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Blog Spotlight: Got Rooibos?

Local nutrition expert explains why the Fountain of Youth can be found in your favorite mug.

We've got an amazing group of bloggers sharing their insights across the North Shore Patch sites. So each week we're going to single out one that's too good to be confined to one Patch.

This week the spotlight lands on Eric Robert Santiago, a local nutrition expert who owns Innovative Nutrition in East Setauket. On Thursday he filed a blog post that highlights the benefits of Rooibos, a South African herb that yields a rejuvenating tea.

The secret is the oligosaccharides. Yes, oligosaccharides.

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