{"id":5068,"date":"2020-11-26T08:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acupuncturecenterinc.com\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2020-11-26T08:10:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T16:10:04","slug":"wonderful-things-about-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staging-wmplo.xyz\/acu-tom\/wonderful-things-about-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderful Things About Sweet Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staging-wmplo.xyz\/acu-tom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sweet-potatoes.webp\" alt=\"sweet potatoes\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staging-wmplo.xyz\/acu-tom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sweet-potatoes.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.staging-wmplo.xyz\/acu-tom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sweet-potatoes-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I love sweet potatoes made any which way.\u00a0 My favorite is to bake them in the oven, and slice open and season with salt, pepper, parsley, and a little real butter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Did you know about the wonderful health benefits of a sweet potato?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yes, they are a starchy root vegetable.\u00a0 Starchy veggies have been given a bad wrap lately, which has impacted our health in general by not eating these types of foods in our regular diet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Anyone suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel disease should pay attention here!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Starchy veggies have soluble fiber, which soothes and regulates the digestive tract, stabilizes the intestinal contractions, and normalizes bowel function from either extreme. So, soluble fiber prevents and relieves both diarrhea and constipation while also preventing the violent and irregular spasms that result in the lower abdominal cramping pain that cripples so many people with IBD, or IBS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A Balanced meal includes both insoluble fiber like whole grains, broccoli, fruit with skin, seeds along with soluble fiber foods like a sweet potato.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Nutrition of a Sweet Potato:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Rich in Beta-carotene-helps reduce risk of stroke or heart attack by 20-40%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Low in calories-130 calories per medium sweet potato<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fat free<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Vitamin C-half of your day&#8217;s RDA value<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Vitamin A-necessary for healthy nerve function<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Potassium-great for blood pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Natural detoxifying by helping your body expel excess heavy metals and toxins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Great in a detoxifying rice congee (porridge).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My recipe you can find in my book, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ancient-Healing-Modern-People-Rejuvenate\/dp\/0359126324\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1606406835&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ancient Healing for Modern People, Food, Herbs, &amp; Essential Oils<\/em><\/a>&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Anticancer, anti-obesity, and antiaging!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">So, eat your sweet Potatoes to enjoy all of the wonderful things!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Michele Arnold<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love sweet potatoes made any which way.\u00a0 My favorite is to bake them in the oven, and slice open and season with salt, pepper, parsley, and a little real butter.\u00a0\u00a0 Did you know about the wonderful health benefits of a sweet potato? 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