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10 Power Foods for the Olympian in Everyone

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10 Power Foods for the Olympian in Everyone

Who wasn’t inspired by the impressive efforts put forth by the Olympic athletes over the past few weeks? There were the amazing performances of the American athletes who pulled together for the highest medal draw at the Games. Canadian athletes broke Olympic history by having the highest number of gold medals in a single Olympics. Slovenian athlete Petra Majdic won a bronze medal even after she suffered a massive fall and the resulting broken ribs and punctured lung. And countless other athletes demonstrated near superhuman speed, endurance, and spirit. Other than the obvious drive they must have, what foods fuel these incredible feats? And, which foods can we eat more of to help us experience the best strength, endurance, and disease resistance?

Here are the top 10 picks that show the greatest antioxidant capacity, based on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) scores by the USDA. Athletes are particularly prone to free radical damage, making the foods high on the ORAC chart excellent choices for them. But, these foods are not just good for athletes. We can all benefit from eating more of the top 10 foods on the ORAC chart. The number in brackets after each food item is the ORAC score it obtained…

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Michelle Schoffro Cook

Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and twelve-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-newsletter World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com.

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8:29AM PST on Mar 7, 2011

forgive me ... I have little time, so I have just come to gather some points for the animals ...

6:25AM PST on Feb 24, 2011

forgive me -- I have so little time, and I want to use it for activism, so just here for points for the animals ...

2:24PM PDT on May 3, 2010

good info thanks!!

1:16AM PDT on Apr 27, 2010

Pomegranate juice is a great idea!

12:32AM PDT on Apr 25, 2010

Thanks

8:27AM PDT on Apr 16, 2010

great article :)

12:14AM PDT on Apr 14, 2010

Good health info.Thanks

7:13PM PDT on Apr 13, 2010

great post, thanks.

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9:08AM PDT on Apr 11, 2010

Good information....

7:24PM PDT on Apr 6, 2010

Great article. I eat these foods, but did not know all of the benefits. Thank you!

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