Eat Your Vegetables For A Better Outlook: Harvard Scientists Find Optimists Tend To Have Higher Levels of Carotenoids In Their Blood from Eating Green and Orange Vegetables

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2263987/People-eat-plenty-fruit-veg-optimistic-future.html Another good reason to eat your greens: It makes you more optimistic about the future Optimistic folk have higher levels of plant compounds called carotenoids in their blood Orange produce and green veg are rich in carotenoids It’s thought they might have a de-stressing effect By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 11:27 EST, 17 January 2013 […]

How to lose weight and stay slim: Buy a mango and eat it all (even the skin you would normally throw away)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2153433/Eat-mangoes-lose-weight-stay-slim.html MANGOES could help you lose weight and stay slim – but only if you eat the skin you would normally throw away, a study suggests. In tests, extracts from mango skin appeared to ‘inhibit the development of human fat cells’. The secret is in phytochemicals that act as natural fat busters and are found […]

How to live to a ripe old age: Regularly eating strawberries and blueberries can stave off mental decline by more than two years

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2135396/Strawberries-blueberries-stave-mental-decline-later-years.html By Jenny Hope PUBLISHED: 02:55 EST, 26 April 2012 | UPDATED: 08:03 EST, 26 April 2012 Eating blueberries and strawberries may stave off mental decline in later life, claim researchers. They found brain ageing could be delayed by up to two and a half years in elderly women regularly eating high amounts of the […]

Best incentive yet for improving your diet: How fruit and veg could make you cuter

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2111663/Fruit-veg-make-cuter-Best-incentive-improving-diet.html By Tamara Cohen Last updated at 1:08 PM on 8th March 2012 If the fact that they’re nutritious isn’t enough to get you eating more fruit and vegetables, here’s some news that may convince you – they make you look good too. People who increased their intake were rated more attractive after just six […]

Super avocado could help combat antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2103761/Chilean-avocado-help-combat-resistant-bacterial-strains-hospitals.html By Lauren Paxman Last updated at 1:35 PM on 20th February 2012 A Chilean avocado may contain the secret to fighting aggressive, antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals all over the world. A natural substance found in the Chilean rainforest fruit blocks yellow staphylococci bacteria’s ability to reject antibiotics. These specific bacteria are the most common […]