Genghis Khan built an army with it. King Francis got out of his dead bed after eating it. Now yogurt is being rediscovered as the next anti-aging food. Fermented foods have been used for health and healing for centuries but with the modernization of medicine, pills became our cure and our curse.
Even with its comeback as a wonder food, yogurt's press is all about probiotics but the cultured product in the little container is still yogurt. This gastrointestinal super treat is alive with beneficial bacteria that makes your stomach feel better and your digestion a better experience. Even better, it strengthens the immune system to fight diseases and infections that will never even need a doctor's prescription pad.
Unless you have a stomach bug, you probably don't give a lot of thought to your gut. The place where life giving food is processed and waste is eliminated really should get more attention.
Health, healing and anti-aging begins in the belly
and yogurt can make some serious contributions to the effort.
While its ability to improve digestion, prevent yeast infections and reduce the risk of osteoporosis is well known, new research at the University of Washington in Seattle indicates yogurt may just reduce our appetite by making us fill fuller longer.
You can do your own research with the One Day Anti-Aging Yogurt Diet. A word of caution before you start. There are three things that are oh so wrong for you in store bought yogurt - sugar, sugar and sugar.
Check the label, your favorite brand has 60-70% of its calories coming from sugar. Other ingredients you might not want in your yogurt: cornstarch, gluten, gelatin, corn syrup and artificial sweeteners and preservatives. Yogurt making is a fun, easy, cheap and much healthier alternative. Give it a try.
One Day Anti-Aging Yogurt Diet
Breakfast
- 1 cup of muesli or granola
- 1 cup yogurt with fruit
Lunch
Cucumber Yogurt Salad
- 1 cucumber
- 6 oz plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup celery
- 1/4 white beans
- 1/2 cup chopper lettuce or spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
Mix all but the lettuce/spinach and refrigerate overnight. Drain, add the greens and stuff into pita bread.
Dinner
Grilled Veggies and Tahini Sauce
- Spray cut veggies such as Japanese eggplant, carrots, broccoli, green beans and mushrooms, and grill until tender 10-15 minutes.
Top with Tahini Sauce
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1 crushed clove of garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
Mix all ingredients and refrigerate overnight.
Between meals enjoy a sweet Lassi (drink very cold)
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon stevia sweetener
- 1 1/4 cups cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon very finely chopped fresh mint
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