| If you are on a mission to get healthy then you are | | | | SOD for short. SOD is found inside most of the body's |
| probably making the necessary changes to your diet | | | | cells. This enzyme will protect the cells from damage |
| to include healthier foods, like fruits and vegetables. But | | | | that can be sustained from free radicals that are |
| did you ever stop to consider adding rice to your diet? | | | | produced during energy production. |
| I am not talking about plain old white rice, I am talking | | | | Brown rice is a powerful colon cancer fighter. This is |
| about healthy brown rice. Read on to uncover the | | | | because brown rice contains plenty of natural fiber |
| reasons why brown rice is so much better for you | | | | and selenium. Studies have proven that those who eat |
| than white rice. | | | | a diet rich in fiber will have a lower risk of colon |
| A single grain of rice actually has several layers. If just | | | | cancer. Selenium is a trace mineral that is a powerful |
| the outside hull of the rice grain is removed, you have | | | | antioxidant and it helps to build up the immune system. |
| brown rice. But when the milling process continues and | | | | Selenium also works in conjunction with vitamin E to |
| several layers of the grain are removed and then | | | | help prevent heart disease, decrease the symptoms |
| polished, you are left with what is known as white rice. | | | | of asthma and to relieve inflammation in rheumatoid |
| In the process of milling the rice grain to make white | | | | arthritis. |
| rice, almost all of the healthy vitamins and nutrients are | | | | Magnesium is found in brown rice. This is a very |
| lost. Therefore, after the rice is processed, it is | | | | important mineral when it comes to glucose and insulin |
| "enriched" with vitamins B1, B3 and iron. The reason | | | | secretion. Magnesium is a key component in the |
| why rice is milled into white rice is because it has a | | | | enzyme production that regulates the blood sugar. |
| much longer shelf life than brown rice. | | | | Studies have proven that regular consumption of |
| But what does brown rice contain that makes it so | | | | brown rice will decrease the risk of developing type 2 |
| special? One of the minerals that brown rice will | | | | diabetes. |
| provide is manganese. This is a trace mineral that | | | | These few things are just the beginning of the health |
| helps the body produce energy from protein and | | | | benefits of brown rice. There are so many more |
| carbohydrates. Manganese will also help build a healthy | | | | benefits to adding brown rice to your diet, that an |
| nervous system by synthesizing the fatty acids in the | | | | entire book could be written about it. So if you are |
| body. This amazing trace mineral is a component of an | | | | looking for a good way to get healthy, don't forget the |
| antioxidant enzyme called superoxidate dismutase or | | | | brown rice. |