Monday, March 22, 2010

Blueberries: For a healthy diet.

Delectable proof that big things can come in small packages, blueberries get a lot of votes as the ultimate immunity food. A powerhouse of antioxidant phytonutrients - health - promoting components found in plants - blueberries also a good source of both vitamins C and E. "When vitamins C and E work together, they produce their most potent antioxidant effect," say Beth Reardon, RD, an integrative nutritionist at Duke Integrative Medicine, North Carolina. While vitamin C, the body's No.1 water-soluble antioxidant, patrols the body's waters fat-soluble vitamin E works to protect fatty tissues from free radicals.

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