{"id":250,"date":"2010-08-03T16:34:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T21:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drterikelley.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2012-10-01T07:10:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T12:10:36","slug":"chia-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/chia-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Chia Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-251\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;\" title=\"chia-seeds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/chia-seeds-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/chia-seeds-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/chia-seeds.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>You may recognize the name chia from the commercials at Christmas time advertising chia pets, the novelty item you watch sprout into an interesting creature or shape.\u00a0 Although not widely popular in America, chia seeds, a member of the mint family, have a long history in Central and Southern Mexico.\u00a0 Legend has that Aztec warriors received chia seeds as part of their daily rations.\u00a0 Chia seeds fell out of favor after the Spanish conquest in an effort to forego anything tied to Aztec religious offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Chia seeds are particularly rich in Omega-3 essential fatty acids, essential because the body does not produce these fatty acids and they must be obtained through the diet.\u00a0 Chia seeds contain even more Omega-3 EFAs than flaxseeds and with less effort as chia seeds do not require grinding.\u00a0 These seeds are appealing to people who are lactose intolerant and are looking for another source of calcium.\u00a0 In fact, chia seeds have five times as much calcium as milk.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Chia seeds are an abundant source of antioxidants, elements that defend us against free radical damage that leads to all types of diseases including cancer.\u00a0 Chia seeds are also a good source of fiber and minerals like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calcium<\/li>\n<li>Copper<\/li>\n<li>Iron<\/li>\n<li>Magnesium<\/li>\n<li>Zinc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When adding these seeds to your diet, it is important to not subject them to heat as heat may destroy its precious elements.\u00a0 Chia seeds are crunchy and nutty.\u00a0 They can be added to cereal, yogurt, oatmeal, and even salads.\u00a0 Better yet, chia seeds can be eaten right out of the package, although eating them with a cracker might help them go down better.<\/p>\n<h2>R. W. Knudsen Very Veggie\u00ae<\/h2>\n<p>The Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) is high in sodium and woefully deficient in potassium, which sets the stage for several problems especially heart dysfunction.\u00a0 One rich potassium source is tomato and vegetable juice.\u00a0 Usually, though, this choice is high in sodium, and the low sodium varieties are high in questionable ingredients, but not R.W. Knudsen Low Sodium Very Veggie\u00ae drink.\u00a0 This combination contains about 740 mg. of potassium per serving (8 oz.) and only 35 mg. of sodium.\u00a0 R. W. Knudsen Low Sodium Very Veggie\u00ae drink contains a tasty and organic variety of tomatoes, carrots, celery, parsley, beets, watercress, spinach, green bell peppers, and lemon juice concentrate. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knudsenjuices.com\">http:\/\/www.knudsenjuices.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>GIVE ME FIVE<\/h2>\n<p>Five things to lower blood pressure naturally:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cayenne peppers<\/li>\n<li>Concord grape juice<\/li>\n<li>Exercise<\/li>\n<li>Garlic<\/li>\n<li>Omega-3 essential fatty acids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may recognize the name chia from the commercials at Christmas time advertising chia pets, the novelty item you watch sprout into an interesting creature or shape.\u00a0 Although not widely popular in America, chia seeds, a member of the mint family, have a long history in Central and Southern Mexico.\u00a0 Legend has that Aztec warriors &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/chia-seeds\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chia Seeds<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tractsinc.com\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}