Maple syrup

Acer known as maple is a genus of trees or shrubs. The genus is places in the Sapindaceae family. Most species are deciduous, but few in southern Asia and the Mediterranean area are evergreen. Prominently use of the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol.

Maple syrup is a healthy alternative to cane or beet sugar if it is used moderately. Maple tree syrup, or more accurately sap, has been used for centuries. The dominated sugar in sap is sucrose 66%. Sucrose is a disaccharide, within a glucose and a fructose molecules are bonded. The leaves of plants produce sugar during photosynthesis, which is stored as starch in the roots. During the winter months taphole is drilled, a tube is inserted and a bucket is attached. When spring comes the fluctuation of temperature increases the pressure within the tree causing the sap to flow from the taphole into the bucket. So unlike refined sugar, which undergoes complex of processes: harvest, washing, milling, extraction, filtration, purification and crystallisation, maple syrup is natural unrefined product, which depends only on the chemicals introduced to the soil.

Nutritional values of maple syrup:

Maple syrup contains proteins, fat, carbohydrates, water, sugar, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sodium, potassium, zinc and iron and vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B6.

Health benefits of maple syrup:

·      Maple syrup holds various antioxidants in the form of phenolic compounds, which are helpful for reducing free radicals that can cause various chronic diseases. It may help protect against cancer.

·      The presence of zinc is beneficial for the heart and cardiovascular disorders.

·      Glycemic index score of maple syrup is lower than regular refined sugar.

·      Maple syrup nutrition also supplies inflammation-reducing polyphenol antioxidants helpful in preventing certain diseases like arthritis.

·      Zinc found in maple syrup helps in maintaining male reproductive health particularly the prostate gland.

·      The maple syrup extract may help the antibiotics work better.

The maple syrup nutrition impacts your blood sugar levels a bit less drastically than table sugar does and it also supplies some trace minerals and antioxidants, while sugar lacks both of these.

Dieting to Improve Your Heath Health 

  by Roger Ruzzier 

A daily assault on your system of trans fats and high-cholesterol foods can't be "undone" with exercise alone, research suggests that the goal is to consume nutrient-dense foods good for antioxidants, including Vitamins B, C, and E and folate. These healthy foods have properties that improve nitrate acid levels, and as a result, your cardiovascular health.

Unless you've been living in the cage for the past decade, you will know high-cholesterol food includes eggs, dairy products, and beef. But including a small portion of these foods in your daily diet is also a must, as they also contain essential minerals and good healthy fats, just don't ever do it.

It seems that the better food tastes, the more the cholesterol. Potato chips, candy bars, cake, and ice cream are ALL high-cholesterol foods. So definitely limit these foods in your diet if you are trying to lose weight.

Just how does one set about eating a heart-nutritious diet without starving to death? It really isn't quite as tricky as it might seem at first glance. You might have fresh fruit and fresh vegetables - and fruits and vegetables DO taste good. You should adhere to fish and chicken, and appreciate a beef steak only on a rare occasion, and then the steak has to be very lean.

Wholegrain foods should be the choice you must make. Stick to extra virgin olive oil, olive oil, coconut oil, walnut oil, and avocado oil, and a little butter never really hurt anyone either. Lard and other saturated fats, trans fats should be avoided.

Eating a heart-healthy diet means that you may possibly have to surrender (at least drastically cut back on) many of the foods that have dominated your diet. But the substitutions are tasty and the advantages are many. Be mindful of your heart health. It's the only one you have.

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