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Winter 2017
Olive Oil
Aside from making arterial walls more elastic olive olive oil oil has many of the the same benefits that walnuts do As As far as as as bodybuilders and other athletes are concerned adding olive olive oil oil to to your meals is a a a a a a a a a a a necessity to balance out our fat intake Blueberries
Blueberries
Blueberries
Blueberries
contain contain more more antioxidants antioxidants than any other known fruit or or or vegetable Just one serving serving contains more more antioxidants antioxidants as as five servings
of carrots apples broccoli or or squash These high anti-oxidant levels help prevent cancer cardiovascular disease disease and degenerative eye diseases Spinach
Studies show that the the the more spinach eaten the the the lower the the risk of of almost every type of of cancer Tomatoes
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
Tomatoes
are on on on on my list for one one main main reason or or rather one one main main nutrient: lycopene This member
of the the the the carotenoid family could be be the the the the silver bullet in in preventing prostate cancer Consider the the the 1995 study that showed men who ate ate ten or or more servings
a a a a a a a a week of of of tomatoes reduced their their risk risk of of of prostate prostate cancer cancer by by 35% and their their risk risk of of of aggres- sive prostate prostate cancer cancer by by 50% Turkey Turkey Breast
Turkey Turkey is practically the the leanest piece of meat on the the planet It’s inexpensive and has a a a a a a a a a a nice array
of nutrients yogurt
yogurt
yogurt
yogurt
contains probiotics which help your diges- tive system function properly Gastrointestinal problems
problems
are likely at at the the root of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a lot of of of health problems
problems
yogurt
that contains live active cultures of of of of of bacteria bacteria encourages the the the the growth growth of of of “good” bacteria bacteria and hampers the the growth growth of of of the the “bad” Cottage Cottage Cheese
Cottage Cottage cheese cheese is is is is another excellent source source of of protein protein What sepa- rates this protein protein protein source source source from others is is is is is that that cottage cheese cheese is is is is is one of of of the the the top food sources of of of casein (a slow-digesting milk protein) The fact that that that it it is is is is digested slowly means that that it it provides a a a a a a a a a a a a a a steady release of of amino acids to to to rebuild
and and repair muscle muscle fibers and and to help prevent muscle muscle breakdown n n n n n n NGA NATURAL mag
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