Functional Foods - Quite Functional, Indeed!
Functional foods are foods which provide the body with more benefits than the basic nutritional benefits we may be aware of. For example, you may have heard of the excellent benefits of red wine (such great news!) Red wine and grape juice provide resveratrol, which reduces platelet aggregation. What does this mean exactly? Platelets clump together and form blood clots when you have a wound. Unfortunately, often times your body will form blood clots unexpectedly when you are,