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| The healthiest vegetables are always green. Greens are undoubtedly healthy, but vegetables and fruits in other colors—red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple—all bring different nutrients to the table. You’ll get the most antioxidants, vitamins and minerals if you keep your plate colorful. |
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Before you buy herbal products over the Internet, be advised that it’s likely you’re being sold a load of misleading information. As the popularity of supplements grows, manufacturers are lauding their goods’ disease-prevention capabilities without the research to back up their claims, according to a recent study published in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
There are regulations prohibiting companies from linking a product to a disease without being tested for safety and being approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Many scientists think that if herbal supplements are marketed to the public as treatments for diseases, they should be regulated the same way drugs are. Remember, just because something is “herbal” doesn’t make it gentle and safe.
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