Barley News & Updates

Maridel Reyes, Self Magazine

Some foods get all of the glory. (Pomegranates, we’re looking at you.) But new research is uncovering the age-defying, disease-fighting, fat-blasting superpowers of common foods you already love. These 22 edibles are cheap, quick to prep, mouthwateringly delicious and most are probably already in your kitchen. And to make it even easier for you to tap into their head-to-toe benefits, we created a tasty seven-day diet plan featuring every age eraser on our list. A diet that fights fine lines, fatigue and heart disease and helps you lose 2 pounds per week what are you waiting for? Dig in!

Barley

Give your usual brown rice an upgrade. Barley has almost twice the fiber, plus cancer-fighting selenium. And beta glucan, a form of fiber in barley, helps lower cholesterol and reduces your body’s rate of fat absorption. When people with high cholesterol ate 3 to 10 grams of beta glucan daily, their levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides fell, a study in the Annals of Family Medicine shows.

Reap the rewards. Quick-cook barley takes less time to prep but offers the same perks.

Entire article is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38311826/ns/health-cancer/