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Thanks to its flavor, citrus up one of the groups most popular fruits in the world. Orange, lemon and guava, just to cite the best known, are in this classification, which is known recently that help prevent cancer.

They are characterized by their high content of vitamin C, a substance with which our body produces collagen, which in turn accounts for the human body as well as iron structures for a building. Qualities are also known to prevent flu or cold.

However, over time suggests new qualities of citrus. Recent research shows that vitamin C plays important role in cancer prevention. The evidence is significant when the disease is in the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterus, rectum and breast. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever tried the delicious strawberries to be found in the woods in early summer? Or did you go to pick blackberries on the field? Then you will know what they are delicious berries. Until recently you could only eat if they were collected, that is, had to take a trip and pick them up. Fortunately, already in the market, even sold frozen.

The best known are:

- Blackberries, blackberry, can be eaten alone, in salads, make jams, juices …
- Raspberries – if you like blackberry jam, the raspberry and you look like a delicacy. They taste like a cross between strawberry and the Moorish
- Wild strawberries – tiny and delicious, nothing to do with the strawberries you buy in stores. You can harvest them in early summer. Read the rest of this entry »

We know that all fruits have beneficial properties for our body, and in the case of peach, being rich in carotene, vitamin C and selenium, is considered one of the best antioxidant fruits.

Peaches come from trees that grow in warm regions around the world, but come from China, where they were prized for its rejuvenating properties, to the point they were considered as the symbol of immortality.

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To delay aging note the preventive role of certain foods.

1. CHOCOLATE

This sweetness is full of polyphenols (antioxidants) and magnesium antidote to stress. It also stimulates production of endorphins, hormones of well being.

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