Quotes from Jonny Bowden

Okay, honest answer: What's the first thing you think of when I say "prunes"? Half the people I know think of shuffleboard courts, retirement colonies, and their ancient relatives sipping prune juice for "regularity." But truth be told, this is one

Mustard Seeds

Raisins are known as "nature's candy." According to natural-foods expert Rebecca Wood, if you were to take 4 pounds of grapes and remove most of the water, you'd be looking at 1 pound of raisins. Wood also points out one of the good things about

Since the raisins are basically concentrated grapes, they are believed to have the highest pesticide residue of any fruit. Which would be a good reason to go organic. Raisins

Bee Propolis Fights Infection Propolis possesses a multitude of pharmacological activities. It's created by the bees by mixing a resinous sap from trees with wax back at the hive. Bees use it as a kind of glue or general-purpose sealer—they coat the hive with propolis in much the same way we use paint and caulking

Raspberries Raspberries deserve a place of honor on the healthy foods list if for no other reason

Strawberries Strawberries, like all berries, are a real health bonanza. All berries—strawberries, blueberries, raspberries—contain chemicals found to protect cells against cervical and breast

Watermelon Watermelon owes its claim to fame as one of the world's healthiest foods to three facts: One, its high water content (about which more in a moment); two, its high

Cows are not meant to eat grain. It causes them to become acidic and also creates meat that is high in inflammatory omega-6 fats and low in beneficial anti-inflammatory omega-3s.

Grass-fed beef, however, is, forgive the pun, a whole different animal. Because grass is so rich in nutrients, the fat of grass-fed beef is richer in anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy omega-3s

Cocoa is loaded with compounds called flavonoids, which are also found in cranberries, apples, strawberries, onions, tea, and red wine, placing chocolate in excellent company. There are more than 4,000 of these flavonoids in the plant kingdom. In plants, flavonoids provide important protection like shielding from environmental

People avoid egg yolks because they're afraid of the cholesterol, but the choline in the egg yolk actually helps prevent the accumulation of cholesterol and fat in the liver!

Avoid scrambled eggs. Scrambling oxidizes the cholesterol, and oxidized cholesterol increases the risk of atherosclerosis.

Almonds/Almond Butter Almonds are our oldest cultivated nut and one of the great foods of all time. And to think, not so long ago they were avoided by "health-conscious

The USDA's ranking of foods by antioxidant capacity lists small dried red beans as having the highest antioxidant capacity per serving size of any food tested; in fact, of the four top-scoring foods, three were beans (red beans, red kidney beans, and pinto beans).

Garbanzo Beans (chickpeas)

Brazil Nuts Brazil nuts have the highest

Cashews I love cashews. Who doesn't? They got a bad rap for a short

Omega-3 fats, particularly from healthy, wild fish, are your heart's best friend

Hazelnuts (filberts) Poor hazelnuts.

Hazelnuts Help with High Cholesterol and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Hazelnuts—like pecans—contain beta-sitosterol, a plant sterol that has been found to have two very important properties: One, it lowers cholesterol, and two, it lessens the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This

macadamia nuts would have been on his list. Here's what he

Peanuts/Peanut Butter

Pistachio Nuts