risk of CHD than treatment with a statin started later in life, according to research presented
on March 25 at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session.
Talking about foods, walnuts contain very high levels of polyphenol,
an anti-oxidant that can protect the body from molecules
which damage tissue. This week we focus on Top 10 Low
Cholesterol food options.
-In fitness,
Namita
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Hot Fitness Tip
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 In a small study of Finnish women who had recently entered menopause, those who stuck to an aerobic exercise program for six months were less likely to report night sweats, mood swings and irritability than women who didn't exercise. This is an indication that, exercise could serve as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy for quelling bothersome menopause symptoms.
Note: Each time that you take exercise, your
adrenal glands are stimulated to convert the male
hormone androstenedione into oestrogen. A minimum of
four 30-minute exercise sessions each week will help to
keep your body producing a little oestrogen.
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Words of Inspiration
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Overcome your limitations
 What things are holding you back, preventing you from reaching your full potential? We tend to avoid thinking about such things, because they can
be painful or uncomfortable. Or we blame our troubles and lack of progress on someone else. Avoiding the real issue may "feel" better at the moment.
Yet it does nothing to move us forward, to improve our lifestyle.
The moment you honestly and clearly face your limitations, you begin to transcend them. Yes, it involves effort to work on your shortcomings. In
the end, though it will be less effort than you would spend continually working against them.
Discovering your limitations gives you a powerful opportunity to be more effective. Once you remove something that's holding you back, you're
finished fighting it. That gives you more energy to put into achieving your goals.
Take a good, hard look at your fears, your assumptions, your weaknesses. Admit them, and put your effort into overcoming them. Your situation
doesn't limit you. Whatever can be done, can be done better.
There is opportunity for excellence in every situation. Any limitations you have are the result of your own attitude. Aim a little higher today, and
higher yet tomorrow. Think big. Make it count, and make a difference--in your life and the lives of others.
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Success Quote
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 "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
Mark Twain
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Healthy Recipe
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Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Cherry Sauce
Makes: 4 servings.
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Nutritional Information:
Per serving:
Calories: 238
Kcal, Total fat:
5 g (4 g
saturated fat),
Carbohydrates:
43 g, Protein: 7
g, Dietary
fiber: 6 g,
Sodium: 155.
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Ingredients:
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1/2 cup dried tart cherries
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3/4 cup pomegranate juice, divided
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1 lb. pork tenderloin
4 tsp. canola oil
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1/2 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
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1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
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1 tsp. dried thyme
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1 Tbsp. coarse seed mustard
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2 tsp. unsalted butter, optional
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Salt and ground black pepper
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Directions:
Place cherries in small bowl. Add 1/2 cup pomegranate juice and let sit until cherries are plump, about 20 minutes. Drain, setting fruit aside and reserving liquid. -
Cut tenderloin crosswise into 8 pieces. Using your palm, gently flatten each piece to an even thickness.
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Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until it is browned on both sides, turning meat once, about 6 minutes in all. When instant read thermometer reads 150 degrees F. or meat resists slightly when pressed with your finger, remove it to plate, cover loosely with foil, and set aside.
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Pour broth into the pan. As it boils, use wooden spatula to scrape up all browned bits. When broth is reduced by half, 4-5 minutes, add cherries, shallots, pomegranate juice and reserved juice from soaking, thyme and mustard. Simmer vigorously until liquid is reduced by one-third, 4 to 5 minutes. Return meat and any juices that have collected to pan and cook until meat is barely pink in the center or instant read thermometer registers 160 degrees F. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Place 2 pieces of tenderloin on each of 4 dinner plates. If using, swirl butter into sauce until it melts. Spoon sauce over meat. Serve immediately.
Note: If the tenderloin has a silver skin membrane, remove it or at the meat counter, ask the butcher to do it for you. |
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Article of the Week
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 High
cholesterol is a leading risk factor for heart disease.
Excess cholesterol in the bloodstream can form plaque in
artery walls. This plaque causes arteries to become
thicker, harder, and less flexible. Eventually,
cholesterol will slow down or even stop the blood flow
to the heart.
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