How Blue And PurpleFoods Can Transform

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By: Simone Denny

Hello Lovely Friend,

Last month I came down with flu like symptoms and my whole body ached. Thethought of getting sick made me see red….and purple and blue! I loaded myselfwith these colourful fruits and vegetables and superfoods and low and behold Iwoke up the next morning and felt completely normal. Perhaps this was just acoincidence but I have to say the old pinky purple antioxidant smoothie hasbeen seen a lot lately in our house.

Blue and Purple (and in some cases hues of red and black) foods are antioxidant

"Eat your greens". It’s probably something we have all heard many timesgrowing up. Without a doubt green foods are wonderfully nourishing for ourbodies; they are nutrient dense and excellent for alkalizing the body (read moreabout alkalizing in a previous article here and green algaes here)……BUT didyou know about the incredible health benefits of blue and purple foods?

powerhouses and are bursting with essential vitamins, minerals and aminoacids. New research suggests they may in fact be richer in antioxidants and vitalflavonoids than the beloved greens.

The Magic Ingredient

How does it work?

Anthocyanin protects against cell damage caused by free radicals (a naturalanti-aging compound) making it a powerful antioxidant. The American Cancersociety recommends eating colourful fruits and vegetables (particularly purplefoods) due to their cancer fighting properties.

I know you’ve heard me talk about this before - ORAC stands of OxygenRadical Absorbance Capacity and is a unit measurement for antioxidants. It isbelieved that foods with the highest ORAC value will help to neutralise freeradicals that cause damage to cells.

Powerful Purple and Blue Foods

There is a wonderful range of purple and blue foods that can easily be added toone’s everyday diet. Some of the most nutrient dense ones are as follows:

In addition to the essential phytonutrients, blue and purple foods contain acompound called anthocyanin (which I have discussed in prior articlesabout black rice and raw cacao). Anthocyanin is responsible for the colourpigment in many food and flowers – the colour can range from light pink todark indigo.

If you are interested in boosting your purple and blue foods you may be liketo add some of these to your diet:

You may also be interested in trying out some of these Nourishing HubRecipes:

Acai Berry Power or Capsules or an Energy BlendMaqui Berry Powder - ON SALE

Bioactivate Resveratrol

Beetroot Coconut Salad

Beetroot Soup with Black Cumin

Red Cabbage, Apple and Fennel Salad

recipe.

Have a great week and I'll be in touch with my blue and purple antioxidantsmoothie soon!

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