GET RID OF TRANS FATS

Trans fats destroy your blood vessels and arteries, crush organs like the heart and brain and make your RealAge much, much older. But these bad-boy fats are also super-bullies: They ramp up anger and aggressiveness. If you send your kid off to school -- or your head to work -- after a breakfast of transfat filled stuff, you're fuelling bully behaviour and failing performance or grades! Our advice:

Instead transform breakfast with these three easy steps:

1. Indulge in (organic, if possible) blueberries; raspberries and strawberries for a sweet touch to 100 percent wholegrain cereals. They power the body and brain for sharper thinking. Add apples for their quercetin, a phytochemicals that's been linked to increased stamina.
2. Say nuts! Sprinkle chopped walnuts, almonds or other nuts on your morning meal to enjoy their heart-healthy benefits and help replace vitamins and minerals that mean-spirited trans fats help deplete, including many B's, along with selenium and zinc.
3. Have an orange for a mid-morning snack (in school or at work); 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C and its accompanying polyphenols (and the act of peeling it) reduces stress. And taking that tasty-treat break helps soothe aggression and anxiety.