antioxidants
June 11th, 2008 at 01:22pm
Under Digestive Health+ Food+ Heart Health+ Immune System
The deliciously named yumberry has been harvested for thousands of years in China but has only just made it over here, in the form of a sweet, tart juice. For its proponents, it is nothing less than a youth elixir in a bottle.
The yumberry is particularly rich in oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), antioxidants that support the […]
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Tags: anti aging, antioxidants, blood pressure, collagen, OPCs, wrinkles
By Wendy
May 26th, 2008 at 08:29am
Under Food+ Weight Loss
Decidedly unglamorous, and if you’re susceptible it plays havoc with your digestion, but cabbage is well worth getting to love all the same. It contains phytochemical compounds that reduce the risks of several cancers.
Eating it regularly can improve the immune system, purify the blood and see off viruses, while red cabbage contains lots of antioxidants. […]
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Tags: antioxidants, superfoods, thyroid
By Wendy
May 26th, 2008 at 08:04am
Under Food+ Heart Health
Another so-called miracle berry, the goji berry hails from the Himalayas and contains, weight for weight, more beta-carotene than carrots, more iron than steak and more vitamin C than oranges.
Goji berries are also a good source of B vitamins and antioxidants. The beta-carotene they contain is thought to help fight heart disease, defend against cancer […]
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Tags: antioxidants, cellulite, goji berry
By Wendy
May 20th, 2008 at 09:10am
Under Brain Health+ Food+ Heart Health
Chocolate is often touted as a superfood, but the sugar it contains makes it a necessarily occasional treat for the healthy eater. Cacao nibs contain all the benefits of chocolate and none of the naughtiness. Peeled cacao beans, broken into small bits, have a bitter chocolate taste and can be sprinkled on to cereals for […]
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Tags: antioxidants, chocolate, energy, prozac, superfoods
By Wendy
