wow thanks for this angelique. this is awesomeness.juana aka speedie/wildcat2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angel Luvs Tags" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "CSR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <RecipesAndMore@googlegroups.com>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:09 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] OPEN SESAME
Sesame seeds are a good source of copper, offering 74% of your daily requirement of copper from just a quarter of a cup of the seeds. Copper can reduce pain and swelling from rheumatoid arthritis due to its importance in anti-inflammatory and antioxidant enzyme systems. It is also essential in the role of the enzyme lysyl oxidase, important in collagen and elastin, providing structure, strength and elasticity in blood vessels, bones and joints. Sesame seeds also offer heaps of magnesium which has profound benefits to vascular and respiratory health. Magnesium has shown its usefulness in preventing airway spasm in asthmatics; lowering blood pressure which can be beneficial to people at high risk of heart attack, stroke and heart disease; preventing the blood vessel spasm linked to migraines; and restoring normal sleep patterns for menopausal women. Another nutritional benefit of sesame seeds is their high levels of calcium, although only unhulled seeds have high levels of this essential nutrient. As well as the well publicised benefits of calcium in bone health and the prevention of osteoporosis, calcium can also assist in the prevention of colon cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, migraines and pre-menstrual symptoms in the second half of the moon cycle. It should be remembered, though, that the calcium stored in the hulls of sesame seeds isn't absorbed as readily into the human body as the calcium sources in the flesh. Therefore it's unknown how much extra calcium is available to the human body by consumption of hulls and flesh compared to flesh alone. Sesame seeds are also full of zinc which is helpful in maintaining bone mineral density. Osteoporosis is often considered a women's disease but many men suffer as well ... 1 in 8 men over 50 will have an osteoporatic fracture. Did I mention that sesame seeds are full of good fats? They contain compounds that lower bad cholesterol levels but also raise good cholesterol levels. Now, that can't be bad. Can it? Sesame seeds are great and the oil made from them is wonderful too, in the words of my bloke, "it's all about aroma". Smell and taste are inextricably linked and what smells good, tastes good ... so try them for yourself. You might actually like them. ~Angelique~ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.13.1/982 - Release Date: 8/31/2007 5:21 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
