✨🌈 Colour is a deep and mysterious language. But nature is genius.
As more foods become in season this spring season (like red onions, strawberries, beets, carrots and squash), it should be an exciting time to incorporate colours into your cooking and plating.
If you haven't heard about it already, there's a diet called "The Rainbow Diet." It's essentially a holistic way of eating to nourish the whole self: body, mind, and spirit. The ideal situation is to incorporate 30 or more different coloured fruit and vegetables every week. To keep it simple, the colour of the fruits & vegetables you eat corresponds to particular health and wellness benefits. I've noticed that colours stimulate visual cues that enhance my mood and energy 🤗
To most, thirty seems like an overwhelming number. I think so, too. But I truly appreciate the idea and personally incorporate as many colours gifted by nature to my everyday meals. How I plan, cook and plate my meals need to have an essence of colour. Coming a long way from developing a positive relationship with food, I find #colourtherapy calming, exciting and overall fascinating.
One of my favourite skin nutrition catch-phrases is "EAT YOUR WATER."
Now, I'm saying "EAT THE RAINBOW."
You can also eat 🌈 colourful foods that have high 💧 water content!
Here are the top and commonly known health benefits of coloured fruits and vegetables.
♥️ RED ♥️
🍎 ANTIOXIDANTS - anthocyanins + lycopene for inflammation & cancer-fighting effects
🍓 ELECTROLYTES - potassium, magnesium, sodium for water balance, blood pressure, and muscular contractions
🍅 VITAMIN A - a fat-soluble vitamin important for healthy eyes, teeth, tissue & skin
🌶 VITAMIN C - protect + promote collagen formation and boost immunity
💛 YELLOW & ORANGE 🧡
🍋 BETA-CAROTENE - an antioxidant that gives plants their red/orange/yellow colour, it is also a powerful antioxidant and is converted into vitamin A in the body
🍯 VITAMIN A - a fat-soluble vitamin important for healthy eyes, teeth, tissue & skin
🍊 VITAMIN C - protect + promote collagen formation and boost immunity
💚 GREEN 💚
🥦 VITAMIN K - a fat-soluble vitamin important for bones, tissues & blood clotting
🥝 VITAMIN B9 (FOLATE) - key in DNA synthesis/repair and encourages healthy cell growth
🥑 FIBER (PREBIOTICS) - for better digestive health & balancing blood sugar levels
🍐 CHLOROPHYLL - gives plants their green colour, known for its antioxidant effects and acts as an internal deodorant
💙 BLUE & PURPLE 💜
🍇 ANTIOXIDANTS - anthocyanins + resveratrol have been studied extensively for their anti-cancer & anti-aging properties
🍆 BIOACTIVE PHYTOCHEMICALS - work to repair damage from oxidative stress & inflammation
🍠 FIBER (PREBIOTICS) - feed and promote the production of good bacteria in the gut called probiotics
🤍 WHITE, TAN & BROWN 🤍
🧄 ALLICIN - shown to provide broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity
🥥 PREBIOTICS - feed and promote the production of good bacteria in the gut called probiotics
🧅 QUERCETIN - an antioxidant known to reduce inflammation and prevent infections
Did you count how many times I used the word "colour" in this blog post?
I hope you learned something new today!
In wellness from your Skin Nutritionist,
Darlene 🥰
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