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The World's Healthiest Foods. 100 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating Links to the articles about these foods can be found below.

The World's Healthiest Foods

In addition to questions about our foods, we often get asked about beverages and sweeteners. In the beverage category, water and green tea have been especially popular topics, and in the sweetener category, so have honey and maple syrup. Of course, there are many nutritious foods other than those included on our list that we feel are wonderful, health-promoting foods; if there are other whole foods - such as fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, etc - that you like, by all means enjoy them.

Just because a food is not on our list doesn't mean we don't think it can be included in a diet geared towards the Healthiest Way of Eating as long as it is a whole, natural, nutrient-rich food. To find out why some of your favorite nutritious foods are not included in our list, read The Criteria Used to Select the World's Healthiest Foods. 1. 2. 3. 4. The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet. The following is a "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

Along with each description is a suggestion as to how to incorporate these power-foods into your diet. Fruits 01. Apricots The Power: Beta-carotene, which helps prevent free-radical damage and protect the eyes. 02. The Power: Oleic acid, an unsaturated fat that helps lower overall cholesterol and raise levels of HDL, plus a good dose of fiber. 03. The Power: Ellagic acid, which helps stall cancer-cell growth. 04. The Power: Stop aging, live longer and keep your mind sharp with blueberries. 05. The Power: Vitamin C (117mg in half a melon, almost twice the recommended daily dose) and beta-carotene - both powerful antioxidants that help protect cells from free-radical damage. 06. 07. The Power: Lycopene, one of the strongest carotenoids, acts as an antioxidant. The Food Industry's A to Z of Toxic Ingredients to Avoid.

(By Natural News) Ever wonder what’s really in the food sold at grocery stores around the world?

The Food Industry's A to Z of Toxic Ingredients to Avoid

People keep asking, “What ingredients should I avoid?” So here is a short list that covers all the most toxic and disease-promoting ingredients in the food supply. These are the substances causing cancer, diabetes, heart disease and leading to tens of billions of dollars in unnecessary health care costs across America (and around the world). If you want to stay healthy and out of the hospital, read ingredients labels and make sure you avoid all these ingredients: Acrylamides Toxic, cancer-causing chemicals formed in foods when carbohydrates are exposed to high heat (baking, frying, grilling). Aspartame Chemical sweetener that causes neurological disorders, seizures, blurred vision and migraine headaches. ( Autolyzed Proteins Highly processed form of protein containing free glutamate and used to mimic the taste-enhancer chemical MSG. BPA (Bisphenol-A) Casein Milk proteins.

Food Colors Homogenized Milk. Vitamin Chart. Healthy Food Combinations: Men. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a pigment-rich antioxidant known as a carotenoid, which reduces cancer risk and cardiovascular disease.

Healthy Food Combinations: Men

Fats make carotenoids more bioavailable, a fact that makes a strong case for adding tomatoes to your guacamole. "This also has a Mediterranean cultural tie-in," says registered dietitian Susan Bowerman of California Polytechnic State University. "The lycopene in tomato products such as pasta sauce is better absorbed when some fat (e.g., olive oil) is present than if the sauce were made fat free.

" This may also explain why we love olive oil drizzled over fresh tomatoes. And when it comes to salads, don't choose low-fat dressings. Edible Uses.