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If you have seasonal allergies…

29 Tuesday Mar 2022

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…eat orange foods, like carrots and sweet potatoes. They’re full of carotenoids – powerful antioxidants or plant pigments the body turns into vitamin A. Carotenoids can also stop the release of histamine, which is what causes sneezing, itching and red, watery eyes. Studies found eating a cup a day of carotenoid-rich foods can cut allergy flare-ups in half. Because the carotenoids make our immune cells more stable. Aside from carrots and sweet potatoes, you can also get carotenoids from butternut squash and spinach, even though it’s green.

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Eat these foods to age more slowly:

27 Tuesday Apr 2021

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Watermelon, carrots, squash and spinach. According to the European Journal of Nutrition, people who eat the most watermelon, carrots, squash and spinach have DNA that ages more slowly. As a result, those people have a lower risk of age-related problems, like Alzheimer’s, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The power is in the antioxidants that control the plant’s pigment! They’re called carotenoids, and they give fruits and vegetables their bright colors – and help protect against disease by fortifying cells from damage. So load up on watermelon, carrots, squash and spinach.

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If you have seasonal allergies…

23 Friday Oct 2020

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…eat orange foods, like carrots and sweet potatoes. They’re full of carotenoids – powerful antioxidants or plant pigments the body turns into vitamin A. Carotenoids can also stop the release of histamine, which is what causes sneezing, itching and red, watery eyes. Studies found eating a cup a day of carotenoid-rich foods can cut allergy flare-ups in half. Because the carotenoids make our immune cells more stable. Aside from carrots and sweet potatoes, you can also get carotenoids from butternut squash and spinach, even though it’s green.

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These foods can protect your hearing:

02 Tuesday Jun 2020

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Sweet potatoes: Their beta-carotene content, which most orange-fleshed foods have, is linked to a lower risk of hearing loss.

Also: Spinach. It’s a great source of iron, which can reduce the risk of hearing loss.

Finally: Almonds. The magnesium they contain counteracts the hearing loss caused by loud noises.

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Why do we get sleepy and gassy on airplanes?

04 Wednesday Mar 2020

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Blame it on the air pressure. At cruising altitude, our blood absorbs less oxygen, which can make us sleepy, dizzy, and mentally fuzzy. So, get up every hour and do a couple deep knee bends or lunges to boost the oxygen in your blood. And eat spinach, which has B‑vitamins that boost the supply of oxygen-rich red blood cells to your brain and muscles. And getting gassy on a plane is also due to reduced air pressure. It causes gas to expand in the body. So avoid carbonated beverages and high-fiber foods, which will increase that gas even more.

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Cut back on your sodium intake!

08 Friday Feb 2019

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You know you should cut back on salt to manage your blood pressure, but you can’t help reaching for the salt shaker. So what can you do? Eat more foods loaded with potassium. According to research from USC, increasing the amount of potassium-rich foods you eat is just as effective when it comes to lowering your sodium intake. That’s because potassium helps flush excess sodium out of your system. So eat more high-potassium foods, like baked potatoes, artichokes, spinach, beans, coffee, and bananas.

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Want the mind of someone 11 years younger?

10 Monday Jul 2017

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Just eat two servings of leafy green vegetables a day. According to Rush University in Chicago, vegetables like spinach and kale are loaded with nutrients, like vitamin K, lutein and folate, which preserve memory and speed up thinking. And a study of older adults found those who ate 2 servings of leafy greens a day had the mental agility of someone 11 years younger.

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Foods for ‘that time’ of the month

17 Thursday Mar 2016

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Ladies: When it comes to PMS, two foods can help you feel better:

•First: Flaxseed. It can reduce the severity of cramps, because it’s loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. They reduce inflammation – and prevent production of a chemical that intensifies muscle contractions.

•Another PMS food: Spinach. The magnesium in spinach eliminates excess fluid from the cells in your body, to reduce bloating.

Do you drink fresh green juice daily?

22 Thursday Oct 2015

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That green juice you sip every afternoon could have an unexpected side effect: Stained teeth! Fresh-pressed juice blends made with dark leafy greens and beets contain plant pigments called chromogens… But they can build up on teeth – and as little as one juice a day could cause stains. The effect is a lot greater when you sip the juice, instead of just eating those foods. So sip through a straw so it doesn’t come in contact with your teeth.

You can spark chemistry on a dinner date by choosing certain foods.

16 Friday Oct 2015

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Here’s what to order, according to registered dietician, Cynthia Sass.

Ladies, to feel more attracted to your date, eat foods rich in zinc: Like beef, shellfish, spinach and chocolate. Zinc raises testosterone in women… which will make you more likely to find your date attractive.

And ladies, if you want your date to find YOU attractive, order anything with celery and asparagus. They encourage your body to release pheromones. Or order spinach to boost your estrogen. Because both chemicals will make you seem more attractive to your date.

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