Pecans protect against heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Eat Plantains to ease an upset stomach and treat ulcers. Plantains have potassium and folate.

Plums are equal to blueberries in antioxidant power.

Sunflower Seeds are a good source of vitamin E, which promotes brain health, as well as heart health.

Green Tea reduces the risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes. It helps to lower cholesterol and it protects the skin from sun damage.

Onions prevent heart disease and cancer.

Butternut Squash contains 298% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A in just one …

I love jam….blueberry, strawberry, raspberry…in fact I could list all of the jams. I spread jam on my toast every morning and it has always been a bit of a treat for me. But when I found out that jam is actually good for you, I was pleasantly surprised. I knew that spreading jam was a good substitute for using butter, but I never realized that jam is full of polyphenols.

Who else likes pecans? I love them. They are great to eat in deserts, they are great as toppings, and they are wonderful eaten alone. The best part is that they are healthy and provide a lot of health benefits. Pecans have the most antioxidants of all the nuts.

Have you ever tasted a plantain before? It looks and tastes similar to a banana, but you can’t eat it raw. Raw plantain is similar to uncooked potato. Plantains taste fabulous and they have some pretty amazing health benefits. I’ve been reading “The Doctor’s Book of Food Remedies” and found some interesting facts about plantains.

Some interesting facts about plums have been in the news lately, showing that plums are quite the super food. Everyone knows that blueberries are high in antioxidants, but did you know that plums are equal to, and sometimes exceed blueberries in antioxidant power?

Are sunflower seeds healthy? You bet they are! I love eating nuts and seeds, mostly because they taste good, but also because they happen to be very healthy.

When I started reading about the numerous health benefits of green tea, I quickly stocked up on green tea and jumped on the green tea bandwagon. I have a giant mug that I keep at work and I have developed a daily green tea habit. Green tea has been shown to provide numerous health benefits. If you haven’t joined the green tea bandwagon yet, here are some convincing reasons to start drinking this tea favorite.

Do you currently eat 5-10 fruits a day? Many experts suggest eating 5-10 fruits and vegetables a day for optimal health and disease prevention.

I suffer from allergies and asthma and often feel that my nasal passages are inflamed. Not much that I do seems to help, but the other day I noticed that after eating some onions, the swelling and inflammation completely went away. I decided to do a little research about onions and this is what I found.

The sweet taste of honey is a favorite for many. Spread it on toast, put it in tea, mix it with yogurt, or spoon it on fruit and you will delight in the aromatic flavor of a natural, high antioxidant sweetener.

Mandarin oranges are packed full of sweet flavor and vitamin C. I love them because they are easy to take to work with me and eat on the go.

Spices can protect you against harmful bacteria, such as E. coli in uncooked meat. John La Puma, M.D., in his book “Chef MD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine”, reports that researchers at Kansas State University found that mixing 2-5 teaspoons of clove, garlic, cinnamon, oregano, or sage reduced bacteria by 99%.

Why should you buy organic food? If you are looking to improve health and live a healthy lifestyle, buying organic foods is one way to do that. Organic foods are more available now than ever before as more and more people recognize that organic products can provide several health benefits, including the fact that organic products are free of pesticides, metals, and solvents.

The bright orange color of butternut squash signals that it is full of antioxidants, namely carotenoids, which protect against heart disease. One cup of cubed butternut squash contains 298% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, which protects against breast cancer and age-related macular degeneration.