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Maybe our hair will grow like Chia Pets...LOL! That would be good, right? Their hair grew overnight...Who said there is no such thing as growing hair overnight is about to be proven wrong...i found this article...
Within the last decade, research done on Salba seeds has uncovered incredible nutritional information that could make this miracle grain the staple of the future. Claiming to hold more nutritional content than whole meals put together, Salba seeds are fast gaining popularity as a functional food that the ancient Aztec people valued above all else. More nutritious than flax seeds and packing more protein than soy, it’s a wonder Salba seeds were once used and marketed as Chia Pets, the lame ceramic animals that grew sprouts like hair. With increasing research and growing media attention however, Salba seeds are about to be the next nutritious grain to become incredibly mainstream.
Miracle Nutrition
Recent studies done on Salba seeds have shown them to be nutritionally superior to many of the current health foods people rely on today. Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, professor of endocrinology and nutritional sciences of the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto has been conducting research on Salba, and encourages people to include the seeds in their diet. In addition to being beneficial for diabetics, Salba seeds contain the highest fibre content of any grain currently on the market. They also help to lower blood pressure due to the seed’s natural blood thinning effect.
Salba seeds are also superior in protein quality to rice, corn, oats, amaranth, soy, barley and wheat. They boast high mineral contents of potassium, niacin, magnesium, calcium and copper, not to mention being very high in omega-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. Salba seeds are highly water soluble and can hold up to 14 times their weight in water, helping to effectively slow food digestion and positively affecting satiety levels as well. The fibre content is so high that just 12 grams of Salba can provide more than 5 grams of dietary fibre and also contain enough antioxidants to trump many different kinds of berries.
Salba seeds are so nutritious, in fact, that Dr. Vuksan claims that just three ounces of Salba contains as much omega-3 as eating 28 ounces of salmon, as much calcium as drinking three glasses of milk, as much fibre as eating a cup of All-Bran, as much iron as 5 cups of raw spinach, as much vegetable protein as a cup of kidney beans, as much potassium as a banana and as much vitamin C as eating 7 oranges!
Within the last decade, research done on Salba seeds has uncovered incredible nutritional information that could make this miracle grain the staple of the future. Claiming to hold more nutritional content than whole meals put together, Salba seeds are fast gaining popularity as a functional food that the ancient Aztec people valued above all else. More nutritious than flax seeds and packing more protein than soy, it’s a wonder Salba seeds were once used and marketed as Chia Pets, the lame ceramic animals that grew sprouts like hair. With increasing research and growing media attention however, Salba seeds are about to be the next nutritious grain to become incredibly mainstream.
Miracle Nutrition
Recent studies done on Salba seeds have shown them to be nutritionally superior to many of the current health foods people rely on today. Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, professor of endocrinology and nutritional sciences of the faculty of medicine at the University of Toronto has been conducting research on Salba, and encourages people to include the seeds in their diet. In addition to being beneficial for diabetics, Salba seeds contain the highest fibre content of any grain currently on the market. They also help to lower blood pressure due to the seed’s natural blood thinning effect.
Salba seeds are also superior in protein quality to rice, corn, oats, amaranth, soy, barley and wheat. They boast high mineral contents of potassium, niacin, magnesium, calcium and copper, not to mention being very high in omega-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids. Salba seeds are highly water soluble and can hold up to 14 times their weight in water, helping to effectively slow food digestion and positively affecting satiety levels as well. The fibre content is so high that just 12 grams of Salba can provide more than 5 grams of dietary fibre and also contain enough antioxidants to trump many different kinds of berries.
Salba seeds are so nutritious, in fact, that Dr. Vuksan claims that just three ounces of Salba contains as much omega-3 as eating 28 ounces of salmon, as much calcium as drinking three glasses of milk, as much fibre as eating a cup of All-Bran, as much iron as 5 cups of raw spinach, as much vegetable protein as a cup of kidney beans, as much potassium as a banana and as much vitamin C as eating 7 oranges!