If like me, you indulged more on high fat goodies over the holidays, you will be pleased to know that wild blueberries appear to offer up a host of “damage control” benefits. In a lab study that sought to evaluate the effects of a high fat diet enhanced with wild berries over a three-month period, rats consuming […]
Cook your carrots whole vs. cutting them up. Cooked carrots have more nutritional value than fresh and cooking them whole boosts their nutritional value even further. I always roast carrots whole – try it, they are delicious! Eat more canned beans. Canned beans have more antioxidants than fresh, frozen, or home-cooked dried beams. “Flash-thaw” your […]
The disease-busting credentials of apples and berries just received a nice boost thanks to some nifty new science. In the apple study – investigators found that healthy adults who consumed a single large apple a day for four weeks lowered their levels of “oxidized LDL” (the toxic form of bad cholesterol that initiates artery-clogging) by […]
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The diminutive, yet all-powerful blueberry is a true work horse in terms of fortifying wellness and a new report gives us yet another reason to include them regularly in our diets – maintaining an abundance of healthy bacteria in our colons. Read More >>
• Power packed with healthful benefits – vitamin C and E, B-vitamins, fiber, minerals, and phytochemicals • Phytochemicals in blueberries provide them with their deep, rich blue color and their extraordinary and unmatched antioxidant power. • Blueberries are considered one of the most powerful antioxidant foods known to man. They provide several times more antioxidant […]
