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This succulent, slow roasted dish packs a bevy of nutrients. And thanks to the curry, it helps your body make more antioxidants too. That’s because curry contains a potent compound called curcumin which turns on specific genes in your body responsible for making glutathione — your master antioxidant and detoxifier.¹

Time To Table: Overnight marinating, 4 hours cooking

Serves: 10

This slow-roasted dish is packed with anti-aging nutrients including 100% of the daily value for zinc, 67% of the daily value for vitamin B12 and 50% of the daily value for vitamin B6. But that’s not all. It’s also packed with selenium which helps your body manufacture its “master antioxidant and detoxifier” — glutathione.1 Each succulent serving provides a hefty 103% of the daily value for selenium.

Time To Table: Overnight marinating, 4 hours cooking

Serves: 10

Who said a reuben can’t be healthy? This low-glycemic and ultra-luxe version includes lobster — a decadent ingredient that delivers a delicious dose of cell-protecting nutrients. In fact, just one serving provides 56% of the RDA for selenium, 50% for vitamin B12, and 20% for zinc.

Serves: 2

Time to Table: 15 minutes

Well, it’s that time of year again, where I enjoy turning on my oven to bake a good casserole! This dish is made with vegetables and very thin corn tortillas, so even though each serving contains 15 grams of carbohydrate, remember that most of that is very low glycemic impact vegetables and beans. Mmmm, delicious.

Time to table: 1 hour

Serves: 10

Indulge in traditional Mexican flavor with none of the guilt! These quick burritos are an excellent source of fiber, protein and zinc plus a good source of eight more health-promoting nutrients. And because buffalo graze on grass, it’s naturally high in conjugated-linoleic acid (CLA) — a healthy fat that promotes lean muscle mass and may help to protect against several types of cancer.¹

Time to Table: 20 minutes

Serves: 8

This delightful Asian dish is brimming with heart-healthy B vitamins. In fact, one serving provides a robust 50% of vitamin B6 and 33% of vitamin B12. Together with folate, these nutrients help to reduce homocysteine — an amino acid that increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.¹

Time To Table: 1 hour

Serves: 4

Previous issues of THB have stressed the importance of the “miracle mineral”, magnesium. Today I want to stress the importance of another commonly deficient mineral — zinc.

Zinc is essential for optimal growth and repair, being involved in the actions of several vital hormones and hundreds of enzymatic reactions in the body. Zinc is essential for the formation of superoxide dismutase, one of the body’s most potent antioxidants. Zinc deficiencies can result in growth retardation in children, significantly weakened immune function, poor wound healing and muscle loss. They”ve also been linked to depression and gastric cancer.^1-7

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