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Remember when everyone went crazy over soy? Products from breakfast cereal to cookies touted their "soy isoflavone" content, credited with protecting against heart disease. Now a number of studies show that soy consumption has no affect on cardiovascular health and people are fretting that it may even increase the risk of some cancers.
The jury is still waaay out on just how specific foods affect the body.
So I rolled my eyes a bit reading this article in the New York Times about
Crustacean, a Vietnamese restaurant in
Sounds like a good way to sell more Buddha rolls. And to make a dinner out a little more like a trip to the doctor's office. I'll stick to my reasonably balanced diet (with the occasional unreasonable quantity of ice cream or pork barbecue) and pop a vitamin pill now and then for good measure.
What do you think? Any foods you believe boost your immune system?
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2-20-2008 @3:58PM jrsygir1 said... i believe anything you eat that gives you joy will boost your immune system....the positive energy, the endorphin rush, the feelings of well being....i think thats more effective than any of this food chemistry stuff...if i had to eat tofu or couldnt have things i love to eat anymore i would be miserable and that would open me up to sicknesses.
although i do know a few really miserable old people.
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2-20-2008 @9:52PM julia said... I have a depressed immune system due to some chronic conditions. Basically, if my immune system isn't busy fighting something off, it will turn on my body and then we have supreme badness, let me tell you. I do things like drink unpasteurized milk, play with my pets constantly, do a lot of dusting...keeps my immune system busy.
When sick, I love Airborne. Not a food, but it is reputed to boost your immune system. And of course, there is always orange juice! I believe that the more nutrients straight from fresh sources I can give myself, the stronger my immune system is. Combined with always giving it something foreign to fight, I can generally stay healthy.
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2-20-2008 @11:39PM spoiler said... My skeptical radar went off when I read it was in Beverly Hills. The way I understand the immune system, it cannot be "Boosted," but you should ask a doctor for an honest explanation if you don't believe me. No doubt the food is excellent, but there is no need to be deceptive about its effects.
Cheers.
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