Five Foods You Need In Your Diet

Are you confused as to what you should eat and what you shouldn't eat for your health? 

In today's excerpt from Intelligence For Your Life:  Powerful Lessons For Personal Growth, I share with you five necessary foods you need in your diet to stay healthy.

Twenty years ago supplements were all the rage. These days there’s more research than ever on the healing power of real food versus pills and tablets. If you want the real healing power of nutrition, the best way to get it is from food. Here are a few powerful foods that keep popping up in just about every diet plan.

•Cranberries.
If you drink ten ounces of cranberry juice daily, you will reduce your risk of colds, actually warding off colds and the flu, according to a Health magazine article. You will also be preventing gum disease and even certain cancers. Cranberries also help your body fight urinary tract infections. Pomegranate juice is also a good antioxidant, and it’s delicious mixed with cranberry juice.

•Walnuts.
Walnuts are a great way to get in your Omega-3s—that’s the fatty acid that helps your body reduce inflammation and increase your good cholesterol. Studies show that walnuts even fight off depression while reducing your risk of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

• Beans.
I can’t say enough about this tiny little food that contains magnesium, potassium, foliate, and fiber. A serving of beans each day is even thought to prevent heart disease and colon cancer. Hummus is a nice alternative, if you’d like a change.

•Tomatoes.
Pile them on your sandwiches and salads because they’re a great antioxidant and are filled with lycopene, which can cut a woman’s risk of breast cancer in half. Tomatoes also lower your blood pressure and fight bad cholesterol. They even help keep your eyesight in good working order, as you get older.

•Lemons.
This yellow little miracle fruit is a great way to clean out your fuel-burning liver each and every day. Start the day with a glass of cold or warm water and squeeze into it a quarter or half of a fresh lemon. This is also a way to start your fat-burning furnace in order to lose weight.

I've devoted a whole section of my book, Intelligence For Your Life:  Powerful Lessons For Personal Growth to the latest tips on taking care of your health.  The book is now available in your local bookstores or you can order it online from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

John

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