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The foods and food products mentioned below are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
The statements made on websites with links below, unless otherwise stated at those websites,
are solely the opinions and statements of the owners of those websites and should not be
construed or interpreted otherwise.
At KenZen, we strive to use only the purest
and finest ingredients
in all of our foods.
We strive to obtain organically raised meats and organic greens for our salads.
We attempt to minimize aluminum in your diet by using stainless steel cookware.
(Most restaurants opt for the cheaper aluminum.
Aluminum is considered by many to be a cause of Alzhimer's Disease and other heatlh problems.)
We never use Trans-fats at KenZen.
(Trans-fats are partially hydrogenated vegetable
oils-found to increase the risk of Coronary Heart Disease)
Instead, we use only the purest, natural vegetable oils.
See what the FDA says about trans-fats
See what fast-foods restaurants and food manufacturers are having to do!
Our fish and seafood is sourced
from around the world each week. We seek only the absolute best in the world. We have many
sources and are, therefore, not dependent upon any particular supplier, who may not have a top quality product.
We reject any seafood that does not meet our "world-class" standards.
Our rice, seaweeds (Kombu, Nori, Wakame, Hijiki) and other Asian ingredients are of the
highest quality, costing much more than those commonly used in lesser establishments.
Spices used in our International and Exotic foods are imported for purity and authentic flavors.
See What's in Your Curry? below.
Below are extensive information and links
on the health benefits of Green Tea, Soy Beans and Soy Products, Seaweeds and Fish.
Also, see real information regarding Mercury in Fish and Chilean Sea Bass and more below.
Green Tea
Scientists around the world are finding that the constituents contained in green tea can be extremely beneficial.
Tea provides more flavonoids to the average American diet
than any food or beverage in the U.S. food supply
Green Tea Health Benefits w/more links
Green tea shows promise as an anti-aging, cancer-fighting agent.
Green tea blocks the formation of new arterial plaque
Mechanism found for green tea's anticancer effect . . .
Good for the Soul, but better for the Heart
Nov. 7th, 2005 L.A. Times Article on Green Tea and the FDA
Lancet Report - Green Tea - protects the brain, helps to prevent Type-II Diabetes,
topical application can help to prevent skin cancer, help prevent arthritis and reduce inflamation.
Soy Beans and Soy Products
Soybeans are the only plant food that contains all of the essential amino acids needed by our bodies.
Soy also contains many other complex, nutritional elements.
Researchers are only just beginning to understand the nutritional powerhouse of soy.
At KenZen, we serve whole, steamed soy beans (Edamame) as well as tofu in our Miso Soup.
Soy, as tofu and as inari (seasoned tofu pouches), is used in a variety of methods including our sushi rolls and nigiri sushi.
Soy is also used in our "Vanilla Cloud" desert.
Benefits of Soy
Six Ways Soy Benefits your Health
Soy & Prostate Cancer
Soy Benefits - Diabetes
Dark Soy Sauce-10 times more effective than red wine and 150 times more potent than vitamin C
Soy consumption associated with lower endometrial cancer risk
Nori - seaweed
Did you know that Nori (the seaweed used to wrap sushi rolls) has as much protein as soy beans?
With its compliment of vitamins, minerals and fiber, you might want to eat nori every day!
Nutritional Facts and health benefits of nori.
Fish
More is being discovered concerning the health benefits of the essential fatty acids contained in fish.
“Sushi could help prevent lung cancer!”
According to recent studies, raw fish and fresh fish contain a component that lowers the risk of
lung cancer. Information from Japan
indicates that the number of people there who contract lung cancer is extremely low, in spite of the
fact that Japan has more cigarette smokers than other countries.
The cause was found to be in the Japanese diet, which has included raw fish throughout most
of its history.
Doctors predict that hundreds of people’s lives could be saved by following a Japanese-style diet.
Around the world, doctors have been studying people who eat raw fish and those who do not.
The results make it clear that people who eat a lot of raw fish and/or fresh fish have
a significantly reduced risk of lung cancer.
At the same time, it was found that dried fish has less of the cancer-reducing component
that raw or fresh fish, and therefore does not have the same effect.
Raw fish appears to be most effective against glandular cancer, one type of lung cancer.
Source: BBC News Health “Sushi ‘could prevent lung cancer’” Wednesday, 2 May, 2001
Fish Oil Protects Heart Attack Patients
How many areas of the body and illnesses does fish oil treat?
check out this website!
Diabetic women gain significant health benefits from eating fish
Fish Health Benefits
Even in England - Eat Oily Fish
Uncontrolled epilepsy linked
to low omega-3 fatty acid (as contained in fatty fish) level
Concerned about Mercury in Fish?
Read the facts here!
Chilean Sea Bass Endangered?
Nope!
Alcohol
What's in Your Curry?
Many of our exotic dishes contain herbs and spices from far away lands. Generally speaking, these
cultures have utilized these herbs and spices for hundreds, perhaps, thousands of years, for a variety
of reasons, which can include food preservation, antibacterial action, antifungal action, health benefits,
flavor, aroma and many other reasons.
While modern day scientists don't give these cultures much credit for their use of the "scientific method," continuing
research reveals that many of these cultures' herbs and spices have powerful properties that were
known to them for a very long time, but doctors and scientists wouldn't believe what they were told.
A similar situation exists today in the Amazon rain forest, from whence 70% of our modern day drugs
were derived.
For the others in the village, who didn't have the time to be an herbalist or shaman, those ancient
herbal practitioners, simply created recipes including certain ingredients that they knew were healthful as well as
appealing to the palate.
A great example is Indian Curry. At KenZen, we use authentic, imported spices to create a variety of
traditional curries. One essential ingredient in virtually all curries is Tumeric.
Once you know more about Tumeric, you'll be glad to know that at KenZen, we use Tumeric
liberally in all of our curries. The other spices in curries, like black pepper, cumin, chilies, fenugreek, curry and lime leaves,
and other herbs, we believe have a synergistic effect, meaning, that the benefits of the combination of ingredients
together are greater than the sum total of the benefits of each ingredient.
Will science prove our
belief in the synergistic effect of the combination of ingredients in curry and other ethnic dishes? Eventually, perhaps.
Meanwhile, check the link below, "Heart Protection, Colesterol,
Curcumin plus Black Pepper."
Click on the links below to discover the amazing properties
of Tumeric/Curcumin and other spices.
Anti-Cancer Effects and Blocking of Toxic Chemicals
Believe it or not, curcumin has something in it that repairs muscle better than anything presently known.
Imagine if the key to disease prevention was as close as your kitchen shelf.
Scientific Analysis
Therapy for Depression
Heart Protection, Colesterol, Curcumin plus Black Pepper
Tumeric, Pepper and other spices
We will soon be posting more about the herbs, spices and other ingredients in our Exotic foods
Check back soon!
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