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Which of these do you think adds the most calories to your salad:

09 Wednesday Jan 2019

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added sugar, blood pressure, calories, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cranberries, dried cranberries, feta, feta cheese, immune system, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, magnesium, salad, sugar, sunflower seeds

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Dried cranberries, feta cheese, or sunflower seeds? Would you believe it’s the cranberries?

That’s because they have added sugar! The better salad toppers are the sunflower seeds or feta cheese. Both have only 100 calories – plus feta cheese has antibacterial compounds and blood pressure-lowering chemicals. And sunflower seeds are loaded with magnesium, which plays a key role in boosting our immune system, regulating our blood pressure, and keeping our bones strong.

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Here’s your clear-skin snack:

10 Tuesday Jul 2018

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acne, beans, chicken, clear-skin, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Dermatologist, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, selenium, shellfish, sunflower seeds, Vitamin E, zinc

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Sunflower seeds. Research in Experimental Dermatology found people with acne typically have low levels of vitamin E and zinc – which heal the skin, and regulate oil production. And sunflower seeds have both nutrients. They also have loads of selenium – which helps reduce redness and inflammation. All you need is a handful a day to get enough vitamin E, and half your requirement of zinc. For the remaining zinc, try chicken, shellfish or beans.

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Feeling tense?

24 Monday Jul 2017

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antioxidants, belly-fat, blueberries, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cortisol, de-stress, destress, dopamine, feel-good brain chemical, feeling tense, folate, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lower blood pressure, peaches, potassium, stress hormone, sunflower seeds, tense

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Here are a few foods proven to help you de‑stress:
Starting with Blueberries. They contain antioxidants so powerful, they counteract the production of cortisol, the stress hormone that increases blood sugar levels. And high levels of cortisol are linked to belly fat.
Another anti-stress food: Peaches. The potassium in peaches helps lower blood pressure.
Finally, when you’re stressed, load up on sunflower seeds. They contain high levels of folate, which helps your body produce the feel-good brain chemical dopamine.

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You can eat your way to calm!

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

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anxiety, anxious, Avocado, B Vitamins, calm, calming, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, eggs, fish, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, reduce your stress hormone output, salmon, shiitake mushrooms, stay calm, sunflower seeds

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Getting lots of B vitamins can reduce your stress hormone output when you’re feeling anxious. So if you know you’ll be facing a challenging day, eat some of these foods: Eggs, avocado, fish, shiitake mushrooms and sunflower seeds.

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