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Green power: superfoods that really pack a punch.(chlorella growth factor)(green superfoods)

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| October 01, 2004 | Shoenhals, Kim | COPYRIGHT 2004 PRIMEDIA Intertec, a PRIMEDIA Company. All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

While superheroes may have captivated the mainstream public in multi-million-dollar summer blockbusters, superfoods--powerfully healthful foods and supplements that can bring nutritional balance to anyone in need--are of more interest to the natural health consumer.

One of the most highly touted properties of green superfoods is their nutritional content. "Superfoods can be described as enzymatically alive whole foods that are powerhouses of vitamins, minerals, cell alts, antioxidants and phytochemicals," says Diane Kingsley, of Veto Beach, Florida-based Orange Peel Enterprises, the makers of Greens+. Superfoods help to protect the body from free radical damage, ...

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