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Recipe: Sesame Cucumber Salad @Cleveland Clinic. Cucumbers are more than 90% water making them an ultimate superfood for beauty
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Stir up a simple salad for a light summer side dish! Cucumbers are more than 90% water, making them an ultimate superfood for beauty.
Cucumbers are abundant in silica, too, a trace mineral that may actually increase skin elasticity and help keep you looking young.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
Dash cayenne pepper
2 cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/2 bunch chives, minced
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Directions
- Combine vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Mix well.
- Add cucumbers, chives and sesame seeds.
- Mix well and serve.
Nutrition information (per serving)
Makes 2 servings
Calories: 100
Total fat: 4.5 g
Saturated fat: .5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 105 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 12 g
Sugar: 8 g
Protein: 4 g
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10 Yoga Poses To Stretch Your Hip Muscles @ClevelandClinic
When muscles are less flexible, they can cause painful or abnormal movements in other regions of our bodies and impact the way we move. Yoga for your hips:
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10 Yoga Poses To Stretch Your Hip Muscles
Feeling tight in your hips? These 10 yoga poses will help increase your flexibility making it easier to move.
10 Yoga Poses To Stretch Your Hip Muscles @ClevelandClinic
When muscles are less flexible, they can cause painful or abnormal movements in other regions of our bodies and impact the way we move. Yoga for your hips:
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10 Yoga Poses To Stretch Your Hip Muscles
Feeling tight in your hips? These 10 yoga poses will help increase your flexibility making it easier to move.
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Yoga Poses That Can Strengthen Your Core Muscles.@ClevelandClinic
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Engage your abdominal muscles with these yoga poses that build a strong & stable center!
Yoga Poses That Can Strengthen Your Core Muscles
You need to work more than your abdominals
Contributor: Certified yoga instructor Patti Kopasakis, PT, DPT, SCS, RYT-200
Your abdominal muscles are just one component of your core. The gluteal muscles, diaphragm, hip flexors, and hip adductor muscles also comprise your core. These large muscle groups help control the movements you make throughout the day. Strengthening these muscles helps to absorb forces from daily activities and decrease the forces that move through joints.
Here is a group yoga poses that can help to improve your core muscles. Try holding them for two to three breaths at first, then increase the number of breaths to challenge yourself. On the one-sided poses, be sure to repeat on the other side!
Note: Poses should be entered into and moved out of slowly to protect muscles and joints. If you are having specific pain that has been ongoing for longer than two weeks or you have a specific injury, it is always best consult a qualified health care provider, such as a physical therapist, who can develop a plan specific to your needs.
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Stiff back? Try loosening up with these gentle stretches @ClevelandClinic
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Stretches to loosen up those tight back muscles:
Recipe: Spaghetti With Fresh Tomato Sauce and Roasted Vegetables @ClevelandClinic
Why not try your hand at making homemade tomato sauce? The freshness of the tomatoes and the smokiness of the roasted vegetables make this a great topping for spaghetti. If you don’t have your own garden, use canned Roma tomatoes for a tasty dish that includes roasted mushrooms, broccoli and peppers.
Ingredients
Tomato sauce
Olive oil cooking spray
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 small carrot, minced
1 shallot, minced
4 cups peeled, seeded, and diced ripe tomatoes or one 28-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
Pasta
1/2 pound whole wheat spaghetti
3/4 pound broccoli florets and stalks, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
2 portobello mushrooms, halved and thinly sliced
1 red, yellow or orange bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Freshly grated pepper
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- To make the sauce, coat a large pot with cooking spray and saute the garlic, carrot and shallot over low heat until they begin to wilt, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, wine, vinegar and red pepper flakes (if using). Cover and simmer slowly for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the basil and simmer for 10 minutes more. (To make a smoother sauce, cool and process in batches in either a blender or food processor.) Set aside.
- Place the broccoli, mushrooms and bell pepper on the prepared pan. Toss with oil and vinegar. Roast about 10 minutes until crisp or done to your taste. Sprinkle with pepper.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- In a large serving bowl, toss the pasta with 2 cups tomato sauce. Top with the roasted vegetables and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition information (per serving)
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 363
Total fat: 4 g
Protein: 15 g
Carbohydrate: 71 g
Dietary fiber: 4 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 100 mg
Potassium: 93 mg
— Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbook (© 2007 Broadway Books).
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