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Go Green for Health – Examiner

By on Monday, March 15th, 2010 | No Comments

… Increase fiber with broccoli as it provides many health benefits, including both soluble and insoluble fiber; vitamins A, C and E, which are important antioxidants for staving off cellular damage from free-radicals. In addition it has vitamin K …

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13 ways to maintain your brain – Cincinnati.com

By on Monday, February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

For vitamin B-6 and folate, include more dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, spinach, and collard greens, broccoli, oranges, orange juice, lima beans, asparagus, whole grains, and fortified grain products. The brain can be damaged by free …

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Increased Vegetable Intake Decreases Cancer Risk

By on Monday, February 1st, 2010 | No Comments

According to research published in Nutrition and Cancer, those with a higher intake of vegetables reduce their risk of stomach cancer by 50% of more. Since we know that most people do not eat enough fruits and vegetables, we do recommend Juice Plus+® for added nutrient from those foods, but a diet where you consume more [...]

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Preventing Cancer and Reducing Cholesterol – Associated Content

By on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauli-flower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts, are excellent sources of antioxidants destroy free radicals and protect against cellular damage. Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli,cauli-flower, cabbage …

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The colour of health – Daily Times

By on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Nature is full of color, from rainbows and roses to butterfly wings and peacock tails. Even the fruits and vegetables you eat often have distinctive colors: intensely blue blueberries, deeply red strawberries, richly green broccoli, vividly orange …

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Nutrient Packed ‘Superfoods’ For Good Health

By on Friday, September 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Here are 10 nutrition-packed foods to help you in become healthier, prevent disease, and support your overall good health. Remember, with fruit, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains, there are no losers. All plant foods are packed with nutrients called "phytochemicals" that help the body stay healthy and prevent disease. Tomatoes alone have over 10,000 phytochemicals [...]

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A Vegetable Juice For Antioxidant Support

By on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 | No Comments

You should never turn away a fruit or vegetable on the basis that it may not have enough antioxidants or vitamins, unless you've graduated your diet to a level of perfection and eat 9-13 servings per day. Since most of us need to eat more of these antioxidant and vitamin-rich foods, sometimes there are alternatives [...]

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