Posts Tagged ‘strawberries’
‘Dirty Dozen’ List Reveals Foods With Most Pesticides!
Apples again top the “dirty dozen” list of produce most contaminated with pesticides, while onions top the list of the “clean 15.” The rankings come from consumer advocates at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), based on pesticide tests from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the FDA. It updates last year’s list with recently…
Read MoreAnti-Inflammatory Foods – Fruit!
When eating an anti-inflammatory diet how much and what kind of fruit should I eat is a question I get all the time. Here are some simple rules to follow: How much: 3-4 servings per day (one serving is equal to one medium size piece of fruit, ½ cup chopped fruit, ¼ cup of…
Read MoreThe Arginine and Strawberry Connection!
The amino acid arginine is a known nitric-oxide booster – it’s readily converted to NO in the body. NO helps expand blood vessels, allowing more blood flow to skeletal muscles for improved delivery of oxygen, anabolic hormones and nutrients such as amino acids. This accelerates muscle recovery and growth in response to training. In fact,…
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