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them raw or slightly steamed —

avoid boiling or overcooking
them.

● Foods that include beta-

carotene are: Apricots,
asparagus, beets, broccoli,
cantaloupe, carrots, corn,
green peppers, mangoes,
turnip, peaches, pink
grapefruit, pumpkin,
squash, spinach, sweet
potato, tangerines, toma-
toes, and watermelons.
● Foods that include
vitamin C are: Berries,
broccoli, Brussels
MASTER THE ART OF
sprouts, cantaloupe,
EAT SMART:
Pay extra
attention to © John Smith/ Corbis
cauliflower, grapefruit,
honeydew, kiwi, man-
goes, nectarines, orange,
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ith nasty viral infections papaya, pumpkin, red peppers,

W doing the rounds in the city,

you should do all it takes to
protect yourself. One of the best ways
spinach, and sunflower seeds.

Experts also recommend foods such

as prunes, apples, raisins, berries,
to boost your immune system, keep it
strong and avoid falling sick with plums, onions and beans, which are
colds, flu and other infections is to rich in antioxidants. Experts also
pay extra attention to what you eat. recommend foods such as prunes,
Experts recommend that a diet that is apples, raisins, berries, plums,
rich in fruits and vegetables will help onions and beans, which are rich in
you resist infections because these antioxidants. While vitamins go a
super foods contain immune-boost- long way in keeping you healthy,
ing antioxidants that will protect foods rich in zinc such as oysters,
your body. Antioxidants are miner- red meat, poultry, beans, nuts,
als, vitamins and other nutrients that seafood, whole grains, fortified cere-
protect and repair cells in your body als, and dairy products and selenium
Experts cannot stress enough, the
from the damage caused by free radi- found in tuna, beef, poultry and for-
benefits of including more fruit and
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