If you suffer from chronic pain, could diet changes provide any relief? The answer is ... yes. Good research suggests that healthy meals and snacks featuring colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and beneficial fats can often reduce pain, in a number of interesting and surprising ways. Here are some examples: High fiber fruits and whole grains support the growth of healthy, anti-inflammatory gut bacteria. Healthy carbohydrates like legumes, sweet potatoes and … [Read more...] about Managing Chronic Pain in YRMC’s Your Healthy Kitchen
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Power Up Your Plate with Heart Healthy, Colorful Fruits, Vegetables
Colorful fruits and vegetables, like vibrant, fresh herbs, juicy, red tomatoes and bright orange carrots are packed with a variety of compounds called phytochemicals. These help to keep us healthy every day. However, for preventing and reversing disease, plants that are deep red, purple, blue or even black (which is often very dark purple), are real superfoods. Many of these plants derive their color from a special group of compounds called anthocyanins. Studies have repeatedly linked … [Read more...] about Power Up Your Plate with Heart Healthy, Colorful Fruits, Vegetables