Antioxidant-packed foods protect healthy tissue in your body by destroying free radicals and also help in fighting and preventing cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other chronic conditions. Free radicals are formed through normal body processes and through exposure to sun, pollution, cigarette smoke, stress, and the intake of unhealthy food and alcoholic beverages.ContinueContinue reading “Health Tip Thursday: Antioxidant Rich Foods”
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My Favorite Things: Hershey's Kisses Special Dark Chocolate
For as long as I can remember I have always had a sweet tooth. And one of my all-time favorite treats is Hershey’s Kisses Special Dark Chocolate. If you weren’t aware of it, dark chocolate actually has health benefits. That’s right – by eating dark chocolate it can actually improve your health. But, thisContinueContinue reading “My Favorite Things: Hershey's Kisses Special Dark Chocolate”
Health Wise Series: Enjoying the Avocado
The avocado is actually a fruit not a vegetable as most people may think. This hard scaly covered fruit contains 320 calories for one average sized avocado. Although most of us use avocado to make guacamole dip, we can enjoy avocados so many other differ ways, but in particular we can benefit from their vitaminsContinueContinue reading “Health Wise Series: Enjoying the Avocado”
