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The 10 Healthiest Foods on the PlanetBy the editors of FITNESS
Magazine
These 10 superfoods are proven, expert-e!oved disease fighters
and energy oosters" #dd
the$ to your $ea!s and get on the fast tra%& to a
super-hea!thy ody"
LemonsWhy They're Healthy:
-- 'ust one !e$on has $ore than 100 per%ent of your dai!y
inta&e of vita$in (, )hi%h $ay he!p
in%rease *good* + %ho!estero! !eve!s and strengthen ones"
-- (itrus f!avonoids found in !e$ons $ay he!p inhiit the gro)th
of %an%er %e!!s and a%t as an
anti-inf!a$$atory"
Quick Tip:
#dd a s!i%e of !e$on to your green tea" .ne study found that
%itrus in%reases your ody/s ai!ity
to asor the antioxidants in the tea y aout 0 per%ent"
BroccoliWhy It's Healthy:
-- .ne $ediu$ sta!& of ro%%o!i %ontains $ore than 100
per%ent of your dai!y vita$in
re2uire$ent and a!$ost 300 per%ent of your re%o$$ended dai!y
dose of vita$in ( -- t)o
essentia! one-ui!ding nutrients"
-- The sa$e serving a!so he!ps stave off nu$erous %an%ers"
Quick Tip:
4ap it5 6reserve up to 70 per%ent of ro%%o!i/s vita$in ( y
$i%ro)aving" 8Stea$ing or oi!ing
ho!ds on to 9ust :: per%ent of the nutrient";
ark !hocolateWhy It's Healthy:
-- 'ust one-fourth of an oun%e dai!y %an redu%e !ood pressure in
other)ise hea!thy individua!s"
-- (o%oa po)der is ri%h in f!avonoids, antioxidants sho)n to
redu%e *ad* %ho!estero! and
in%rease *good* + !eve!s"
Quick Tip:
# dar& %ho%o!ate ar %ontains aout
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Spina%h is a hea!thy -- and f!avor!ess -- addition to any
s$oothie" Cou )on/t taste it, )e pro$ise5
Try !ending 1 %up spina%h, 1 %up grated %arrots, 1 anana, 1 %up
app!e 9ui%e, and i%e"
BeansWhy They're Healthy:
-- Eating a serving of !egu$es 8eans, peas, and !enti!s; four
ti$es a )ee& %an !o)er your ris& of
heart disease y 33 per%ent"
-- That sa$e hait $ay a!so redu%e your ris& of reast
%an%er"
Quick Tip:
The dar&er the ean, the $ore antioxidants it %ontains" .ne
study found that !a%& ean hu!!s
%ontain ?0 ti$es the a$ount of antioxidants found in )hite ean
hu!!s"
