Here is a list of the top 10 foods I think you should eat. This is based on numerous different stuff I have read. Way to much to list here. You can do a quick search on Google on “Foods you should eat” to find all the references. However, trust me, these foods have a lengthy list of quality science behind that allows them to qualify for the list. I think as you read this list the foods that are on it will make sense to you.

1. Tomatoes – Tomatoes contain lycopene, probably the most powerful anti-oxidant among the carotenoids. It’s released from tomatoes by cooking them.

2. Spinach – Spinach is loaded with iron and folate, a B vitamin considered so import that it is now routinely added to flour.

3. Nuts – The fats found in nuts are the good fats. Nuts lower blood levels of triglycerides and LDL (Bad) cholesterol.

4. Red Wine – The grape skins contain a super-charged anti-oxidant known as polypenois, which boosts HDL (Good) cholesterol.

5. Broccoli – Has loads of phytochemical including sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol, which may detoxify cancer-causing substances before they can harm you.

6. Salmon – Omega-3′s prevent platelets in the blood from clumping together and sticking to the arterial walls in the form of plaque.

7. Oats – Cooked porridge, oats can help lower cholesterol. They contain beta-glucan, a spongy, soluble fire that mops up the precursors of cholesterol.

8. Garlic - Scientists agree that allyl sulphides and other phytochemicals in garlic may help protect the heart.

9. Green Tea – Loaded with polypenois, a class of phytochemicals with 100 times the antioxidant punch of vitamin C.

10. Blueberries – The most powerful health-promoting compounds are anthocyanins, phytochemicals that belong to the flavonoid family. Besides combating the free-radical damage linked to heart disease and cancer, anthocyanins may boost brainpower.

So that is ten foods that we think you should probably add to your diet.

Do you have ones that you think should be on this list. Please share and also let us know why the food is important.

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