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Sinatra's Super Foods: Blueberries

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Blueberries make the Sinatra's Super Foods list because they help to lower blood pressure, protect your retinas, and prevent cognitive decline. 

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Broccoli

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Broccoli makes the Sinatra's Super Foods list because it contains lots of phytonutrients that can protect against free radical damage that can cause cancer. Broccoli also contains heart-healthy magnesium, calcium and potassium to lower your blood pressure.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Cinnamon

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Cinnamon is a Sinatra Super Food because it possesses major antioxidant power, which enables it to squelch the free radicals in the body that trigger inflammatory conditions, such as heart disease.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Buffalo

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Buffalo ranks as a Sinatra's Super Foods because it is an excellent source of heart-healthy omega-3 fats and has less saturated fat and more iron and antioxidants beta-carotene and selenium than conventional beef. Buffalo meat is also free of bovine growth hormone.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Asparagus

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Asparagus is a Sinatra's Super Foods because it's very heart-healthy. Asparagus is high in antioxidants, alpha-linoleic acid, and folic acid, all of which prevent clogged arteries.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Garlic

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 08/21/2012

Garlic is a Sinatra's Super Foods because it is excellent for heart health. Garlic is a great natural blood thinner and it helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Cauliflower

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Cauliflower is one of Sinatra's Super Foods because of its impressive array of cancer-fighting nutrients. Cauliflower is packed with phytonutrients that can protect agains the cell damage caused by free radical stress that can lead to cancer. Cauliflower also reduces inflammation in the body, which is the core cause of heart disease.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Beets

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Beets are a Sinatra's Super Food because they offer a wide array of cardio-protective effects, which include helping to lower blood pressure, reduce homocysteine in the blood, and maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Avocados

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Avocados are a good source of potent antioxidants that defend the body against free radical damage that can lead to chronic inflammation, which is the root cause of heart disease, as well as a great source of monounsaturated fats.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Olive Oil

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Olive oil is a Sinatra's Super Food because it is so heart-healthy. It's the oil's unique combination of healthy monounsaturated fats and powerful antioxidants known as polyphenols, both of which help to block the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, which can lower your blood pressure.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Seaweed

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Seaweed is a Sinatra's Super Foods because it is exceptionally rich in vitamins, minerals, and iodine. Long treated as a medicinal food in Japan, seaweed has been utilized in treating cancer, lowering blood pressure, thinning the blood, preventing ulcers, and protecting against radioactive damage.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Natto

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Natto is a Sinatra's Super Foods because it is a great source of two heart-healthy nutrients: nattokinase and vitamin K2. Nattokinase helps to thin the blood while vitamin K2 moves calcium into bones and at the same time protects the cardiovascular system.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Pomegranates

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Pomegranates are a Sinatra's Super Foods because they are a rich source of heart-healthy antioxidant flavonoids that help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and protect the prostate.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Almonds

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Almonds are a Sinatra Super Food because they are a great source of monounsaturated fat, which is a healthy fat that doesn’t promote an insulin response or cause excess cholesterol build-up in the blood. In fact, in one study, participants who ate almonds

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Onions

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

A Sinatra's Super Food, onions are high in the powerful antioxidant quercetin that has been shown to lower blood pressure and reduce inflammation in the body.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Tomatoes

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 07/16/2012

Tomatoes make the Sinatra's Super Foods list because they are loaded with lycopene. Lycopene's antioxidant powers have been shown to protect against cancer, inhibit the oxidation of LDL cholesterol (which is the process that initiates heart disease), and promote eye health.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Dark Chocolate

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Dark chocolate is a Sinatra's Super Food because it can thin the blood, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and even lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. Most of dark chocolate's heart-healthy benefits come from the powerful antioxidant flavonoids it contains.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Spinach

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Spinach is an excellent source of calcium, which supports healthy blood pressure, and the antioxidant lutein, which may prevent LDL cholesterol oxidation and arterial damage.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Coconuts

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Coconuts are a Sinatra's Super Foods, despite the fact that they are high in saturated fat. As it turns out, research has shown that saturated fats in tropical oils such as coconut do not contribute to heart disease. Coconut oil actually reduces LDL cholesterol levels, raises beneficial HDL levels, and makes blood platelets less sticky.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Flaxseeds

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 10/24/2012

Flaxseeds are on the Sinatra's Super Foods list because they offer enormous heart-health benefits. In fact, flaxseeds happen to be one of the most perfect foods to lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

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Sinatra's Super Foods: Salmon

by Dr. Stephen Sinatra

Last Reviewed 12/26/2012

Wild salmon is loaded with omega-3 essential fatty acids. These heart-healthy fats penetrate layers of cholesterol-laden plaque, soothing inflammation and preventing blood-clotting deposits from lining coronary arteries.

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