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What are the top 3 super foods?

Common superfoods include: Fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel, trout, herring and sardines. Leafy greens like spinach, kale, collard greens and Swiss chard. Nuts like hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds and pecans. Olive oil. Peas. Tomatoes. Whole grains like oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice and wheat berries. Yogurt. More items... •

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This article provided by Hannah Kirtley, graduate student in medical nutrition.

Foods with many health benefits are called superfoods. Colorful phytochemicals in plants make these foods “"super." Phytochemicals, meaning plant-produced compounds, have many different health benefits. Each plant food has many different phytochemicals.

Examples of phytochemicals:

Carotenoids are orange phytochemicals found in carrots, sweet potatoes and orange squash. Carotenoids limit cancer growth, help your eyesight and support skin health. Antioxidants, found in produce like blueberries, cranberries, broccoli and black plums, protect your body from harmful free radicals. Having too many free radicals may lead to cancer. Vitamin C and vitamin E are antioxidants. Flavonoids, found in grapefruit, blackberries, chickpeas and elderberry juice, reduce inflammation and slow cancer growth.

Can superfoods or phytochemicals fight cancer?

Superfoods cannot fight cancer by themselves. But, the phytochemicals in plant foods may help protect your body from damage that leads to cancer, which may reduce your cancer risk. Phytochemicals are in these plant foods: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, herbs and spices.

Common superfoods include:

Beans like kidney beans, black beans and soybeans Berries like blueberries, cranberries, strawberries and blackberries Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel, trout, herring and sardines Leafy greens like spinach, kale, collard greens and Swiss chard Nuts like hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds and pecans Olive oil Peas Tomatoes Whole grains like oatmeal, quinoa, brown rice and wheat berries Yogurt

Eat the rainbow: Phytochemicals lower cancer risk

Get a variety of phytochemicals by eating a colorful variety of veggies and fruits. No single food can fight cancer by itself. But, eating phytochemicals from many types of colorful foods may protect your cells. It pays to eat the rainbow. Try to cover two-thirds of your plate with plant foods at each meal. Plant foods contain healthy fiber – 30 grams of fiber per day is a good goal. Overall, eating 3 1/2 to 5 cups of fruits and vegetables each day can lower your cancer risk.

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Why are bodies refrigerated after death?

Refrigeration is the easiest, most economical method of body preservation. When a body is preserved though refrigeration, it is kept at a temperature below 40°F, which sufficiently delays decomposition.

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When a body is preserved though refrigeration, it is kept at a temperature below 40°F, which sufficiently delays decomposition. This temperature can be achieved through refrigeration, with ice or dry ice, or with gel packs.

Reasons For Choosing Refrigeration

Refrigeration is often employed when there will be no viewing, wake, or visitation, or if the casket will remain closed during the service (as many funeral homes require that the body be embalmed if it is to be on display). Refrigeration is also used if the body will be cremated, as some states require that a body be refrigerated for a given amount of time prior to cremation. If the body will be buried in a green cemetery or natural burial ground, the body must be refrigerated as those locations generally do not allow for the burial of embalmed bodies.

Green Body Storage

Refrigeration is widely accepted as the most "green" method for storing a body, as it causes the least amount of impact on the earth, does not add any chemicals to the earth once the body is buried and decomposing, and does not expose funeral home workers to harmful chemicals.

Cost Of Refrigeration

The funeral home has the right to charge you for refrigeration. These charges may be a flat rate or they may be per day. In every state in the U.S., refrigeration is a viable storage/preservation alternative to embalming. However, some funeral homes may not have refrigeration capabilities or may not offer alternatives to embalming. If you want the body to be refrigerated rather than embalmed, consider finding a funeral home that can meet your needs.