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Who says world Olympic champions are safe from cancer? Just like the brilliant innovator Steve Jobs, a world famous US gymnast Shannon Miller was diagnosed with cancer late last year. She’s a two-time all-around world champion, winning seven Olympic medals, two of them at the Atlanta Olympics. She also won nine medals from other world championships. more…

Cranberries – scientifically named Vacciniun macrocarpon – grow lushly in Northern America and are also known as American cranberry or bog cranberry. Cranberries are functional foods.

Cranberries are used in a variety of American dishes. They are cooked into that sumptuous sauce for that Thanksgiving turkey. Cranberry juice is a popular drink mixed with other fruit juices. This fruit is so useful, why we do not use it all year around. more…