Consume grains and vegetables for longevity
Consume Grains:
Grains are rich in proteins, minerals (calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium) and starches. Two types of grains exist:
- Cereal: rice, corn, wheat and oats, and
- Legumes: (Rich in proteins) all types of beans – kidney, lentil, lima, garbanzos, soybeans and peas.
Consume Vegetables:
There are as many as 5 different types of vegetables: Leafy green, seed pod, flower, stalk and root.
- Leafy: Lettuce, cabbage, cilantro, swiss chard, alfalfa, spinach, parsley, mint, grape leaves, cactus, onion tops.
- Seed pods: All types of tomatoes, squash, hot peppers, eggplant, green beans, cucumber.
- Flower: Cauliflower, broccoli, squash blossoms artichokes, palm flowers.
- Stalks: Celery, asparagus, mushrooms, corn smut.
- Roots: Beets, all types of onions, garlic, carrots, radishes, turnips.
The intake of these vegetables should be varied in order to acquire the wide variety of vitamins and minerals the body needs.
January 25th 2008 Posted to
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