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What Should We Be Eating The Most Of?
This list of foods contains those fruits, vegetables, nuts and herbs which  have the highest Total Antioxidant Content (TAC).  They contain the most healing power of any ingestible substances.  These foods help remove obstacles to your good health by helping prevent  and in some cases, actually helping to reverse diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney and liver disease, dementia, depression, and many more.  You should be eating at least 9 fruits and vegetables per day.  You might say, "If I eat that, I won't have room for anything else."  Precisely! 

The list below is in descending order, meaning the first thing on the list has the highest TAC, and the thing on the bottom has the lowest.  So we should eat as close to the top of the list as possible, but the foods on this list wouldn't be there unless they had significant amounts of antioxidants, so anything on this list is considered by me to be a healthy choice.  These are Total Antioxidant Content per 100 g.

Eating healthy food is part of Unhindered Living because if you eat healthy food, you will be able to heal yourself and eliminate many unhealthy conditions from your life without medicine.  Having to depend upon medicine and traditional medical care is a hindrance we don't want in our lives, and this is the way to help yourself.

It greatly simplifies your life, too.  Reach for some raw fruits and nuts, eat them as they are, and you don't have to spend hours cooking in the kitchen.  Most of these foods taste delicious in their natural state, without anything added.  Yum!


Cloves,  314,446
Cinnamon,  267,536
Sorghum,  240,000
Oregano,  200,129
Turmeric,  159,277
Cocoa Powder, 80,933
Basil,  67,553
Baking chocolate, unsweetened squares,  49,926
Chocolate, dutched powder, 40,200
Sage,   32,004
Black Pepper,  27,618
Thyme,  27,426
Pecans,  17,940
Tarragon,  15,542
Elderberries,  14,697
Peppermint,   13,978
Walnuts,  13,541
Hazelnuts,  9,654
Cranberries, 9,584
Beans,  8,320 to 4,343
Pistachio nuts,  7,983
Black Current,  7,960
Black Plum,  7,581
Blueberries,  6,552
Blackberries, 5,347
Raspberries, 4,882
Almonds,  4,454
Apples,  4,275 to 2,589
Strawberries,  3,527
Cherries,  3,365
Gooseberries,  3,277
Raisins,  3.037
Red Current,  3,387
Broccoli,  2,386
Avocado,  2,150
Sweet potato,  2,115
Navel Orange,  1,819
Peaches,  1,814
Oatmeal,  1,708
Asparagus, 1,644
Tangerine,  1,620
Red Onion,  1,521
Spinach,  1,515
Bananas,  879
Carrots,  666




Reference:  "Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods" - 2007 - USDA

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