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Lead Stories: December 2, 2008

Ugly Fruits and Vegetables - Good Health in Small Packages

Posted March 17, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating

We all love perfect form and aesthetically pleasing colors. We’re conditioned to believe that bigger, attractive produce is better, but in truth, ugly little fruits and vegetables are nutritionally more powerful. Smaller plant size yields greater concentrations of beneficial phytochemicals. These…

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Nutrition Tip: Apples and pears keep the doctor away

Posted July 2, 2007 at 06:00 PM by Alexandra Smith

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Her News

Unless you’re camping out underneath a rock, you’ve heard about the heart-healthy benefits of red wine.  But few of us have heard about the hearty power of apples and pears.

According to the American Journal of…

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Get juiced!

Posted June 6, 2007 at 05:05 PM by Bridget Sullivan

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Her News

My husband has a drinking problem.

Every time I turn around, he is sucking down a funny looking purple beverage.  At first, I didn’t think much of it, but then the other day at the grocery store – as he popped…

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