Have you heard about the “new” Nordic diet? It turns out that Scandinavians who follow their countrymen’s traditional way of eating seem to live longer.

But, sorry to tell you, the key is not Danish pastries and Swedish meatballs… they eat a lot of whole-grain rye bread — real rye bread, not the mushy “rye” found alongside white bread in supermarkets — and cabbage.

But there’s more to the Nordic diet than that…
Live Like a Viking Anja Olsen, PhD, of the Danish Cancer Society and a team of researchers collected information about the diets and lifestyles of approximately 57,000 Danes ages 50 to 64.

Over the 12-year study period, 4,126 died. After accounting for lifestyle differences (such as exercise, weight, smoking, alcohol use and education), the researchers found a strong correlation between eating traditional Nordic foods and length of life.

For instance, men who followed the traditional Nordic diet most closely had a nearly 36% lower risk of dying during the 12 years of follow-up.

And women who ate the most Nordic staples reduced their risk for death by 25%.

Whole-grain rye bread, which most study participants ate daily (the median amount was two-and-a-half slices) appeared to have the strongest protective effect, especially in men.

Both whole-grain rye and cabbage help in the battle against obesity. And cabbage has been related to a decreased risk for both cancer and heart disease.

As in other Western countries, many Nordic folk today eat too much processed and/or fatty food, including pasta, french fries, pizza and sugary desserts, and as a result suffer from high rates of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

These results appeared in the February 23, 2011 issue of the Journal of Nutrition.Danish Modern… Not?

To encourage better health, Dr. Olsen recommends that we focus on old-style dietary habits as they’ve long existed in most traditional cultures, be they Nordic or from other countries.

They tend to emphasize natural, whole and often wild foods — in contrast to our modern approach of eating highly refined foods.

Luckily, you don’t have to be a Dane, Swede or Norwegian to eat like one. Here are some ways you can enjoy the benefits of the healthy Nordic diet…

Eat real rye bread. Whole grains such as rye, barley and oats abound in dietary fiber, minerals and antioxidants that protect against heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer.

In this study, whole-grain rye had the most positive impact on health — but it’s important to realize that this is not the rye bread we grew up with in the US.

Instead, in this country, you’ll most easily find this European-style rye by looking for German whole-grain rye, such as the Mestemacher brand, usually found in the deli section of grocery stores, and also in health-food stores, health-oriented markets such as Whole Foods and even online from Amazon.com.

Cut up some cabbage. Cabbage is packed with dietary heart-healthy fiber and isothiocyanates (the sulphur-containing compounds found in cruciferous vegetables).

Enjoy both red and green cabbage shredded raw in salads and slaws or lightly steamed.

Root for root vegetables. Root vegetables, especially carrots, are rich in phytochemicals such as carotenes, which neutralize free radicals that damage cells in your body and may cause cancer. Parsnips and turnips also are good choices.

Enjoy apples, pears and wild berries. Wild berries, which are easily available in Scandinavia, are especially rich sources of substances such as omega-3 fatty acids, essential to normal growth and development, as well as antioxidants and phytoestrogens like lignans, which help lower cancer risk.

But even though wild berries contain many more of these healthful components than cultivated ones, the berries you find in US grocery stores — i.e., cultivated ones — are still a good source of these important nutrients.

Anja Olsen, PhD, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.

So now we are being told that Jesus discriminated so discrimination is alright.

Give them another reason why Obama has GOT to go.
NO. 14.

He doesn’t understand his people. To any liberal dumb enough to be mystified by Obama’s consistently dismal approval ratings, just look at the way the president always puts socialistic principles before the needs of the American people.

His administration’s legal war against Arizona’s attempt to enforce immigration law is a case in point. The United States has a serious illegal immigrant problem.

So what does Obama do when the state of Arizona makes the intelligent—and nationally popular—decision to allow its police to question people about their immigration status during routine stops?

Why, he seeks to have the state law overturned in the courts, so as to pander to the hurt feelings of the Mexican government (which supplies the illegals) and to his hard-left sympathizers (who see the illegal immigrants as a future left-wing voting bloc).

The American people will not forgive him for jeopardizing their security in this way.

the catholic has taken a page out of the republican book. The one where they shift the importance from jobs to putting “in god we trust on the money.”

Here the catholic shifts the importance from allowing women to be priest to switching the phrase “Lord be with you” to “And with your spirit.”

Here is a quote from the church by the article: “We’re tinkering with a very intimate and personal moment,” said the Rev. Richard Hilgartner, executive director of the worship office for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “It’s public worship, it’s the church’s official public prayer, but for the individual faithful, it’s one of the primary means of their encounter with the Lord.”
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Excuse me? This piece of shit is one of the primary means of encounter with their Lord. Gosh darn it! One can tell a dumb as a box of rocks white woman anything.

How about one of the primary means of encounter with your Lord being the individual who represents that connection? They are all men for god’s sake.

Most of which are pedophiles and or rapists. But the catholic church offers up this republican dodge to the real issue. As Robert said is it any wonder the world is so fucked up. My only addition to that would be with white male generalship and white female marching behind in lockstep, NO.

Alycedale

I stopped giving my children those vaccines back in the early 90′s because my sister a pharmacists worked selling drugs to doctors and she said they didn’t know shit about the drugs they were prescribing for their patients.

She said that they basically follow what the pharmaceutical industry tells them about the drugs.

She also said that they have no way of getting useful feedback about the side effects of those drugs.

Irene