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A man's all-in-one herbal solution
The most bang for your botanical buck may come from ancient Indian medicine.
Exotic herbs can be hard to hunt down, and the expense of juggling multiple products can weigh on anyone's wallet. the closest botanical equivalent to a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement may be an offering from the Ayurvedic traditions in India, where people call it "the elixir of life". "Typically referred to as Maharishi Amrit kalash mixtures, these preparations combine multiple herbs", says Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., the author of fundamentals of complementary and alternative Medicine
"They definitely fit the apple-a-day philosophy of preventive health", says Steven Dentali, PhD cheif science officer for the American Herbal Products association. Try spreading a teaspoon or two of Maharishi Ayurveda's Amrit on toast twice a day...
Pluot --Eat this Now
Peak season --- May to September
Pluot : This luscious love child of an apricot and a plum (pronounced PLEW-ott) is one of of my favorite signs of summer. The refreshing sugar-sweet hybrid packs a double dose of nutrition: Pluots (also called plumcots) are armed with a plum's disease-fighting phytonutrients and an apricot's vitamin A. Try one sliced in a salad with grilled chicken, crumbled blue cheese, sliced red onions, and arugula. Or eat whole: One bite and you'll understand why one of the most popular pluot varieties is called flavor Grenade.
