BeauTEAful
March 29th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Think of tea time as time well spent.
Although we Americans don’t take tea time quite as seriously as the British (Boston, 1773) we can still always find a couple minutes a day to squeeze in a couple minutes for fresh, steaming, health-boosting cup of herbal medicine.
Dating tea is like trying to date the dinosaurs. It seems it’s always been around, although rumor has it the Chinese started using tea around 4K-5K years ago. The benefits of drinking tea are enough to classify it as medicine vs. food. Let’s steep our philosophy in this ancient grandfather of remedies.
NUTRITION – 5 stars
I’ll try to be brief here:
- Cancer fighter via massive levels of antioxidants
- Helps fight against diabetes
- Supports immune system
- Boosts alertness
- Lowers stress hormones
- Slows cognitive decline (Alzheimer’s, etc.)
- Inhibits HIV virus for those who have it
- Fights against bowl and intestinal diseases
- Helps balance iron levels in the body
- Treats bacteria and fungal infections
- Supports cardiovascular health and lowers stroke chances significantly
- Packs an anti-depressant punch
- Many, many, many more. Drink it up!
SIMPLICITY – 5 stars
- Heating water takes time. But tea is so good for you that we have to give it a full 15 stars. Plus, straight out of the bag may work.
AFFORDABILITY – 5 stars
- Weighing your cups of tea by the pound yields a VERY low price/weight ratio. No problem here.
- May save you so many trips to the doctor that you’ll actually make a profit on buying tea
There is so much more to say, but we are going to leave it at that. It’s so simply good for you that we should all just do it.
Cheers!
Cave Cook
A 3rd and last special thank you.
BroCKAliath
March 12th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
In California, they say “brada”. At CaveChow, we say broCKA. As in brocolli that’s almost unbelievably high in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Vitamin A. And as David slew Goliath, so brocolli slays cancer. If you had to send a single guy out to fight a group of 20+, you would send brocolli. It’s notorious in health circles for good reason.
Let’s put these little green marshan vegetables on the grindstone.
NUTRITION – 5 stars
- Kill, kill, kill. This is the U.S. Marine Corps version of your typical cancer fighter. Against many, many cancers.
- 1 cup provides more than 100% of your DV for Vitamins C, K, and almost A
- The antioxidants provided from broccoli act as very effective cleansers and detoxifiers for your body
- Reduce the risk of skin cancer from too much sun by quickly repairing burnt, damaged skin
- Helps you with stronger bones, protects heart health, and is even said to help prevent birth defects
- There are so many more but I am simply exhausted from trying to process and communicate them all
SIMPLICTY – 4 stars
- If you’re extremely cave, broccoli is very simple. Just buy it and chew on it raw (the best way to consume)
- Very easy to boil, or toss in some stir fry (though it is advised you eat raw to get maximum nutritional value)
AFFORDABLE – 4 stars
- This almost gets 5 stars in California, but sometimes it costs more than our $1/pound standard, thus the 4
- Regardless – not expensive, and an absolute necessity for you and yours
In summary, we are quite exhausted and tired of reading and writing about all of these benefits. Just eating broccoli is much more simple.
Cave Cook
