Eat the Right colour
So,you have made your guesses, right? Well ,you know that your body needs a variety of vitamins,minerals and phytochemicals in order to stay healthy and fit. Now the big question is 'Where would they come from? The simple answer is to eat food of all colours every day . I'll talk about each colour and its food value. ............................................................................. Let me begin with Red , Red in your diet helps maintain four things
1. A Healthy Heart
2. Memory Function
3.A Lower Risk of Some Cancers.
4.Urinary Tract Health
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Colour therapist say that red fruit have a warning and energizing quality. I can think of variety of red items of food,vegetables and fruits such as cherries, , chilli peppers,red peppers,radishes,,raspberries,apples, strawberries,tomatoes,watermelon,pomegranates.That's a long list indeed .
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Now on to Yellow and orange
When you buy your vegetables and fruit, think of colour and variety . how does yellow and orange help us? The two help us maintain four things.
1. A lower risk of some cancers
2. a healthy heart
3. good vision
4. a healthy immune system
orange and yelluw fruit and vegetables keep you fresh and active.every day ,include a variety of orange and yellow foods like these ;
apricots,butternut,pineapples,carrots,pumpkin, golden kiwifruit,rock melons,grapefruit, sweetcorn,lemons,yellow tomatoes,peaches- wasn't that another long list?
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Brown and white
White in your diet helps maintain three things;
1.Heart health
2. Cholesterol levels
3. A lower risk of some cancers
White , tan and brown fruit and vegetable contain varying amounts of phytochemicals which are of interest to scientists.
Get all the health benefits of white by including a variety of foods such as bananas,onions ,brown pears, cauliflower, potatoes,dates,white melons,garlic, white nectarines,ginger ,white peaches, mushrooms,turnips.
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Green
Green in your diet helps maintain three things
1.good vision
2.A lower risk of some cancers
3.strong bones and teeth
Green vegetable contain a chemicals that protect you from heart attack and keeps your heart healthy . they also protect one against bacteria, thus reducing the risk of food poisoning and tumours. they are recommended for low blood pressure and for soothing the nerves. go green everyday with a variety of fruit and vegetables like these; green melons,asparagus,green pears,avocados,green pepper,broccoli,kiwifruit,sprouts,leafy greens,celery,leeks,cabbage,lettuce,cucumbers,green apples,okra or the lady's finger,green beans,peas,green cabbage,spinach,green grapes.
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Finally,blue and purple
include blue and purple in your diet to maintain four things;
1. A lower risk of some cancers
2.Urinary Tract Health
3.Memory Function
4.Healthy aging
Blue/purple fruit and vegetables are considered good for healthy aging, get a variety of blue/purple every day with foods such as these;
Beetroot,plums,blackberries,prunes, blackcurrants,purple asparagus blackberries , , purple grapes,cranberries.
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So,you have made your guesses, right? Well ,you know that your body needs a variety of vitamins,minerals and phytochemicals in order to stay healthy and fit. Now the big question is 'Where would they come from? The simple answer is to eat food of all colours every day . I'll talk about each colour and its food value. ............................................................................. Let me begin with Red , Red in your diet helps maintain four things
1. A Healthy Heart
2. Memory Function
3.A Lower Risk of Some Cancers.
4.Urinary Tract Health
.................................................................................
Colour therapist say that red fruit have a warning and energizing quality. I can think of variety of red items of food,vegetables and fruits such as cherries, , chilli peppers,red peppers,radishes,,raspberries,apples, strawberries,tomatoes,watermelon,pomegranates.That's a long list indeed .
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Now on to Yellow and orange
When you buy your vegetables and fruit, think of colour and variety . how does yellow and orange help us? The two help us maintain four things.
1. A lower risk of some cancers
2. a healthy heart
3. good vision
4. a healthy immune system
orange and yelluw fruit and vegetables keep you fresh and active.every day ,include a variety of orange and yellow foods like these ;
apricots,butternut,pineapples,carrots,pumpkin, golden kiwifruit,rock melons,grapefruit, sweetcorn,lemons,yellow tomatoes,peaches- wasn't that another long list?
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Brown and white
White in your diet helps maintain three things;
1.Heart health
2. Cholesterol levels
3. A lower risk of some cancers
White , tan and brown fruit and vegetable contain varying amounts of phytochemicals which are of interest to scientists.
Get all the health benefits of white by including a variety of foods such as bananas,onions ,brown pears, cauliflower, potatoes,dates,white melons,garlic, white nectarines,ginger ,white peaches, mushrooms,turnips.
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Green
Green in your diet helps maintain three things
1.good vision
2.A lower risk of some cancers
3.strong bones and teeth
Green vegetable contain a chemicals that protect you from heart attack and keeps your heart healthy . they also protect one against bacteria, thus reducing the risk of food poisoning and tumours. they are recommended for low blood pressure and for soothing the nerves. go green everyday with a variety of fruit and vegetables like these; green melons,asparagus,green pears,avocados,green pepper,broccoli,kiwifruit,sprouts,leafy greens,celery,leeks,cabbage,lettuce,cucumbers,green apples,okra or the lady's finger,green beans,peas,green cabbage,spinach,green grapes.
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Finally,blue and purple
include blue and purple in your diet to maintain four things;
1. A lower risk of some cancers
2.Urinary Tract Health
3.Memory Function
4.Healthy aging
Blue/purple fruit and vegetables are considered good for healthy aging, get a variety of blue/purple every day with foods such as these;
Beetroot,plums,blackberries,prunes, blackcurrants,purple asparagus blackberries , , purple grapes,cranberries.
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