Give Your Body A Boost
Contributed by: News Canada
(NC) - Including 100 per cent pure Florida orange juice as part of a balanced diet is a powerful way to improve your health and supply your body with the nutrients it needs. Orange juice is one of the most naturally nutrient-rich fruit juices. In fact, an eight-ounce glass of 100 per cent Florida orange juice is packed with vitamins and nutrients that are important to giving your body a healthy start to the day.
What's inside your orange juice?
It's overflowing with vitamin C, which:
- Helps your body fight off colds and other infections - lessening their length and severity.
- Helps fight cell and tissue damage that could lead to diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
- Assists the body with iron absorption.
One 8-ounce glass of 100 per cent pure Florida orange juice contains 72 milligrams of vitamin C - more than a full day's supply!
It's crammed with calcium, which:
- Builds and maintains strong bones and teeth.
- Helps the body's muscles contract and helps the heart beat.
- Helps support healthy blood pressure.
Calcium-fortified Florida orange juice contains as much calcium as a glass of milk! In fact, one 8-ounce glass of calcium-fortified Florida orange juice provides about 1/4 of the recommended daily intake.
It's packed with potassium, which:
- Helps the body to metabolize and release energy from protein, fat and carbohydrates.
- Reduces the risk of high blood pressure and stroke.
One 8-ounce glass of Florida orange juice provides 470 milligrams of potassium. That's as much as a medium-size banana and 13 per cent of what experts recommend each day.
It's filled with folate, which:
- Aids in a healthy memory, supports healthy arteries and boosts the immune system.
- Helps reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord.
An 8-ounce glass of Florida orange juice contains 15 percent of the recommended daily requirement.
It's teeming with thiamin, which:
- Helps the body convert food into energy it can use.
One 8-ounce glass of orange juice provides 15 percent of the daily value for thiamin.
It's rich in vitamin B6, which:
- Helps to regulate appetite, mood, sleep patterns and much more.
Drinking a glass of 100 per cent pure Florida orange juice every day can help support a healthy immune system and provide a natural, healthy source of energy.
