Travel to Health

Attention: Click  here  to view a mobile-friendly version. In his book " Prime-Time Health ", Dr. William Sears lists avocado as one of the foods that can lengthen our prime time (i.e., the second half of our lives or a time when the "want to dos" can start to replace the "must dos.") Once reserved for royalty, today avocados are eaten more often than apple pie. Historians tell us that avocados were first cultivated in southern Mexico, in 1519, Aztec emperor Montezuma II presented them as prized offerings to Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes . Health Benefits The reasons why avocados are awesome: Anti-cancer Contain antiangiogenic compounds such as lutein that are being studied for their cancer-fighting abilities. [4] In a Japanese study, lutein was found to be far more cancer-protective compared to other carotenoids such as alpha- and beta-carotene despite their stronger antioxidant activity. A likely explanation for this ...