Food
Tomato
A juicy fruit rich in lycopene, an antioxidant linked to heart and prostate health — and most available when cooked.
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🥄 How to use it
Enjoy tomatoes raw or, even better for lycopene, cooked with a little oil (as in a simmered sauce), which makes the antioxidantA helpful substance in colorful fruits and vegetables that protects your cells from everyday wear and tear. More → easier for the body to absorb.
How much: Regular servings, raw or cooked with a little oil.
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Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, the red antioxidantA helpful substance in colorful fruits and vegetables that protects your cells from everyday wear and tear. More → studied for supporting the heart and the prostate. Interestingly, cooking tomatoes — and pairing them with a little oil — makes their lycopene far easier for the body to absorb, so a simmered sauce is a nutritional plus.
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⚖️ Cautions
- A whole food, very safe; cooking with a little fat boosts lycopene absorption.
- Their acidity can trigger reflux in some people.
- Otherwise no significant cautions.
📚 Why we trust it
- A whole-food source of the antioxidant lycopene
- Studied for supporting heart and prostate health
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
Ripened in the sun, then richer still when warmed. Some gifts deepen with a little patient care.
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