Just One A Day: Power Food
It makes more sense to get your nutrients from food than pills. So, fit these power foods into your daily diet and start feeling the results!
Apples
An apple a day may keep your cardiologist away! Turn to apples for their pectin, a soluble fiber that reduces cholesterol. But don’t peel them, most of the fiber lies hidden in the skin.
Carrots
Be likes Bugs Bunny and eat a carrot (or more) a day. It’s especially easy to do when you buy washed and peeled baby carrots. They cost a little more but consider those carrots an investment in cancer prevention. Oh, and that’s not all. Carrots are teeming with betas carotene, a powerful antioxidant prevention.
Flax Seeds
Ladies, just sprinkle a day may keep the hormone replacement away! Flax seeds are very high in phytoestrogen lignans. Tests show that just 1-2 teaspoons of flaxseed a day can not only reduce menopausal symptoms but prevents breast cancer, too. Male or female, young or old, everyone can benefit from the valuable fiber in flaxseeds and the heart protecting omega-3 fatty acids.
Brazil Nuts
Just one Brazil nut a day provides 120mg of selenium, more than twice the daily requirement. Selenium is an antioxidant that studies show helps prevent cancer and heart disease.
Cranberry Juice
If you suffer from persistent urinary tract infections, consider a glass or two cranberry juice every day. Studies show it prevents and treats this type of infection.
Oranges
Oranges, like carrots, are cheep, convenient and loaded with vital nutrients. There are 64 calories in a medium orange, but more than a day’s requirement of vitamin C and lots of fiber. If you are planning a baby, or already pregnant, oranges and orange juice supply folate, which prevents neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida.
Garlic
A daily garlic dose will make your cooking sing and increase in your odds in the health lottery. Garlic is associated with cancer and heart disease prevention. A natural antibiotic, garlic (especially raw garlic) can help fight the common cold and flu.