4 reason to eat basil

lizzys
lizzys Posts: 841 Member
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
faster fat burn the calcium in basil suppresses the the bodys hormone calcitrol that promotes body fat Quick pain relif e a generous sprinkle of basil relieves muscle pain as effectively as a dose of aspirin. Sexy legs 2 tablepoons of fresh basil supplies 60 % of the vitamin k that help with the production of thrombin a cloting protein that stops the circulation to damaged cells. researchers dicovered that this can cause the spider veins and varicose veins to shrink and fade in as littel a six weeks want younger - looking skin enjoing basil can inprove the appearance of wrinkles by 66%IN AS LITTEL AS 10 DAYS im going to eat basil on everythig

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  • tammietifanie
    tammietifanie Posts: 1,496 Member
    YAY I just bought a basil plant today at the local market and can't wait to see if i see any improvements... I love basil.. i put it on everything !!!
  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
    Whoa I need to get a basil plant!
  • Kristi82
    Kristi82 Posts: 80 Member
    I LOVE basil!!!! The fresh stuff is sooo good!
  • tammietifanie
    tammietifanie Posts: 1,496 Member
    My favorite...


    Fresh Mozzarella-Tomato-Basil Salad


    • 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella cheese <----Fat free or low fat..

    • 3 medium tomatoes, sliced

    • 1/2 teaspoon salt

    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

    • 3 tablespoons olive oil

    • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves


    Remove cheese from brine, and cut into 16 thin slices; sprinkle tomato slices evenly with salt and pepper. Alternate tomato and cheese slices on a serving platter; drizzle with olive oil. Cover and chill 4 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with chopped basil. Makes 8 servings.
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    that sounds so good .salad are going to be my mainstay
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    I noticed at the grocery a few weeks ago that a basil plant was the same price as a bag of basil and it had the same amount of herb. I figured I would try it.

    Well I have used it just about each day, and it is growing new leaves! I love the taste of fresh basil.

    Once I just squeezed the leaf and my hands had the most love aroma!!

    Mmmmm :drinker:
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    my basil plant has small leavea do i need to water it more
  • katznketo
    katznketo Posts: 323 Member
    this all sounds great. But do I want my blood clotting? All right, I don't mean to be a party popper, but I'm thinking that everything in moderation. Except sugar.
  • Lose26LbsByXgiving
    Lose26LbsByXgiving Posts: 82
    I like the smell & taste of basil. I'm going to transplant my basil plants so I can bring them in the house. I hope it won't die in the house.

    ____
    Count down: 5 mores days before weight in, need to lose 2.5 lbs. I will lose 26 lbs by xgiving and get a blue ray player as reward :drinker:
  • twistygirl
    twistygirl Posts: 517 Member
    Thanks for the info, I hope this work for my legs
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    my basil plant has small leavea do i need to water it more

    My new leaves are smaller.......but figure it is because I keep ripping them off!! :laugh:

    I did learn from a gardner to pinch the leaves, don't cut the stems.

    I water ever other day or so to keep the soil moist and there are plenty of products to fertilize them.
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    I THINK I GOING TO BUY ANOTHER PLANT.
  • shinybonnie
    shinybonnie Posts: 357
    The way I care for my basil plant - and this seems to encourage it to make more and more leaves - is to snip the stem right below the second "pair" of leaves from the end of the shoot. By "pair," I mean a set of two leaves that are at the same point on the shoot. So I might be snipping off a 4-inch shoot that has like 10 leaves on it. I usually will snip 3 or 4 shoots off once every week or two. This encourages it to become more bushy. My basil plant is a Lemon Basil plant, so the leaves are about 1-2 inches long and .5 inch across - not very big. I have also read that you should not let the plant flower because a lot of the nutrients and flavors go into the flowers instead of the leaves once it blooms. My plant has flowered, but I don't care, I'm still eating the leaves.
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    I hate to be a party pooper, too, but calcitriol does not cause fat storage (that I am aware of) It works in the bone to increase free calcium in the blood and increases intestinal absorption of calcium. I know this probably has nothing to do with what this topic is about, but as a med student I had to clarify! Wouldn't want you guys running around dissing poor ole calcitriol! :laugh:
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    YES MINE WAS FLOWERING
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    I hate to be a party pooper, too, but calcitriol does not cause fat storage (that I am aware of) It works in the bone to increase free calcium in the blood and increases intestinal absorption of calcium. I know this probably has nothing to do with what this topic is about, but as a med student I had to clarify! Wouldn't want you guys running around dissing poor ole calcitriol! :laugh:
    [/q :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: I TOOK IT FROM FRIST MAGAZINE THEY SAID THEY DID A STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILL IT ALLSO SO SAYS ITS A GREAT SOURSE OF MANGANANESE THAT HELPS IN QUAELLING CRAVINGS I SAY EAT HERBS MOST OF THAN ARE BENEFICIALTO YOU AND DO MORE GOOD THAN WE KNOW BUT ANY BODY THAT ON MEDS SHOULD CHECK TO MAKE THEY MIX WITH CERTAIN DRUGS . ODD ISNT IT
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    I hate to be a party pooper, too, but calcitriol does not cause fat storage (that I am aware of) It works in the bone to increase free calcium in the blood and increases intestinal absorption of calcium. I know this probably has nothing to do with what this topic is about, but as a med student I had to clarify! Wouldn't want you guys running around dissing poor ole calcitriol! :laugh:

    You are not a party pooper, you are a voice of reason. Given our obsessions with food and weight, does anyone seriously think that if there was some pill or herb or particular food that worked for everyone, that it wouldn't be trumpeted from every rooftop so that everyone in America knew it? Of course it would.

    The fact that there are so many people overweight is proof that no such substance exists.

    One of the biggest mistakes/scam techniques in the "Health & Wellness" biz is to take isolated biological/biochemical/physiological processes and extrapolate them to something completely unrelated, or to take information that x nutrient does y in one part of the body and use that to "prove" that taking extra amounts of x will lead to automatic y results overall.

    You should eat basil because it tastes good and adds a lot to many different dishes. I just got a couple of big bunches at the farmers market last Saturday. Not really sure if I want to make pesto, so I have been eating basil with practically every meal this weekend--with eggs, as part of a marinade for grilled vegetables, in a salad and tonight on homemade pizza. Heck if this is true, I should lose at least 5 lbs of fat by tomorrow morning!
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    and you wont have any wrinkles ,but you will have sexy legs . your a texted book what dose garlic do for you.i had a great uncle that ate that and lived to be 106. and onions
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