SMOKED SALMON DIP RECIPE
(Keywords: SMOKED SALMON DIP RECIPE, metabolic syndrome, vitamin D, BERNARD PRESTON, MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj, Ways to cook salmon) I don't know about you, but we lead unbelievably fast lives. Stop the world, I wanna get off! This Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe you can make in FIVE MINUTES. Time it! Amongst other things, it's rich in Omega 3 and vitamin D.
INGREDIENTS
- 200g Smoked Salmon, or thereabouts, honestly 50g more or less makes no difference.
- 200g Feta cheese or, if your cholesterol like mine is disgusting low, then try cream cheese now and again. Not too often!
- A slice of lemon, peeled and depipped, pith and all.
- A couple sprigs of parsley.
- A slither of red chilli. Not the pips, unless you like it HOT!
- A stick of celery.
- Half a clove of garlic.
- Olive oil and Yoghurt to taste.
- NO SALT, but a twist of two of black pepper is nice.
That took you four minutes to prepare, now...
- Chuck the lot into a bowl.
- Blend for 30s. Done!
Unplug the blender, NBNB, scrape out the remains, and now go on and make a Moutabel Baba Ghannouj dip. Put off by the name? It only takes ten minutes. Your guests will be on their knees pleading for your recipes!
MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj ...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to Diabetes
METABOLIC SYNDROME
Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of four health risk factors:- High blood pressure
- Abdominal obesity
- Abnormal cholesterol levels
- Raised blood sugar
Metabolic syndrome is strongly associated with Diabetes and cardiovascular disease - heart attack, stroke, aneurisms, nasty stuff. So do something! Research done at the Free University (VU) Medical Centre in Amsterdam found that in a group of 1300 Dutch people, almost a half were Vitamin D deficient, and 37% had metabolic syndrome. Those who were vitamin D deficient had a much higher risk of also having Metabolic syndrome. In another study done at Johns Hopkins found that 90% of patients with adult onset diabetes (type 2) were vitamin D deficient. Those who had lower vitamin D blood levels were strongly associated with high blood sugar levels.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to Osteoporosis
Vitamin D is converted in the kidneys into a hormone, calcitriol, which regulates the concentration of calcium in your blood stream, regulating healthy growth of bones. A deficiency leads to serious bone diseases including Rickets and Osteoporosis.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to the Immune system
Vitamin D is also converted in white blood cells which are, after the skin, the first line of defence against invaders. In monocytes, and T and B lymphocytes, vitamin D is converted to substances which defend your body against invading viruses and bacteria.
Vitamin D deficiency linked to Nerve-muscle inflammation
Vitamin D also controls neuro-muscular contraction and reduces inflammation.
Vitamin D - where do you get it?
SUNSHINE
At the Equator sunshine contains daily the required strength of ultraviolet light to produce sufficient vitamin D in the skin. In Temperate regions (between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Arctic circle, probably where you live, sufficient sun strength to produce adequate vitamin D occurs only in spring and summer. In the Arctic and Antartica the sun is NEVER strong enough to produce sufficient vitamin D.
FISH
Fatty fish is rich in vitamin D, containing about 200-300 IU. Salmon is particularly rich at 360 IU per 100g portion (an average serving).A one gram Codliver oil softgel contains about 200 IU. (Is it any wonder that I think that SMOKED SALMON DIP RECIPE is important to your health?!)
WAYS TO COOK SALMON ...
MUSHROOMS and EGGS
A typical serving of mushrooms supplies about 20 IU of vitamin D. One egg provides about 20-30 IU.
SAUTEED MUSHROOM RECIPE ...
HEALTHY BREAKFAST MENU - including scrambled eggs with parsley.
Vitamin D - how much?
For the first fifty years of your life you require about 200 IU of vitamin D per day. After that, scientists advise a rapidly increasing amount to protect your bones againtst osteoporosis. 400-600 IU. More sunshine, more fatty fish, more eggs, more mushrooms.
The long and the short of it...
Vitamin D is vitally important in the body to protect you against invading bugs, give you good bone strength and stimulate your immune system. Depending on at what latitude you live (probably temperate, in which case you only get adequate vitamin D only in spring and summer), fatty fish, mushrooms, eggs and a walking benefits are absolutely vital. The alternative is colds and flu, broken bones and a weak immune system. The more so the older you get. And maybe a codliver oil tablet.
FISH SOUP ...
NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MUSHROOMS ...
WALKING BENEFITS ...
On a personal note...
My annual cholesterol check is a week of intrepidation. Surely, at last my love of butter and eggs, fatty mutton stew and icecream for dessert is going to catch up with me!Today I with fear and trembling went for the result: Total cholesterol 4,2. Dangerously low! LDL 2,5. Excellent HDL 1,4. Excellent Cholesterol/ HDL ratio 3. Excellent.
And why?
Tonight's dinner
The bad news first: Three beers and a couple glasses of red wine for she who must be obeyed.A presupper snack: Pickling Olives, raw carrot sticks, low fat feta cheese. (Normally we'd have celery sticks too) Helens 15 euro salad ... actually tonight only the five euro salad. Salmon and broccoli soup.A bit later, perhaps some icecream to celebrate the low cholesterol!No coffee, any fluid after dinner affects my indigestion heartburn.
INDIGESTION HEARTBURN ...
PICKLING OLIVES ...
Helens 15 euro salad ...
WAYS TO COOK SALMON ... including our Salmon and Broccoli soup.
Could Prince William Alexander, Prince Charles, President Obama or Nelson Mandela ask for a better dinner? I think not. I'm dining tonight with the queen of healthy food. Helen, she who must be obeyed. She fears being a widow for twenty years more than anything else!
USEFUL LINKS
WAYS TO COOK SALMON ... + Salmon & Broccoli soup recipe.
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