We all love cornbread, but even a small piece can contain up to 300 calories -- and that's without the butter! A reader who remains anonymous is searching for a healthy cornbread recipe so that she can enjoy it along with her family and friends, rather than pretending not to care for it because of it's high calorie content.

Traditional cornbread is usually full of butter and sugar. I am replacing sugar with a dash of Sun Crystals, which contain half the calories of regular sugar. I am switching out the butter for fat-free Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is high in calcium and protein and low in lactose, making this suitable for people who are lactose intolerant. I am also adding a cup of canned corn to provide fiber and texture to the dish, by doing this I am also cutting the fat per serving since corn is naturally low in fat. Corn also contains B vitamins, which have been shown to help improve memory and aid in reducing the risk for colon cancer and heart attack. Corn also contains zeaxanthin and lutein, which aid in eye and heart health.

Try this delicious cornbread recipe!

I always thought blueberries were tops when it comes to antioxidants. Nope. The acai (pronounced "ah-sigh-EE") takes tops honors and may beat out every other fruit or vegetable by a mile, says RealAge. Consider this: The freeze-dried berry has 30 times the disease-preventing anthocyanins of red grapes. Sounds pretty good to me.

Acai berries are so good they can help lower cholesterol, minimize inflammation, fend off arthritis, and fight cancer -- in one study, the berry extract killed between 45 and 86% of a sample of human leukemia cells.

Antioxidants aside, acai berries are also full of B vitamins, magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and sulfur. Want to give them a try? Stop by your local health food store for juices, smoothies, and other products containing the nutritious fruit.

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In a study recently published out of the Netherlands, folic acid appeared to slow age-related hearing loss. Although previous research linked low folic acid levels to bad hearing, this is the first data to suggest that folic acid supplements can actually slow the onset of hearing loss as people get older.

The only real downside to this study is that because it was done in the Netherlands, when laws prevented folate fortified foods, the patients followed started out with folic acid levels at only half of the average U.S. citizen. So more research will need to be done to see if the results hold true under different circumstances, and that (I'm sure) will take awhile.

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If you're going to put the effort into a high-intensity workout, you want to reap the full benefits. But many people don't, simply because they're lacking the B vitamins their body needs to bounce back from strenuous exercise and build muscle. B vitamin deficiencies can also affect your performance while you're competing, so it's worth the small effort to make sure you're getting enough.

Current recommended daily amounts of B vitamins might not be enough for your body if you're an especially active person. Athletes are often the same people watching their fat intakes, so they cut back on B vitamin rich foods like dairy and red meat. If you're not getting enough B vitamins from your diet, make sure to add some kind of supplement to your daily routine to get the maximum benefits from your training.

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