Wednesday, May 03, 2006
May 3, 06
Go Ahead, Be Fruity!
You know how tempting all those luscious fruits and berries are at your local farmers' market? Go ahead, buy too much. It could save you from brain damage.
This is good news for fruit lovers, and inspiration for everyone else, because each additional juicy apricot, wedge of cantaloupe, or bowl of strawberries you eat during the day slashes your risk of a brain-crippling stroke by 11 percent. All that fruit lowers your heart attack risk, too. Veggies help as well -- they cut stroke odds by another 3 percent -- but researchers recently found fruit the most protective.
RealAge Benefit: Eating a diverse diet that includes 4 servings of fruit per day can make your RealAge as much as 4 years younger.
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Still waiting for pictures from the event to post will get some up as soon as possible.
KEEP LIFTING!!!
You know how tempting all those luscious fruits and berries are at your local farmers' market? Go ahead, buy too much. It could save you from brain damage.
This is good news for fruit lovers, and inspiration for everyone else, because each additional juicy apricot, wedge of cantaloupe, or bowl of strawberries you eat during the day slashes your risk of a brain-crippling stroke by 11 percent. All that fruit lowers your heart attack risk, too. Veggies help as well -- they cut stroke odds by another 3 percent -- but researchers recently found fruit the most protective.
RealAge Benefit: Eating a diverse diet that includes 4 servings of fruit per day can make your RealAge as much as 4 years younger.
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Still waiting for pictures from the event to post will get some up as soon as possible.
KEEP LIFTING!!!
