A fullstomach could improve your appearance. Eating before you train speeds muscle growth, according to professional trainer and researchers. But the secret to more growth is consuming the right combination of nutrients to boost protein synthesis after a workout. Participants ate a 570-calorie meal consisting of 52 percent carbs, 34 percent protein, and 14 percent fat an hour before exercising.

A study of professional nutritionist found that chocolate could help improve your brain activity.

Cocoa, the main ingredient in making chocolate can counter mood depression. Cocoa stimulates the mood to make you feel happy and the caffeine substance in it fuels alertness; both factors help the brain to work better.

In addition, a sharper focus coupled with smiles throughout the day.

You already know that slurping soda will rot your pearly whites, but now a new study shows that drinking milk may actually help prevent tooth decay. Professional researchers soaked teeth in orange juice or diet Sprite, and then doused them in milk, artificial saliva, or water. Turns out, the teeth exposed to milk had less enamel erosion than the ones immersed in the other two liquids.

The calcium in milk may bind to the acid from the juice and soda, decreasing its effect on enamel erosion. Who’s going to chase pop with milk? No one. So just skip to the last step: Option for dairy, not soda.

Don’t wait until you’re in a nursing home to eat prunes. Eat up now-a chemical in dried plums may keep your arteries clear. Scientists and nutritionist found that mice that consumed prune powder had less plaque in their arteries than mice on a prune-free diet. The mechanism isn’t yet identified but certain flavonoids in the fruit may help prevent the inflammation that can damage blood vessels. More studies will determine if the fruit has the same effect in humans.