At last! Pizza is being re-fashioned into a health food. Of course, I'm pretty sure this news is just too good to be true.
Millions of people spend billions of dollars on antioxidant vitamin supplements each year.
Guess what? They don't work.
They're chock full of antioxidants. They help fight everything from heart disease to ulcers. They might just be the healthiest jellied stuff that's shaped like a can.
As with many hyped supplements, selenium has legitimately intriguing attributes, but is far from perfect.
One of my favorite resources, The Berkeley Wellness Letter, takes a critical look at the mineral in its December newsletter. Citing several recent studies, Berkeley concludes that selenium has been linked to cancer prevention because it may:
Interests: Anything with an ING:
dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading,
watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming,
surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing,
driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting,
loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke/
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure/
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their
own battles and didn't give up/
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY/
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run/
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.