Lycopene is an antioxidant with many healing properties. It is also the pigment that gives tomatoes, watermelon, and pink grapefruit their vibrant colors. Antioxidants protect the body in a variety of ways, and they ensure heart health by remaining in body fat and combating free radicals throughout the body. Studies indicate that people with more lycopene in their body fat suffer fewer heart attacks than those who do not have lycopene in their body fat.

Lycopene is not produced by the body, so you have to get it from your diet, or from a heart health supplement. Tomatoes and tomato products are one of the best sources of lycopene, and surprisingly, processed tomato products, such as spaghetti sauce and tomato juice, contain more lycopene than fresh tomatoes.

You only need to take a few milligrams of lycopene a day to get heart health supplement benefits. Ask your doctor about the dosage that's right for you.

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