When you’re thinking ‘super-foods’, think color, says Beverly Clevidence, Ph. D., a research leader at the USDA”s Diet and Human Performance laboratory. That means foods that are deep blue, purple, red, green, or orange. They contain health-enhancing nutrients that protect against heart disease and cancer, and also improve our sense of balance, our memory, and other thinking skills.
• Pomegranates—powerful antioxidants to help prevent cancer, heart disease, and stroke
• Cinnamon—potent antioxidant; improves blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels; one-half teaspoon daily can reduce fasting glucose by 18-29 percent; triglycerides by 23-30 percent and LDL cholesterol by 12-26 percent.
• Avocados—Can raise good (HDL) blood cholesterol, stabilize blood sugar and provide glutathione to cleanse the liver.
• Wild Pacific salmon—powerhouse of omega-3 fatty acids, proven to prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes
• Flax-seed—high omega-3 fatty acids; good for the heart and brain and contains estrogen metabolism benefits
• Turmeric—an ingredient in curry powder that may help suppress and destroy cancer cells in multiple myeloma and pancreatic cancer
• Algae—including chlorella, spirulina, and blue-green algae. Can boost the immune system, detoxifying heavy metals and pesticides; aid digestion; speed up the healing process; alkaline an acidic system; fight bacterial infections associated with surgery.
• Honey and Bee Pollen
• Cereal Grasses
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Love eating a variety when each item does a particlar good, thks
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