Among the nutrients that make fruit and vegetables so good for you, antioxidants are primary, and the antioxidant found in blueberries is rather special.
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Tomatoes could be renamed ‘inner sun protection and skin preserver’, but it’s a bit of a mouthful and doesn’t really have a ring to it. So best we stick to tomato.
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Cinnamon buns are so soft and sweet, and covered in gooey icing, you’d think that it’s impossible to make them healthy, but I love a challenge.
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This West African favourite is a prerequisite at parties and special occasions, and in this recipe it’s one of the healthiest meals to eat for a generous supply of the nutrient that keeps skin firm, and protected against sun damage – lycopene.
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We all know about the usual suspects when it comes to skin ageing: spending too much time in the sun; smoking; drinking too much alcohol. But many agree that the number one skin ager when it comes to food is sugar.
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Salmon is a not only has a wonderful flavour and texture, it’s packed with nutrients that are: good for your skin, enhance brain function, protective of your heart and cardiovascular system, it’s high in protein, and can fight inflammation.
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Enough is enough when it comes to the high amounts of free-sugars in foods marketed to babies as young as 4 months old.
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I call broccoli the king of vegetables, and barely a year goes by where I don’t come across a study extolling the cancer or heart-protective properties of this wonder-veg.
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Cinnamon is a spice superstar, and as well as adding a wonderful taste and warm aroma to food, it also has therapeutic and medicinal benefits that have been recognised for thousands of years.
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