JUNE 2014
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FOOD FOCUS WITH RYAN RENWICK,THAT CHEF!
POMEGRANATE PERFECTION
Pomegranate dates back 5000 years to an empire once known as Persia. I want to focus specifically on the health benefits derived from the pomegranate in the form of antioxidants and flavonoid phytonutrients. Firstly, what are antioxidants and flavonoid phytonutrients? An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation in short causes a chain reaction that leads to damage or death in a cell. As the name suggests, antioxidants stop this. Flavonoid phytonutrients are derived mostly from plant-based foods and play a variety of roles in our lives that we don’t even notice Ever wanted to eat something and know it was actually helping you loose weight? Listed in the top 10-antioxidant rich foods per serving, the pomegranate supplies us with a healthy diet option that aids in slowing the signs of ageing, reduces inflammation and helps with healing and regeneration, especially in scar tissue. There is no limit found to the amount of antioxidants our bodies can take in, meaning that we can maintain our health and wellbeing with out any risk of overdoing it when it comes to eating antioxidant rich foods. (This isn’t the same when dealing with supplements containing antioxidants as well as other mineral compounds, which do have limits!) Ever wanted to eat something and know it was actually helping you lose weight? Any foods containing flavonoid phytonutrients
POMEGRANATE FACEMASK RECIPE Try this recipe for a facemask and see the benefits pomegranate can have on your skin as well: Mix 1 teaspoon each of powdered green papaya, grape seed oil, and grape seed extract with 2 teaspoons of pomegranate juice and apply it on the face. Leave it on for about an hour and wash it off with lukewarm water.
will help with this. What are they? They are a biochemical compound found mainly in citrus fruits and nuts which boost metabolism and raise one’s resting energy expenditure. Basically this means that even when you’re sitting at your desk you body is burning away the calories faster than it normally would. Unfortunately this doesn’t mean you get to sit back and eat away: some exercise is still required however with a boosted metabolism you’ll have more energy. Ryan is a chef in a nutritionally founded restaurant situated on Australia’s Gold Coast, focusing on the well-being of their clients. He is also involved in his own catering company and a nutritional consulting company start-up. Ryan is currently in training for the Australian Ironman 70.3 series and the Queensland Triathlon Series.
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