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3 Major Health Benefits of Wasabi

[Last Updated: April 1st 2013] Wasabi is difficult to cultivate and real wasabi is quite expensive ($70 to $100 per pound). Due to its high cost, a common substitute is a mixture of horseradish, mustard, and green food coloring. Although the taste is quite similar they are easily distinguished. Outside Japan, “real” wasabi is rare,

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Junk food or healthy food? Which one is more expensive?

There’s a misconception that healthier foods are more expensive than junk food. But this is not true. If you calculate the cost of preparing a healthy food and compare the cost with the amount of money you may pay for junk foods, you’d see that healthier options are often much cheaper. One of the examples

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Tomato fights against skin cancer

A new study published in British Journal of Dermatology suggests a very strong role that tomato may play on fighting against skin cancer. In this paper researchers showed that eating tomato regularly, as little as 1.5 tablespoon of tomato paste per day, may reduce the risk of skin cancer by 33 percent. The photoprotective effects

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More reasons to eat beet!

Beets are so effective in breaking up tumors mainly by their excellent amount of betacyanin; Betacyanin is the main ingredient that causes red beet its purple reddish color. Beets also have excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that are also fighting aging process in the body. If you love beets, you can also try their juice.

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