Tag: vitamin c
The Wrong Way to Take Vitamin C
Most of us are aware of the importance of vitamin C; this powerful vitamin provides the body with many important health benefits in order...
3 Fresh Citrus Juices You Can Make at Home
You’ve probably been told to take plenty of vitamin C during cold and flu season in an effort to ward off a case of...
Mega Dose of Vitamin C Saved a Life
A story that was featured in a New Zealand/Australia television version of "60 Minutes” documented a man who was so close to death that...
Strengthen Your Immune System and Fight Infection with Jujubes
Jujubes - the fruit, NOT the candy - are relatively unknown in the west, although they have been cultivated for over 4,000 years in...
Don’t Worry Be Happy: Eat 2 Kiwi Fruit a Day
Can eating a certain healthy food really make us happier and give us energy? According to research recently published in the Journal of Nutritional...
This Blood Sugar Lowering Fruit is Super “Sweet”
Pineapple (Ananas comosus), is a member of the Bromeliaceae family, which one of its most potent health-promoting compounds, the enzyme bromelain, is named after....
The Berry that has 50x More Vitamin C Than Oranges
In order to live, we require vitamins. They regulate metabolism and assist the biochemical processes that release energy from food that has been digested....
Melon: A Sweet Summer Seasonal Treat
With melon season upon us, fruit stands and supermarkets around the country are loaded with ripe and juicy melons of all types. Melons are...
6 Reasons to Eat More Fresh Strawberries
Summer is the season for fresh, organic strawberries. Aside from being sweet and delicious, research shows that strawberries have numerous health benefits, and can...
Not Really Swiss but Still a Superfood
If you planted nothing else in a container on your back deck this summer but Swiss chard, also known as silverbeet, you would be...
