Now that the holidays are over cold and flu season will kick into high gear. You can help your family stay healthy this winter by giving them Honeybell tangelos as snacks and desserts. After the holidays most people suffer from increased numbers of colds and viruses because their immune systems have been weakened by the poor diet, lack of sleep, and stress that comes with the winter holidays. Eating Honeybells is the perfect way to get your immune system, and your family’s immune systems, back up and running again. Honeybell tangelos are packed with nutrition. They are small fruits, usually…
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This Valentines Day give your valentine the gift of a healthy treat. Florida oranges, along with other citrus fruits, are a great choice for a Valentines gift for your sweetheart, your friends, and your family. Not everyone can eat chocolate because of medical conditions or allergies, and some people choose not to eat high calorie sugary candy. Especially since many people are still trying to lose those holiday pounds giving Florida oranges and fruit gifts makes a lot of sense. If you don’t want to give just fruit to your valentine or to your friends and family members you can…
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What fruit is tangy and tart, yet also sweet, tastes nothing like the sound of its name, is extraordinarily good for you and comes in an array of varieties to please even the most discriminating? If you guessed “grapefruit,” then you may be among the millions already in the know about a revered Florida citrus-fruit favorite. One of the puzzling, yet appreciated anomalies of the food world is how an edible from nature can be both sweet and sour and inarguably delicious. Grapefruit, when bitten into, offers the tongue’s taste buds a delightful, subtle sweetness at first that quickly transforms…
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The US is slipping when it comes to improving life expectancy, says a new study published at Columbia University. Though the country has achieved modest gains over the past thirty years, it has fallen relative to the other twelve countries in the study. Of particular concern is the survival rate of middle-aged Americans. According to the latest results, the survival rate for 45-year-old men has slipped from 3rd place in 1975 to next to last place (12th) in 2005. Why is America a much more dangerous place for middle-aged men these days? Is it smoking? Nope. Smoking rates have declined…
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Flu season is on the way and one of the best weapons against the flu is navel oranges. The flu is more than just an inconvenience. Some strains of the flu virus can be very serious or even deadly. Anyone who has a compromised immune system, like children or the elderly, has a much greater risk of developing flu complications that can do long term damage to their health. Flu vaccines are expensive and there are often not enough to go around. Even if you get the vaccine you may still get the flu because there are so many different…
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It’s hard to find a snack or dessert that is sweet and delicious but is also good for you. Temple oranges are one of the few snacks that you can eat yourself and give your family that are healthy and taste fantastic. Temple oranges are a hybrid fruit and have the sweetness and juiciness of a Mandarin orange and the tang of a tangerine. They are usually medium sized pieces of fruit so they are perfect for kids because they are not too big. They also are easy to peel and have very few seeds, which makes them easy for…
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Okay citrus fruit has been cited as having any number of fabulous health benefits. To some extent, all citrus fruit can provide the vitamins and antioxidants that will help in preventing and controlling a variety of cancers, increase your immune system and some can even clear up your skin with their hydrating properties. But clear a stuffy nose? That’s exactly the claim of the Sunburst Tangerine. This tangerine which is available for a short time early in the season from November to early January, is actually a cross between the Robinson and Osceola oranges. Several studies have suggested that the…
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Bookstore shelves are becoming filled with a number of titles on the subject of herbal remedies. The popularity of such publications should not come as a surprise. People are realizing that some of the classic, traditional methods of healing are still quite relevant in modern days. However, even those that maintain a high interest in herbal remedies may be surprised at the varied uses for Temple Oranges. Such a seemingly unassuming citrus fruit is pretty versatile as far as home remedies go. Here are a few ways to use it as such: Allow the rinds of a Temple Orange to…
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Eating citrus fruits like Honeybell oranges can reduce your risk of developing some cancers by up to 50%. Scientists and medical researchers have been studying the health benefits of citrus fruits like Honeybell oranges for years, and some studies have shown that people who regularly eat oranges and citrus fruits like Honeybells decreased their chances of developing throat, larynx and stomach cancers by 50%. Start adding Honeybell oranges and other citrus fruits to your diet today if you want to significantly decrease your risk of getting certain kinds of cancers. Doctors think that one of the reasons why Honeybells and…
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If you have made a resolution to get healthy this year the first thing that you need to change is your diet. Most people don’t even realize how unhealthy their diets here until they consciously think about what they eat everyday and make an effort to substitute healthy foods for unhealthy ones. One way to get started on a healthy diet is to substitute Honeybells for sugary snacks and desserts. Honeybells are a unique citrus fruit that is very sweet and delicious but ultimately healthy for your body. You can eat Honeybells when you are craving sugary snacks and the…