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Two More Drinks for Artery Health

Red wine isn’t the only beverage that helps keep your arteries clear. Here are two other mighty fine choices: cranberry juice and tea.

Both are bursting with heart-protective flavonoids. To get the RealAge-recommended daily dose, you can drink several cups of tea (any kind will do) or two and a half small glasses of cranberry juice a day. Yup, it’s that easy.

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SusieP

3 of 3 people found this helpful.

9/10/2008 7:16:20 PM

Hot green tea with either a splash of pomegranate juice or cranberry juice is surprisingly good - it is an acquired taste......and kills two birds!

Bri-man

3 of 3 people found this helpful.

8/28/2008 11:38:52 AM

There are some recent studies that have come out that show that there are other drinks that 'count' as your 8 glasses of water for the day. I seem to recall two of them being tea and milk. This is good news, because with all these glasses of wine, juice, water, milk, tea and coffee I'm supposed to be drinking everyday they might as well stick an IV in me. :)

Rolinda

5 of 5 people found this helpful.

8/20/2008 7:01:41 PM

I keep tea bags in my purse, at work, and in sight at home so that I can develop the habit of drinking it instead of 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day.

inlanana

9 of 11 people found this helpful.

8/16/2008 12:47:15 PM

I start of my day by drinking a mug of any blend of green tea, in place of coffee. Then eat a small bowl of oatmeal or whole grain cereal for breakfast. It is my habit now but I love it.

arsenal

8 of 11 people found this helpful.

8/15/2008 6:17:32 PM

Carrrot juice after a workout is really refreshing. After juicing I add water to the pulp which provides me with additional juice. It beats plain water and provides the valuable nutrients .

Snezana1

5 of 7 people found this helpful.

8/15/2008 4:09:12 AM

I recomend watermelon

loveyourne...

0 of 1 people found this helpful.

8/14/2008 6:48:31 PM

I drink a blend of 19 organic fruits called monavie. It is excellent and very healthy for you. mymonavie.com/livemvlife

catalexander

4 of 4 people found this helpful.

8/13/2008 1:11:50 PM

Get enough sleep! Sleep is vital for our well-being: physical, mental, and spiritual. Rest boosts energy during the day and can also minimize stressors.

Bquin

8 of 11 people found this helpful.

8/12/2008 12:39:10 PM

Nuture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think....

badettezky

3 of 6 people found this helpful.

8/12/2008 12:47:34 AM

Try this one for perks. 1 part ampalaya or bitter gourd, 1 part pipino or cucumber and 1 part pinya or pineapple. Put into juicer and drink the juice in between meals or before a meal. Please consume within 30 minutes. This will surely lower your sugar level and an energy drink. And most of all, mix the residue or fibrous leftover with flour and seasoning and fry in oil. Voila, instant patties.

ccsb

11 of 14 people found this helpful.

8/11/2008 5:07:18 AM

Exercise is the key!! Greatly improves my mood and perception of daily challenges, and I totally agree that it does decrease your appetite or at least it keeps me too busy to put more food in my mouth!!

SteveNLucy

18 of 20 people found this helpful.

8/10/2008 2:57:25 PM

We are also hooked on Monavie, the proprietary blend of 19 fruits, featuring the Brazilian Acai Berry as the primary ingredient. Everyone seems to have different experiences with nutritional products, and we have tried many of them, but Monavie is the only one that has delivered actual results for us, and in a relatively short period of time. The 4 oz daily serving has the antioxidant equivalent of 10-13 servings of fruits and vegetables and has great anti-inflammatory properties, something we have never been able to accomplish with the best diet menus. We feel better, sleep better, take a lot less ibuprofen these days, and experience much quicker recovery after strenuous activity or workouts. Friend have said it also helps with their arthritis joint pain. Yet others are backing off daily vitamin regimens, because the Monavie provides what they were trying to get with the vitamins. We think we have finally found a great health product in Monavie and would recommend it to anyone. *snip*

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loveyourne...

13 of 15 people found this helpful.

8/10/2008 11:59:21 AM

I drink a blend of acai, apricot, purple grape, passion fruit, camu camu, banana, lychee fruit, kiwi, wolfberry, pomegranate, prune, cranberry, apply, bilberry, pear, buleberry, and white grape...I do not know what most of these fruits taste by themselves, however together in Monavie it has a unique and delicious taste mymonavie.com/livemvlife

shetro

7 of 10 people found this helpful.

8/10/2008 10:44:56 AM

how's pomegranate juice

oldsalt

31 of 34 people found this helpful.

8/9/2008 12:41:02 PM

For a picker-upper, try adding cranberry juice to your iced tea. experiment to find the percentage that fits you the best.