Smart Cooks Age Better - The Food Cure: Your Healthy Eating ...
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Avoiding <strong>The</strong> Fiery Foursome<br />
In the previous section, you learned that some<br />
nutrients (specifically fat-soluble nutrients like<br />
lycopene) are supercharged by cooking. In fact,<br />
they deliver their best when sautéed in a stir-fry<br />
or simmered in a savory sauce.<br />
You also learned that heat can negate a nutrient’s<br />
power. But it can do worse than that. It can pose<br />
health hazards as well.<br />
n this section, you’ll learn how the flame can be a<br />
health foe too—fueling inflammation, cancer and<br />
many other chronic diseases by the wrath of this<br />
fiery foursome:<br />
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Lipid Oxidation Products (LOPs)<br />
Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs)<br />
Acrylamide<br />
Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs)<br />
<strong>The</strong> good news is by following a few simple guidelines, you can cook safely and put a<br />
damper on these burner bandits… deliciously!<br />
Slow and Low is <strong>The</strong> Way to Go! To avoid the hazards of the fiery<br />
foursome, you have two choices: eat your food raw or keep the temperature<br />
nice and low. When it comes to cooking your meats, slow cooking is by far<br />
the healthiest method (you’ll learn why in the next few pages). A tool that is an<br />
essential in any healthy cook’s kitchen is a slow cooker (see p. 39). And at Healing<br />
Gourmet we’ve created an entire recipe section – Slow Cooker Recipes - dedicated to<br />
this old-fashioned cooking method. Visit our website for slow cooker recipes<br />
including:<br />
Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon<br />
Slow Cooker Chicken and Artichokes<br />
Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala<br />
Slow Cooker Cioppino<br />
Slow Cooker Italian Meatloaf<br />
Slow Cooker Lamb Chops with Red Wine Glaze<br />
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