Eating For Health

Most people know we need vitamin C daily.   Are you getting the vitamin C you need each day?   Just because a fruit drink is labelled rich in vitamin C, it doesn’t mean it is a healthy choice.   What foods and beverages have vitamin C and why do our bodies need vitamin C? Enjoy some vitamin C rich foods every day. What is vitamin C? You may see “vitamin C” on a label or you may see its scientific name, ascorbic acid, on a label.   Our bodies don’t make vitamin C so we must get this important vitamin from the foods we eat or the juices we drink.   Why do our bodies need vitamin C? Healthy Skin : Vitamin C is important to our bodies in so many ways.   Want healthy skin?   Then eat foods rich in vitamin C as vitamin C helps our bodies boost collage production.   To make collagen, your body needs vitamin C.   Vitamin C not only supports collagen production, it helps stimulates collagen production .   Vitamin C also protects your ...

Fruits and Veggies – so good for our health.   Last week I highlighted the September 2018 issue of Consumer Reports which contained the article Fruit and Veggie Superpowers .   I discussed the many fruits that are super healthy and especially good ones to add to your diet.   Recently, I was talking to my sister who told me a health professional recommended she add some vegetables to her lunch.   Her lunch was already pretty healthy.   She told the health professional she might eat an apple, yogurt and an egg sandwich for lunch.     Good choices.   The health professional recommended she add some vegetables like steamed broccoli, green beans, yellow beans.   I always go back to the 5 A DAY recommendation as everyone should try to include 5 or more fruits and vegetables a day in their diet.   So, if you are trying to add more vegetables to your day, which vegetables are considered super vegetables by Consumer Reports?    ...