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Her Magazine December/January 2013

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wellbeing with Jacquie Dale CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH CHERRIES AND CHOCOLATE Dark chocolate and cherries make delicious desserts or snacks over summer. Cherries are not only rich in several vitamins but there's a tremendous body of evidence suggesting that cherries are one of the most nutritious fruits you can eat. At less than 100 calories per cup, fresh cherries are good for the waistline as well. Cherries may be especially important for older adults as studies show that tart cherries may offer protection from age-related diseases, such as arthritis and gout. They contain a type of antioxidant known as anthocyanins that have been shown to have strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Chocolate makes the perfect cherry partner. Produced from cacao beans, dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, which provide antioxidant protection against premature ageing. Eating rich dark chocolate could lower your risk of stroke by 8%. A new study published in The Journal of the American Medicine Association found that a daily intake of chocolate reduced the prevalence of hypertension (high blood pressure) from 86 percent to 68 percent. NEW YEAR���S RESOLUTIONS ��� ARE PROTEIN BARS GOOD OR BAD? A study published in The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, showed that meal replacements like shakes and bars can be successful in facilitating weight loss. If your goal is to tone up for 2013, then protein shakes and bars could be a good fit in your diet. Bars and shakes help you to spread your protein intake over the day without having to blow your calories on junk. For example, the Proactive Go-Slim bar contains only 165 calories, but has 10 times the protein of a banana and an assortment of vitamins and minerals. Having a chocolate protein bar in your handbag means that you'll be less likely to have a muffin or worse still, skip a meal. For allergy sufferers, gluten free or dairy free bars and shakes are available too. www.realnutrition.co.nz www.h e rmagaz in e .co.n z | 91

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