The health of our body, as we all know, is closely related to good eating habits and therefore the presence or absence of various kinds of substances necessary for its proper functioning and to prevent the onset of diseases of varying severity.
Among the beneficial substances for our body a prominent place goes to magnesium, this substance present in whole grains like bran, in leafy vegetables such as broccoli, turnips, cauliflower, but also in fruit such as oranges, grapes, cherries, pineapple and more.
Magnesium is a mineral essential for our body as it plays a key role in nerve conduction, its alteration could therefore give rise to problems such as impaired muscle function, cramps, insomnia, arrhythmia, depression and neurological diseases of varying degrees. To maintain adequate levels of magnesium is necessary to avoid certain behaviors "wrong" as, to name one, excessive consumption of refined sugars.
The importance of magnesium in the psychological well-being, has been confirmed by scientists at Indiana University who conducted a meta-analysis of six previous studies concerning "Magnesium and metabolic syndrome." The metabolic syndrome, a condition now fairly widespread, does not indicate a well-defined disease, but rather a set of factors that predispose the individual to develop serious medical conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver. Trai factors that determine the onset of metabolic syndrome include: the presence of high blood triglycerides, elevated fasting glucose, excessive body fat located mainly in the abdominal area. The analysis of the researchers from Indiana, based on cross-sectional studies, shows how the relationship between magnesium and metabolic syndrome is not random but a direct relationship also putting light on how to decrease by 17% the possibility of establishing such a syndrome through the daily intake 100 mg of magnesium. The researchers also said that magnesium may influence the metabolic syndrome by multiple mechanisms, including the effects on glucose metabolism, lipid, inflammatory mediators, as well as the activity of smooth muscle.
Metabolic syndrome is therefore not present in those subjects with a diet rich in magnesium, certainly valid reason to prefer those foods that can guarantee us an adequate daily intake of magnesium in our diet.
Today's recipe ensures an intake of at least 100mg of magnesium, "Lasagne al pesto"
Ingredients
250 g of sheets of lasagna integral
500 ml of soy sauce
200 grams of pesto
250 grams of fat mozzarella
60 grams of Parmesan
salt
Preparation
Start preparing the sauce.
Boil the sheets of lasagne in boiling salted water for a couple of minutes.
Poggiatele and raise them on a surface covered with a cotton cloth to dry them.
Coat a baking dish with a thin layer of white sauce, then place the first layer of lasagne slightly crossing the sheets to each other.
Cover the dough with a first layer of white sauce and add the pesto.
Top with the diced provolone and finally sprinkle with grated Parmesan
Cover with the second layer of lasagne and add as the first white sauce, pesto, provolone and parmesan and finish with the pastry
Finite assemble the lasagne with pesto with a layer of sauce to which you add the pesto to form a cream.
Sprinkle lasagna with the remaining Parmesan and bake.
Cook the lasagna with pesto sauce for about 30 minutes at 190 degrees or until the surface layer of white sauce will not be au gratin
Now remove the lasagna from the oven, let cool, cut into slices and serve.
Bon Appetite!
Andrea Busalacchi
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