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helping to keep your body in good working order.

If you want to feel better, knock back at least eight glasses of

water a day. You can’t live without it, so drink up!

Tip #3 - EaT youR vEgETablEs

Fairly new research has found that you should eat vegetables

such as broccoli, cabbage, turnips, cauliflower and kale because

they contain a certain phytochemical that cannot be found in

supplements.

Although earlier research published by the Pauling Institute at

Oregon State University (and supported by the National Institutes

of Health) postulated that compounds found in cruciferous

vegetables like the ones mentioned above could just as easily be

obtained by supplements, the truth is that this is not possible.

Everyone needs certain whole foods, which should be cooked

only lightly. Although some nutrients, such as folic acid, can be

better absorbed by taking a supplement, the compounds that

give vegetables their health value must be obtained from the

vegetables themselves.

A certain enzyme must be present for people to benefit from

the maximum nutrient value of vegetables; it cannot be found

in supplements. Without these enzymes, the absorption rate of

the nutrients is about five to eight times less. Overcooking is also

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