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and promote the health of the immune system. My exposure to the sun during my long runs has left me with a wrinkle or two. Some studies now show that consuming sweet potatoes over a few years may decrease the appearance of wrinkles. Botox, move over.

Often, I hear people calling sweet potatoes yams and vice versa. Let’s be clear. These are two completely different vegetables and are not related botanically. They are two different species of root vegetables with different backgrounds. There is a nutritional difference between yams and potatoes. An eight-ounce sweet potato contains 270 percent of your daily requirement for Vitamin A while the same portion of yams yields 1 percent. Both yams and sweet potatoes are good sources of Vitamin C, B6 and thiamine, and are thus considered healthful foods.
Rosemary: This spice is a superfood containing compounds that have powerful antioxidant capabilities. Rosemary has been shown to increase blood flow to the brain and thus improve concentration. Adding it as a seasoning to foods such as meat, fish, soups and sauces enhances flavor.
Finally, I must end on a sweet note and add dark chocolate to my list of superfoods. Having two to four squares of dark chocolate that contain about 75 percent cacao daily serves to protect against heart disease due to the flavonoids within. Now how sweet is that? cs
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