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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-not-so-simple-sesame/">Food of the Week [Part I]: Not-So-Simple Sesame</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted February 9, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Jessica Hale</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">The tiny sesame seed is often reduced to a garnish on sushi or stir-fries, but don’t let its diminutive size fool you. Sesame can add big flavor to many different dishes, and it’s packed with health benefits that make it an ideal candidate for this week’s Food of the Week.&nbsp; Sesame is available in seed, oil or paste form, (sesame seed paste is usually sold as tahini), and all three are full of flavor as well as providing some of our most important nutritional minerals. Sesame seeds are very high in copper, which acts as an anti-inflammatory and is useful for reducing the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. A serving will also provide nearly half of your daily recommended intake of magnesium, a multi-purpose mineral that can lower blood pressure, prevent migraines, and alleviate some of the symptoms of menopause.…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-not-so-simple-sesame/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-not-so-simple-sesame/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-not-so-simple-sesame/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-i-not-so-simple-sesame/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/recipes/">recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/vegetarianism/">vegetarianism</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/food-of-the-week/">food-of-the-week</a><br /><br /> </P>