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Upbeat, Mood and Liver-Booster: The Nutrition of Beets
Notable Personality Factors of Beets: Bright, burgundy-colored beets are highly nutritious root vegetables native to the Mediterranean...
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Artichokes: A Liver-Protecting Medit
Notable Personality Factors of Artichokes: The personality and character of the artichoke is best explained by its origin: The vegetable...
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Onions: Love’em or Hate’em, They’re Good For You!
Notable Personality Factors of Onions: Due to their pungent odor, sharp taste, and tear-inducing ability, onions are the cause of much...
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Spinach: Nature’s Leafy-Green Super-Nutrition
Notable Personality Factors of Spinach: Remember Popeye’s relationship with spinach? Pow! That’s the spinach personality—its potent...
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Garlic: Big Benefits, Small Package
Notable Personality Factors of Garlic: Garlic’s reputation as a miracle cure goes back to antiquity. Bulbs decorated the walls of...
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Romaine Lettuce Rules!
Notable Personality Factors: Within the leafy green kingdom, romaine lettuce rules! Its disease-fighting, anti-aging, energy-enhancing,...
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Cucumber: The King of Cool
Notable Personality Factors: Despite being one of the top 5 most cultivated vegetables in the world, the cucumber doesn’t get a whole lot...
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Carrots: Nature’s Energy Enhancing, Immune Boosting, Super-Root
Notable Personality Factors: Carrots are energy foods. They animate, activate, and embolden the life-giving processes of the body that...
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Red Cabbage: The Queen of Cruciferous Veggies
Notable Personality Factors: Previously we crowned broccoli the “King of Cruciferous Veggies.” This week we turn our attention to red...
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Broccoli: The King of Cruciferous Veggies
Notable Personality Factors: Among cruciferous vegetables — and the plant kingdom as a whole — broccoli is king! A “crown” of this...
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Avocados: Inspiring Nutritional, Mental, & Emotional Balance
Avocados inspire balance. The wide range of nutrients — from vitamins to amino acids to fatty acids — create nutritional balance; the...
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Soy Products & Breast Cancer: Do They Increase or Decrease My Risk?
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let’s revisit a common question as it relates to soy products and breast cancer. You can also ...
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Pear: The Peace-Bearing Fruit
Notable Personality Factors: Calm, cool, and collected: Pears are a peace-bearing fruit. The Bosc, Anjou, and Bartlett all bestow a...
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Watermelon: The King of the Melon Kingdom
Notable Personality Factors: When it comes to fruits, watermelon is the king of the kingdom, the king of the melon family. In fact,...
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Cantaloupes: Cleansing, Compassionate, Soulful & Spirited
Notable Personality Factors: Cantaloupes are compassionate fruits; they’re soulful, sensitive, and nurturing. They lift the spirit,...
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Banana: Mellow, Yellow, Settling & Soothing
Notable Personality Factors: They call it mellow yellow–and for good reason! Bananas have a soothing influence. They settle you down,...
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Grapes: More Good Reasons to Celebrate
Notable Personality Factors: Grapes have been associated with celebration for centuries, dating back to Greek and Roman cultures, and...
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Berries: Energizing, Upbeat, Day-Brighteners
Notable Personality Factors: Just about everybody looks forward to berry season, and with good reason! In addition to bringing a...
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Apple: Cool, Confident, and Take-Charge
Personality Factors: The Fuji, the Granny Smith, the Macintosh, the Golden Delicious—there are more than twenty-five varieties of apples,...
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Pineapple: Personality Plus
Making a point to eat fresh, whole, living fruit on a daily basis is one of the cornerstones to creating nutritional balance and staying...
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