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Health Focus - December 2008

The Green That KOs Blood Sugar Damage

December 28th 2008 12:12
broccoli diabetes damage





Like going a couple of rounds with Tyson, high blood sugar can do a number on your vital organs. But eating this may give it a one-two punch right back: broccoli.

The tasty green florets are ripped with sulforaphane, a compound that seems to help keep high blood sugar goons on their best behavior, so they do less damage.


Pass the Antioxidants, Please
When your blood sugar is chronically high, it can damage the cells of your heart, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. But in a recent petri-dish study, adding sulforaphane to a mix of blood vessel cells and glucose cut oxidation (read damage) by as much as 73 percent. More research is needed to see if sulforaphane in the diet is as protective.


From: Real Age, available free on the web.


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A Sweet Treat That Protects Your Smile

December 2nd 2008 08:08
dates and teeth








Here’s a sweet treat that may actually be good for your teeth: dates.

That’s right. Seems nature’s candies have one up on chocolate kisses and gobstoppers -- they have a substance that may help strengthen tooth enamel and guard against plaque.


More Reasons to Smile
Dates are rich in the element fluorine -- a component of fluoride, that enamel-friendly compound that can actually help reverse early tooth decay. Dates also provide your body with fiber and important nutrients like vitamins, amino acids, and minerals. Know any other sweet treats that boast such big nutritional benefits?


Brought to you from Real Age available free on the web





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