Sourdough bread doesn't spike blood sugar and insulin levels as much as white bread or whole wheat. This is good news for persons having to watch their insulin levels and have difficulty eliminating bread from their diet. The positive effects lasts through the next meal and hours afterward. The sourdough bread would be a great breakfast choice. It would help to ward off the urge to snack in the middle of the day. Fermentation changes the chemistry of the starches, slowing the rate which they are digested.

Selenium is a mineral that helps to maintain thyroid level, which can help keep your meta holism humming along. Selenium is involved in muscle strength. Keep your selenium level high and you'll see benefits in both your health and your strength.

Getting enough selenium is easy...the recommended daily intake is 55 micrograms in your food consumption.

When you think selenium, you've gotta think Brazil nuts because a single nut can contain almost half of your daily selenium needs. Other foods are rich in the mineral as well. Try adding some of these to your diet

FOOD/ AMOUNT/ SELENIUM
Brazil nuts/1/2oz 3-4 nuts/selenium 272mcg
Whole-grain wheat flour/1 cup/selenium 85mcg
Pearl barley/1 cup/75mcg
Halibut, cooked/6oz/selenium 74mcg
Light tuna, canned/3oz./selenium 65mcg
Whole-wheat spaghetti, cooked/1 cup/ 36mcg