Nutrition & Lifestyle
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Come alive with these Spring SUPERFOODS!
MARCH'S SUPERFOOD: CABBAGE
If cabbage is on your St. Patrick's Day menu, pile your plate high. It's loaded with cancer-fighting glucosinates, which are also what make cabbage a little stinky when you cook it. This leafy veggie is a great source of vitamins C and K, too. You can eat cabbage raw (shred it and mix with vinaigrette) or cooked as a super side dish (sautee thinly sliced cabbage with chopped onions and garlic). Or get an extra benefit from the friendly bacteria in cabbage's fermented form - sauerkraut.
EAT THESE TO FIGHT ALLERGIES
Getting ready for the runny nose and scratchy throat? Try a little edible medicine.
Oranges - Quercetin gives oranges their color, and keeps your body from reacting so strongly to pollen.
Salmon - It's omega-3s have anti-inflammatory properties to help ease your runny nose and itchy eyes.
Greek Yogurt - A study from the University of California found that a cup of yogurt a day can soothe seasonal allergy symptoms, thanks to live cultures.
Green or white tea - These drinks contain compounds called catechins, which block the creation of histamines (the chemicals that cause allergy symptoms).
Turmeric - The spice, crucial for tasty curries, also packs a potent anti-allergy kick. Use it liberally, it's the best natural anti-inflammatory we have.