Vitamin pills and supplements are fine, but it's much better for you to eat the right foods and get the nutrients the way nature intended.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are as healthy as you can get, providing huge doses of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and naturally occurring ingredients to regulate glucose, cholesterol, and fluid retention.
To begin, you'll need a fruits list.
The rule of thumb to go by is the darker or brighter the color, the better it is for you.
Whether it's a fruit or a vegetable the same applies.
Even though bananas are one of the popular fruits the world over, they don't actually pack the nutrients and antioxidants that others do.
Their pale yellow color signifies their mediocre worth on the nutrient scale.
Blueberries should be on everyone's list! These dark bluish purple delights are considered by some to be a perfect food.
Their high antioxidant content can ward off free radicals (think wrinkles!), and they need no special preparation.
Canning and freezing barely reduces all these nutrients so you can find and enjoy them year round.
Hundreds of years ago someone coined the phrase, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
They had no idea why that was so, however! Because just the bright red shiny skin of an apple is loaded with vitamins and antioxidants.
Although the inside, the pulp, is loaded with fiber, it's the peel that has the real health benefits.
Technically, a tomato is a fruit.
There are a few schools of thought on the matter, but most botanical anthologies describe tomatoes as being included in the fruit family.
Add these to your list, too! Tomatoes of any type are loaded with vitamin C and plenty of antioxidants.
Feel a cold coming on? Load up on tomato juice and hit the virus from all sides! Head to your local farmer's market and find items that are truly colorful.
Stock up, and you'll soon be on your way to good health.