You heard it from mom growing up – make sure you eat your vegetables! But if you don’t like to eat your veggies, and will only put one on your plate, make sure it’s a cruciferous vegetable!

What are those? Well broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts are a few – and they’re loaded with nutrients! You’ll get plenty of vitamins – A, C, E and K – which help with hair and skin and nails, and even promote anti-aging effects!

They’re also loaded with fiber but are hard to digest if you eat them raw, so cook them and you’ll help boost your body’s natural ability to eliminate toxins. Plus, those cruciferous vegetables have also been linked with neutralizing cancer cells.

So, while we start to head into the holiday season, make sure you still load some veggies on your plate!

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Just over a week to go until the big day and you already know you’re going to be raiding your kid’s Halloween candy and sneaking a few pieces – but here’s what dentists say to avoid, what candy causes the most havoc on our teeth:

#1 is gummies – because they take so long to chew, pieces get lodged in between your teeth.

Caramel candies, because they’re so sticky and take a long time to dissolve are the hardest to brush away at the end of the night.

Starburst are delicious, but because they’re tacky they can pull on fillings and crowns.

Because Lollipops are eaten slowly, the sugar is in contact with your teeth for a longer period.

And sour powder candies are very acidic, which can damage tooth enamel.

But there’s good news – dentists say the there are two treats that aren’t too bad – plain old chocolate dissolves quickly and can be brushed away easily, and caramel apples – the apples help clean the surfaces of your teeth.

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You’re going to eat a lot of candy tomorrow for Halloween. And the day after. And there’s a good chance you’ve already raided your stash and will need to go out and buy more. But what’s the best way to counter all that sugar you’re ingesting? Have some sauerkraut!

When you have too much candy, it doesn’t just potentially make you sick to your stomach, it weakens your immune system. That’s because you mess up your microbiome, that’s the balance of good bacteria.

Sauerkraut, since it’s fermented, is a food that will offset the negative effects of overloading on candy.

But if sauerkraut seems too overwhelming after a night of trick-or-treating, yogurt, kimchi, and kombucha are all alternatives that will do the same thing.

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