Discover the power of eating heart-healthy red foods during the first-ever National Eat Red Week [1], Feb. 4-10, 2008 in support of Heart Health Month [2].

Why? Well, studies from the University of Michigan suggest [3] that the pigments that produce the red color in many fruits and vegetables like fresh cherries [4] and tomatoes [5], are actually powerful disease-fighting antioxidants that may help reduce inflammation associated with atherosclerosis — hardening of the arteries — and reduce certain risk factors for heart disease [6].

To learn more and to donate $1 to the American Heart Rate Association by simply clicking a button (no cost to you) visit Choosecherries.com [7].

Have you eaten any red foods today? I am curious so tell me in the comments section below.

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