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Let Food be Your Medicine

Article Reviewed by Dietitian Shirley Johanna, M.Sc, M.Phil on Oct 08, 2020


What are the Foods to Eat for Better Health?

We are constantly bombarded by advertisements for pills and tablets for even the most mundane health issues. Conventional pharmaceutical-based medication does have a role to play but maybe it's time we realize that we have become a little too dependent on them.


We discovered the importance of vitamins and minerals in natural health foods but instead of increasing our intake of these foods, we found a way to synthesize the nutrients and consume them as a vitamin tablet. Fruits, vegetables and herbs contain natural medicinal compounds that have therapeutic benefits and including them in your diet is a much healthier way to stave off infection and illness.

Here are 10 Super Foods that should be a Part of your Diet Plan:



References:

  1. Spinach - (https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Spinach#Nutrition)
  2. An Update on the Health Effects of Tomato Lycopene - (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850026/)

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