super foods

We've all heard about them, the magical super foods that will keep you healthy, beautiful and living longer. First made popular on the Oprah Show in 2005 when Dr. Perricone revealed a list of super foods, many others have since created their own lists. However, there is no medical standard for what constitutes a super food. Perricone's original list included acai (a berry of a Brazilian palm tree), the allium family (garlic, onions, shallots, leeks and chives), barley, beans and lentils, buckwheat, green foods (young cereal grasses, such as wheat grass), hot peppers, nuts and seeds, sprouts, and yogurt and kefir. Others have added foods such as oily fish, blueberries, eggs, pomegranate, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds and black currants to the list. If you ever need super food nutritional information on the go, just Text 542542 (costs $1.49 plus any standard messaging charges from your carrier).