Saturday, February 23, 2008

salsa saves the day!

I was browsing Google for some salsa news and I found the coolest thing! Apparently salsa can help fight against food poisoning! Who knew?! Ok, so I guess it's not really the salsa, it's the cilantro, which is in most any salsa. There is a compound found in the leaves and seeds of cilantro that is a natural antibacterial. This compound kills salmonella. You don't have to eat the salsa with the contaminated meat for it to help though. The cilantro intredient stays in your system for a while and fights against the salmonella during digestion. Doctors are saying that eating more salsa, particularly fresh salsa, would be better for everyone. I guess salsa is a super food! Here's the article to read some more! http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-05/acs-is052404.php Go eat some salsa!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That’s interesting. I blogged about a similar thing. Apparently garlic helps fight against stomach cancer and influenza. Apparently there are some food you should eat.