Eating Food By Color For Longevity

Eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day is very important to meet our body’s daily requirement for vitamins and minerals.

By eating fruits and vegetables of a variety of different colors, our body can get all-around health benefits. Each different color fruit and vegetables contains unique health components that are essential to our health.

Fruits and vegetables are very important to our health because they are whole foods, created by nature, that are rich in a large amount of nutrients. The processed foods that we are commonly eating, can never be compared to the health benefits provided by strawberries or broccoli, which have fiber, vitamins, and enzymes built right in.

Eating plenty of healthy vegetables and fruits helps prevent heart disease and strokes, diverticulitis, control your blood pressure, prevent some types of cancers, and guards against cataract and macular degeneration or vision loss.

Green fruits and vegetables-(detoxifications)

These foods have the phytochemicals sulforaphane and indoles, which both prevent cancer. They are also good for the circulatory system and have good vitamin and minerals. They are good in detoxifying our body from harmful toxins On this list of fruits and vegetables, the vitamin in green foods also helps with vision, and with maintaining strong bones and teeth. Some of the yellower green vegetables have carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin that help to prevent cataracts and eye diseases, as well as osteoporosis.

Green fruits and vegetables are : Spinach, Asparagus, Avocados ,Broccoli ,Peas ,Green apples ,Green grapes ,Limes, Kiwifruit, Green beans ,Lettuce ,Cabbage ,Celery ,Cucumber, Greencapsicum

Brown/white fruits and vegetables (immune support)

The strong phytochemicals in these whitish/greenish vegetables is called allicin and allium, which create an antibacterial, antifungal and anti-viral chemical environment in your body.

Some white foods prevent cancer and heart diseases, and lower cholesterol levels.

Celery is often dibbed as a useless vegetable because it has no calories, but it does have minerals like good sodium that help keeps the joint healthy. The selenium in mushrooms helps prevent cancer and keeps your body in balance.

Everything on this greenish white list of fruits and vegetables helps maintain low cholesterol in your body as well as a healthy heart.

Brown/White fruits and vegetables are: Cauliflower ,Brown pears ,Mushrooms, White peaches,Garlic,Bananas,Potatoes,Dates,Onions,Ginger,Parsnips,Turnip

Blue /purple/violet fruits and vegetable (longevity)

The blue, purple and violet list of fruits and vegetables are great for their anti –aging properties. These foods have tons of antioxidants, specifically anthocyanin and phenolic. Some blue and purple fruits and vegetables are also high in vitamins.

Anything in this category will help improve circulation and prevent blood clots, so they are great for the heart and can help prevent heart disease. They are also known to help memory function and urinary tract health and to reduce free radical damage.

Purple/Blue fruits and vegetables are: Beetroot, Red cabbage, Eggplant, asparagus, Blackberries, Blueberries, Purple grapes, Plums

Yellow fruits and vegetables (beauty)

Yellow foods are high in antioxidants like vitamin C. It keeps our teeth and gums healthy, helps to heal cuts, improve the mucus membranes (like when we have colds), helps to absorb iron, prevent inflammation, improves circulation and therefore prevents heart disease. Some of the darker ones also cross over with the health benefits of orange foods.

Orange fruits and vegetables (cancer prevention)

Carotenoids are powerful phytochemical in orange foods, and they are what give the foods their color, carotenoids repair DNA and help prevent cancer and heart disese,as well as strengthening our vision.

These orange foods also give us the right amount of potassium and vitamin. Which keeps our eyes and skin healthy, and protects against infections. They are also known to boost the immune system because of the vitamin C content in many of them. Some of these also cross over with the health benefits of the yellow foods.

Orange/Yellow fruits and vegetables are: Carrots, Rock melon ,Lemons, Sweet potato,Pumpkin,Pineapples,Mangoes,Corn,Oranges,Squash,Peaches,Nectarines,Apricots, Grapefruit

RED fruits and vegetables (heart healthy)

Red fruits and vegetables are colored by a natural plant pigment called lycopene. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that can help reduce the risk of cancer and keep our heart healthy. : Lycopene is the predominant pigment in reddish fruits and veggies. A carotenoid, lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that has been associated with a reduced risk of some cancers, especially prostate cancer, and protection against heart attacks. Look for tomato-based products for the most concentrated source of this phytochemical. Cooked tomato sauces are associated with greater health benefits compared with the uncooked version because the heating process allows all carotenoids, including lycopene, to be more easily absorbed by the body, according to information from the PBH.

“In addition to vitamin C and folate, red fruits and vegetables are also sources of flavonoids, which reduce inflammation and have antioxidant properties. Cranberries, another red fruit [whose color is due to anthocyanins, not lycopene], are also a good source of tannins, which prevent bacteria from attaching to cells

Red fruits and vegetables are: Tomato, Red capsicum, Radishes, Strawberries, Rhubarb, Cherries, Red grapes, Raspberries, Watermelon, Red apples