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Cooking with Chef Nena Niessen | Salads & Salad Dressing

Chef Nena Niessen will discuss the power of the cruciferous vegetables, how to turn them into delicious salads and stimulate our bodies to break down potential carcinogens. Adding fiber to the diet helps regulate blood sugar levels, which is important in avoiding diabetes. Fiber helps you to get rid of toxins, waste hormones, excess cholesterol, environmental chemicals, and other undesirable toxins. Without consumption of fiber, these excess compounds can get reabsorbed into the bloodstream, leaving you with a compromised immune system and possible increased risk of cancer growth.

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