Archive for the 'Quercetin' Category

Bake, Roast, Mash, Top, or Drink

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Men’s Fitness magazine featured sweet potatoes as their “fit food” for October 2007.  The following list gives you six reasons why you should add sweet potatoes to your diet.

Carotenoids - plant compounds help fight cell damage that happens in everyday life and during physical activities like a work out
Vitamin E - prevents free radicals from [...]

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Onions are Valuable Veggies

Monday, March 12th, 2007

EatingFabulous.com reports that onions contain an antioxidant, quercetin, that helps fight cancers of the colon, esophagus, mouth and throat, breast, ovary, prostate, and kidneys. Quercetin also has anti-flammatory and antihistamine effects which help relieve problems such as arthritis, prostasis, and fibromyalgia. Onions also have a great source of chromium which is important for [...]

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