Vitamin C on Shine

Food, nutrients and relief from the common cold

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Medical science has no cure for the common cold; symptomatic relief is the best we can offer as we wait for our body to overcome the viral illness.

Although the common cold is generally a mild disease and poses no real threat to overall healthy people it can be…

User post: What the Color of Your Pepper Means

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All sweet (or bell) peppers start green and eventually mature and turn color (red, yellow, orange, purple, etc.).

The photo on the right, which I took yesterday at the Union Square farmers’ market, highlights the rainbow of colors available. Notice the yellow peppers that still have…

5 foods you should be eating for your best body--inside and out

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A few weeks ago I blogged about how to add exercise to your day in unexpected ways to stay in tip-top shape. Well, that’s only one-half of the equation. “Calories in”—or what you eat—is equally important. Keep your body looking its best—inside and out—with these five foods.

Help a reader out: How are you avoiding all the cold and flu germs?

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At this time of year, it's almost too easy to give up on the idea of being completely healthy and give in to...

Top 5 Food Sources of Vitamin C

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Vitamin C helps the body maintain healthy tissues and a strong immune system, and it...

The power of purple: Plums are packed full of the good stuff

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The final weeks of the farmers market season are my favorite time to stock up on produce. There's something about that last rush to buy local goods, fire up the grill a few more times and eat out on the porch that makes me feel like I am getting the most out of the short stretch between warm...

Skin savers: 4 recipes to help ward off wrinkles

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Searching for a way to look young for your age? Hit the produce aisle, suggests new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I—a survey that asks people to quantify how often they eat various foods—researchers from Unilever linked consuming plenty of vitamin C-rich foods (such as oranges, tomatoes and strawberries) with youthful skin.

3 More Reasons to Eat Strawberries (as if we needed them)

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Summer means strawberries and I like to eat as many of these sweet ruby fruits as I can while they’re fresh. I like to visit pick-your-own farms to harvest succulent, juicy strawberries. Then I spend hours hulling and making delicious strawberry recipes. Which is just fine with me because,...