Food after fifty   Antioxidants, trans fats, probiotics,
resveratrolt ... the vocabulary of nutrition changes daily.
Study after study is reported refuting the information that was
reported in the study during the past month : why has healthy
eating become such a complicated process?  Obviously, we need to
eat to live. But, in the midst of all this chaos, there are a
few basic rules to live and eat by.  First, as we age, our
bodies often resemble the well-used car that has accumulated a
few rust spots, a process called oxidation. Consuming fruits and
vegetables that contain high levels of anti-oxidants is the best
antidote to body rust. Anti-oxidant foods target free radicals
in your body, free radicals that attack and damage healthy
cells. Remember your Mom telling you to eat your fruits and
vegetables? Well, Mom was absolutely correct even though the
word "antioxidant" was not part of her food vocabulary. Focus on
a daily intake of a group of rainbow-colored foods :
blueberries, tomatoes, apples, sweet pota