{"id":1983,"date":"2012-10-05T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-7-healthiest-foods-of-october.html"},"modified":"2016-09-19T11:53:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:53:46","slug":"the-7-healthiest-foods-of-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=1983","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Healthiest Foods Of October."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> <\/p>\n<div><a fb:like:layout=\"button_count\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=7684188\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=7684188\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=7684188\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Over the next week, I&#8217;m going to list the healthiest foods available this month. Each day I&#8217;ll have something new, with our recipes so you can make audible-groaning, healthy meals for you and your family!!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/GreatPumpkin-1.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-opt-id=1657471689  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/GreatPumpkin.jpg?resize=310%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"310\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The first must-include food is the <b>pumpkin<\/b>. The pumpkin IS fall, it IS Halloween, and it IS crazy good for you. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">When you&#8217;re having a really, really hard time sleeping, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15514967\" target=\"_blank\">read this research study<\/a> showing how pumpkin can help reduce your risk of prostate cancer &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15546249\" target=\"_blank\">or this one<\/a>, which links its consumption as a part of an overall set of choices that reduce a boat-load of cancers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then, when you regain consciousness from your science-induced slumber, you could just include the Great Pumpkin in your diet.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s got massive vitamin A and also vitamin C, both of which tag team to help fight cancer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Got high blood pressure?<\/b>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then you need foods high in potassium &#8212; like pumpkin!! It&#8217;s phytosterols have been shown to boost your immune response (it&#8217;s getting chilly, winter&#8217;s coming &#8230; just sayin&#8217;, perhaps you could use a little immunity boost?).&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Talk about a super food. The humble pumpkin is one of the best best fall foods, and ranks as our #1 Healthiest Choice Of October.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pumpkinpie-1.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-opt-id=2011571856  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pumpkinpie.jpg?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Include The Food<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Remember, you don&#8217;t have to overindulge to get the awesome health properties of pumpkin &#8230; just include the food.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Don&#8217;t eat so much that YOU make it bad for you by overdoing it, just &#8230; include the food. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Pumpkin Pancakes!!&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerrecipes.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/middle-eastern-pumpkin-pancakes.html\" target=\"_blank\">Get the recipe.<\/a> <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Pumpkin Pie!!&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerrecipes.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/pumpkin-pie.html\" target=\"_blank\">Get the recipe.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This is one of the best pumpkin pie recipes of all time, because it is relatively low in sugar, and it eats just as well for breakfast as it does for dessert after dinner!!&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I love when that happens.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: white;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button END --> <a href=\"http:\/\/willcloweraudio.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=2029565899  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/WillClowerAudicles.4-6.gif\"  class=\"optimole-lazy-only \"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Will Clower Audicles\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/willclowerrecipes.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1261955987  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/WillClowerRecipes.5-6.gif\"  class=\"optimole-lazy-only \"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Will Clower Recipes\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E?w=735&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/><\/a><br \/>&nbsp;For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willclower.com\/\"> Click here to visit Will Clower&#8217;s website. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next week, I&#8217;m going to list the healthiest foods available this month. 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