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Whole Foods vs Processed Foods

A study published in Food & Nutrition Research found that your body burns nearly 50% more calories after eating a meal with whole foods versus a meal made with processed food. In addition nutrient dense foods provide nutrients for your body such as fiber, vitamins and minerals with low added sugar and fat, while energy dense foods, or high calorie foods, provide many calories with little value to your body

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PLANT FOOD ~ Cucumber

Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like cucumber decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and mortality while promoting a healthy complexion, increased energy, and overall lower weight.

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Anti-Cancer Lifestyle

Avoid refined sugar, sugar fuels cancer growth, for more info see “Sugar: the Bitter Truth” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM .   Eat foods with a high ORAC value; ORAC, Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity is a measure of the anti-oxidant power of a food.  Our intake of antioxidants should balance the free radicals we generate due to lifestyle environmental assaults; radiation, pollution, toxins, stress, eating junk food, lack of sleep, etc.  Research shows  that consumption of antioxidants...

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