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The ‘Strings’ Inside Bananas Have a Name and Are as Healthy as the Fleshy Fruit
It’s common practice for many people to peel off the dangling strings from the flesh of a banana before eating one, but this could be a mistake. Did you know that they’re safe to eat, and healthy too?
The fibrous, pale yellow strings that run vertically along the fruit have a name phloem bundles. They play a vital role in the growth of the banana while it’s still attached to the tree.
The strings act as arteries, providing transit routes for food and water to nourish the fruit as it grows.
Broccoli is your best friend this season.
We know all about the health benefits of green veggies, but there’s a reason you should be opting specifically for broccoli and broccoli sprouts: a little-known nutrient called sulforaphane.
Etymologically-minded readers might have already drawn the connection between the sulfury smell of the crucifer and this important phytonutrient. Sulforaphane not only promotes and induces your body’s natural detoxing capabilities, but it also supports your immune system, and it s anti-inflammatory to boot.
Sulforaphane hasn’t gotten much press to date, but this has nothing to do with its powerful health benefits.
“Sulforaphane is not as widely known, as it influences complex mechanisms at the molecular level,” explains Brian Cornblatt, PhD, Medical Director at Nutramax Laboratories and Avmacol. “The phytochemical’s name is also quite complicated to say; it would be far easier to describe as ‘the health benefits of broccoli.’”
What Are Chakras? Everything You Need to Know About Healing Energy Charlotte Hilton Andersen
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Understanding chakras
Going through a divorce can be challenging, so when Gwyneth Paltrow announced in 2014 that she was consciously uncoupling from her then-husband Chris Martin, many watched to see what the actress and CEO of wellness brand Goop would do.
One of her many coping mechanisms: balancing her chakras through an energy healer.
She was such a fan that she made energy healing the subject of the fifth episode of her Netflix show
The Goop Lab, filming herself and several friends undergoing chakra therapy.