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Could This Salad Make You Stronger?

Sweet red peppers, sunflower seeds, and mango chunks atop a bed of spinach sure make for a yummy salad. But could it make you strong like Popeye, too?

According to research, it very well might. Especially if you're over 65. You see, each of those salad ingredients is rich in vitamin E. And seniors who get the most E test best on physical tasks like how fast they can walk or how quickly they can get up out of a chair.

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Faheem

11 of 11 people found this helpful.

4/23/2008 11:15:05 PM

It is recommended by cardiologists that 30 to 60 miniutes walk daily, can prevent you from heart diseasaes.

clownfish

31 of 36 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 8:02:52 PM

My favorite health remedy for overall health is
cod liver oil. I have lupus and have taken it for the past 10yrs with minimal flareups and never having to take rx meds!!!

Elena1

37 of 41 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 2:04:45 PM

I learned that having a good and healthy breakfast makes your day much easier when it comes to eat only the necessary during the rest of the day, without extra-starving you are able even to take care of your weight, that's thanks to RealAge, I was one of those who didn't care for breakfast.
Thank you!

LiveHealthy

48 of 55 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 11:09:01 AM

Lost 20 pounds, that I gained over an accident, took about a year, ate healthy, gave up junk food, drink living water, added exercise and stretching and outdoor activities, best feeling in the world to be strong and know that YOU can help yourself by the choices YOU make I am going to FIFTY this year, but I feel better and wiser than I did when I was 35! I LOVE to be HEALTHY. LIFE IS GOOD! Life healthy.

bothenjs

34 of 34 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 10:23:19 AM

I love spinach- try it with strawberries, or mangoes, or asian pears. A little bit of feta and red onions and I'm in heaven.

saintangel...

20 of 20 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 9:37:57 AM

Baby Spinach mixed with red leaf lettuce, add your choice of : Red Onion, Bell Peppers of all kinds, boiled egg, grape tomatoes or cherry or Roma, chop up strawberrires, grilled chicken, sunflower nuts, garlic salt and poppyseed dressing. Divide salad into appropriate portions and eat all day long. You wont get fat, and its very yummy and healthy. Also, when you cook, the grocery stores now carry "Omega 3" cooking oil that includes Safflower, Sunflower and vitamin E as the basic oils. The cost is affordable.

Pipsqueak

16 of 17 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 8:26:04 AM

Weight loss and maintaing. Eat 5-6 small healthy meals daily. Never feel deprived. Never feel stuffed, just always comfortably full.

Pipsqueak

16 of 17 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 8:22:59 AM

Baby Spinach, red onion, fresh mandarin orange slices, chopped walnuts or almonds with either fresh squeezed lemon juice or a light vinagrette such as 1 part extra virgin olive oil and 2 parts balsamic vinegar whisk well and pour.

brusselsprout

9 of 11 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 8:18:26 AM

I use a high quality walnut oil with apple cider vinegar for a dressing. delicious!

marthahd

9 of 10 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 7:25:43 AM

I noticed there was no dressing mentioned but I think this would be great with a light raspberry vinegarette dressing using olive oil.

harleychick

5 of 7 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 6:42:20 AM

when I make tuna salad which I love I use vegenaise and along with other things I chop up fresh zucchini.

getbetterp...

14 of 15 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 6:02:25 AM

Rest on your tummy for 2 to 3 minutes on your bed, in the middle of the day and/or right before you go to sleep for a healthy spine.

Resting on your tummy may even get rid of the back pains and
sciatic leg pains.

Hoppy_Bunny

12 of 12 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 4:36:41 AM

While the recommended dose is 400 mg, recent research suggests we should actually get 2-3 times that much, making it even more important to get plenty.

joy333

12 of 12 people found this helpful.

4/18/2008 2:47:13 AM

No matter how old you are..We have to keep moving..read, learn, help others..only you can take care of you.

1Kid

8 of 9 people found this helpful.

4/16/2008 8:24:05 AM

Along with vitamin E for a brain boost - be sure to continue learning - take a class. Better yet, take a class in tai chi or other type of exercise. Learning strengthens the mind and the exercise helps with balance and strength.