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Quercetin

Bake, Roast, Mash, Top, or Drink

by laurel on September 12, 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 [...]

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Onions are Valuable Veggies

by laurel on March 12, 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 fighting off [...]

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