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Red, Blue, Purple – Are The Super Foods Really Super?

From pomegranate seeds to acai berries, plus their more well-known cousins like blueberries and raspberries, brightly colored berries have been getting a lot of attention in the media lately. Widely heralded as nature’s “super foods,” berries have been touted by … read more »

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Antioxidants in Food

Antioxidants protect our cells from damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals, which may play an important role in heart disease, cancer, and certain other diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.  Examples of dietary antioxidants include beta-carotene, … read more »

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