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4 Summer Berries and Their Amazing Health Benefits

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5 August 2019

4 Summer Berries and Their Amazing Health Benefits

Stir them into yogurt, dust them with cinnamon or eat them straight from the punnet – nothing beats tucking into a bowl of berries on a hot summer’s day.

And beyond tasting great, the nation’s favourite berries have a lot going on in the nutrition stakes too. Packed with disease-fighting antioxidants, digestion-aiding fibre and several vitamins and minerals, consumed regularly as part of an overall balanced diet, these small wonders can do a lot to support our general health.

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5 Of The Most Amazing Health Benefits Of Eating Pears

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22 January 2019

Pears are sweet, juicy and the perfect way to satiate an after-dinner sweet tooth – but did you know they’re also an unsung hero in the fruit world?

Move over apples: When it comes to overall health, a pear a day may just keep the doctor away too, thanks to their impressive vitamin and mineral content.

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Why You Should Make Eating Golden Berries Part Of Your Diet

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13 January 2019

Golden berries might sound like a fruit made up by Roald Dahl, but trust us – they’re a real thing and actually pretty great.

The delicate orange berry has many names, including Peruvian groundcherry, physalis or Cape gooseberry, but for now we’ll just stick to the much easier golden berry. The French actually refer to it as ‘amour en cage’ which means ‘love in a cage’ – a rather romantic way to describe the brown husk you find the berries in.

January is all about trying new things, so now could be a good time to add this exotic fruit to your shopping list.

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11 Reasons Why We Love Strawberries

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19 February 2017

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In the medieval times, these little red berries were used to be the harbinger of spring and joy — and the tradition continues till date. The world pays homage to the nature’s candy by celebrating National Strawberry day on February 27.

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Discover the Power of Mangosteens and How to Use Them

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12 February 2014

The mangosteen fruit is exotic and delicious and packed full of phytonutrients that have huge health benefits. It is grown mainly in Southeast Asia and other tropical regions, however…. Here in the UAE it is found in Spinneys, Lulu and Carrefour.

It is a small dark purple fruit and is roughly the size of a tangerine—about 2-3 inches in diameter.

The mangosteen has often been called the Queen of Fruits (Queen Victoria gave knighthood to anyone who brought it to her).