| Oats (botanical name Avena sativa)An oat is a | | | | cut into several pieces before rolling to shorten |
| grass that produces a fibrous root and a hollow | | | | the cooking time.Instant oatmeal: Oat groats that |
| jointed stem with narrow, flat, pale-green leaves. | | | | are cut into very small pieces and processed so |
| Oats are native to southern Europe and eastern | | | | that they need no cooking, just add boiling |
| Asia. They are widely cultivated as a food.An oat | | | | water.Steel-cut: Oat groats that have been cut by |
| is an edible cereal grain produced by the cereal | | | | steel blades. Often called Irish or Scottish |
| grass of the same name. They are light colored | | | | oatmeal.Oat flour: The finely ground grain.Oat bran: |
| and have a nutty flavor and a chewy texture. | | | | The ground outer layer of the oat. Used as a hot |
| Usually we think of them as breakfast food but | | | | cooked breakfast cereal and is a good source of |
| oatmeal has long been known for its skin-soothing | | | | fiber.Other uses for Oats Are in Skin and Bath |
| properties. Many skin lotions and ointments are | | | | Products.Oatmeal is found in many bath products |
| formulated with oats for it's skin healing | | | | and skin and body products. Oatmeal baths are |
| properties.As a nutritious breakfast food oats | | | | wonderful for soothing dry, flaking skin, and poison |
| provide a healthy addition to your diet in that | | | | ivy and dermatoses. It alleviates itching from |
| there is 140 calories per 1/2 cup serving. They | | | | poison oak and chicken pox. It has long been used |
| also provide 4g of dietary fiber, of which 2g of | | | | in facial scrub products and is a very natural |
| this is soluble fiber and 2g is insoluble. Insoluble | | | | product.Oat straw contains high levels of silicic |
| fibers are those that cannot be dissolved in water. | | | | acid, which makes it an effective treatment for |
| And soluble fibers can be dissolved in water. They | | | | many skin diseases, especially those associated |
| provide 10% of your daily iron needs. Also of this | | | | with the nervous system. Try using an external |
| 1/2 cup serving, there is 26g of carbohydrate and | | | | oat-straw preparation to relieve shingles and |
| 2.5g of fat, which is considered lowfat.Three | | | | herpes.Besides eating them in the form we are |
| grams of soluble fiber from oatmeal daily, in a diet | | | | most familiar with, the box of oats that we |
| low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce | | | | purchase in the supermarket, oat products can be |
| the risk of heart disease. Besides all this, this | | | | purchased in commercial form as capsules, |
| nourishing cereal also contains, vitamins, starches, | | | | extracts, and tinctures.One expert lists the |
| minerals and 5g of protein. Clinical trials have been | | | | primary functions of oats as: If eaten, a |
| done, and they have shown that regular | | | | supportive, nurturing tonic for the nervous |
| consumption of oat bran reduces blood cholesterol | | | | system, If eaten, it can be used to alleviate |
| levels in just one month. High-fiber diets may also | | | | digestive problems associated with stress and |
| reduce the risk of colon and rectal cancers.Oats | | | | tension, If applied externally, it can relieve skin |
| contain the alkaloid, gramine, which has been | | | | diseases especially those with a nervous basis.Nick |
| credited with mild sedative properties.There are | | | | A. James offers informative tips and information |
| several forms of oats on the market and the | | | | on nutrition, health and working from home. Get |
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| without the hulls are groats.Rolled: Oat groats that | | | | Your Life, Improve Your Health & Give You |
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