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| My Passion - Issue 4 - December 2015<br />
Wellness<br />
Dawn Causey<br />
You are what you eat? That's what my doctor says and<br />
there's a lot of truth to that! During the holidays we love<br />
to embellish in our favorite dishes. When incorporating<br />
fruits and vegetables into your diet, it's good to have a<br />
variety from the colors of the "rainbow" and know how<br />
they benefit your health.<br />
Yellow and Orange<br />
Let's begin with our yellows and oranges. Carotenoids<br />
provide the color in these fruits and vegetables. Citrus<br />
fruits such as mangoes, pineapple, carrots, and yellow<br />
squash help boost your immune system and visual properties.<br />
Oranges have antioxidants that help reduce heart<br />
disease and certain types of cancer.<br />
Red, blue, and purple<br />
Red, blue, and purple fruits such as strawberries, blueberries,<br />
and grapes contain antioxidants that reduce cell<br />
damage, cardiovascular disease and age-associated memory<br />
loss. Lycopene provides the red color in tomatoes,<br />
watermelon, and red grapefruit. They, too, can reduce<br />
the risk of many cancers, especially prostate cancer.<br />
Green<br />
Never run from your broccoli, spinach, and green beans!<br />
The chlorophyll that give them their deep green color<br />
helps the skin and helps eliminate toxins from the body.<br />
White<br />
Onions, garlic, potatoes, bananas, and mushrooms are<br />
power packed and can help lower blood pressure and<br />
cholesterol.<br />
As you can see, many fruits and vegetables have overlapping<br />
benefits such as reducing cardiovascular disease and<br />
the risk of developing certain types of cancer. There are<br />
many other benefits of eating foods with various colors<br />
and they also make your meal look very appealing. Be<br />
sure to incorporate these foods into your diet on a daily<br />
basis so that your body can get the vitamins, minerals,<br />
and nutrients needed.<br />
So next time you’re at the farmers market or in the produce<br />
section at your local supermarket, be sure to "taste<br />
the rainbow" and your body will thank you for it!<br />
Dawn Causey<br />
Host of Remarkable Essence WebTV &<br />
Radio Show<br />
Founder of The Essence of a Woman:<br />
Health, Wellness & Empowerment<br />
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