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Pan-Roasted Wild Salmon with Kalamata Olives & Basil
Want to prevent macular degeneration? Make sure you’re getting enough vitamin B12, vitamin B6 and folate. A study funded by the National Eye Institute involved over 5,200 women over the age of 40.1 After 7 years, the women who took a daily supplement of the three B vitamins enjoyed a 41% reduced risk of macular degeneration, compared to the women in the placebo group. In each serving of this fish dish, you’ll enjoy nearly 90% of the daily requirement for vitamin B12 plus 69% of the daily requirement for vitamin B6. Serve with a side of roasted asparagus — a rich source of folate — to get the sight-saving trio of nutrients and round out the meal.
Artichoke & Wild Salmon Eggs Benedict
Boost your body’s antioxidant defenses with this Benedict breakfast! The production of glutathione — your body’s master antioxidant and detoxifier — is manufactured by your liver given the right ingredients, including sulfur-containing amino acids and selenium.1 This delicious dish provides 51% of your daily requirement for selenium, plus those sulfur-containing aminos from the organic eggs.
Time To Table: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Cedar-Planked Salmon with Whole Grain Mustard Glaze
This is a fish dish you won’t soon forget! Results from a recent Tufts University study found that getting 180 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) daily can cut the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 47%!1-2This fish dish provides a hefty 1000 mg — more than five times that amount.
Time to Table: 1 hour
Serves: 4
Salmon Cucumber Salad
Salmon and fresh cucumber meld into this refreshing low-carb summer salad that is full of flavor and rich in nutrients. It is also a great source of energy-supplying B-vitamins and heart-healthy omega-3 fats.
Serves:4
Horseradish Crusted Salmon
Spicy horseradish goes swimmingly with wild salmon, and provides isothiocyanates — cancer fighting nutrients found in cruciferous vegetables.
Five Foods to Fight Asthma
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was on to something when he famously said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Foods can be used to fight, prevent and reverse disease. Here, adapted from my forthcoming book, The Healthiest Meals on Earth are some foods that are great for asthma.
Smoked Salmon Platter with Dill Sour Cream
This simple, holiday appetizer is packed with the antioxidant mineral selenium and is a good source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. To keep with tradition, serve with whole grain rye crackers.
Dill Salmon Salad
Reel in the fat-fighting benefits of omega-3’s with this quick and simple recipe.
