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Record Breaking Temperatures Throughout the U.S. Although its been an unusually cool summer here in Northern California, the rest of the country seems to be enduring extreme heat. This weekend, a number of cities reached triple digits. This kind of heat can be dangerous and its important to do everything you can to cool off. One method people sometimes miss is their diet. The heating and cooling properties of food are very important qualities used in Chinese medicine. The type of food as well as the method it is cooked, or not cooked, all contribute to these properties. Foods that Cool You Youve probably heard the expression, "cool as a cucumber". Cucumbers are one of the vegetables that can cool the body. Here are some others: Fruits : Apples, bananas, cantaloupe, citrus fruits, watermelon and tomatoes Beans and bean products : Alfalfa sprouts, soy milk, tofu, tempeh Grains : Amaranth, barley, millet and wheat Herbs: Cilantro, dandelion, lemon balm, mint and marjoram Vegetab...

Remember: If anything fructose from beverages (including juices), yet not fructose from whole fruit is a problem. In fact eating whole fruits will decrease your blood lipids and high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) inflammation markers. Fructose is bad for you, right? Right. According to the latest study from the University of Newcastle , the consumption of only one drink containing containing 50 g of either fructose or glucose or sucrose dissolved in water will have detrimental effects on the #1 indicator of whole body inflammation, which is high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). Much to the researchers surprise, though, the same amount of fructose had significant beneficial effects on the plasma lipid levels of the healthy male and female adults (n = 14) between the ages of 18-60 years who were recruited by advertisement and underwent study procedures at the Nutraceuticals Research Group Clinic rooms at the University of Newcastle in Australia. Learn more about fruc...