Green Tidings: Cha-Cha-Cha Chia

The tiny Chia seed was used as a food staple of the Native Americans of the South West and Mexico, and ancient Mayan and Aztec warriors subsisted on the Chia seed during their conquests (even the small amount of 1/4 cup is said to have kept them satisfied for an entire day).

DIABETES

A diabetes study showed that Patients who ate up to four teaspoons of white chia seeds every day for three months:

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