Adding Color To Our Life

Yesterday, we learned the importance and benefits of fruits and vegetables. We also learned that eating the rainbow didn't referred to the "Starburst" commercial but it referred to "Fruits & Vegetables." 

We also discovered that Indigenous people in South America used (and still use today) Acai Berry for energy, detox and antioxidant purposes. Today we will continue talking about the importance of fruits and how their color pigment carries Phytonutrients that benefits our body. 

Note: A Phytonutrient is a substance found in certain plants which is believed to be beneficial to human health and help prevent various diseases.

 Just like in Chinese herbalism, the shape of the food determines what organs is for. Dr. Akila explains on her web site how the shape of the food corresponds to different parts of our body. This concept is called "The Doctrine of Food."

If you'll like to check out her presentation please visit: 
http://www.celestialhealing.net/internalhealth/foods_look_like_body_parts.htm

Also check out: http://blog.doctoroz.com/food-doc/the-doctrine-of-signatures-food-look-alikes 
for more information about the "Doctrine of Food."

However, today we will focus on the color pigment that fruits and vegetables have and how each color just like in Herbalism represents each body part.

The color pigment in fruits and vegetables provide the phytochemicals that our body needs. Therefore, eating colorful fruits and vegetables is the key to a healthy body and a healthy mind.


This is were the concept "Eating the Rainbow" comes into play. So let's get ready and take a look how "Rainbow" foods are beneficial to us.

Lets start with the color RED

The color red is not only the color of blood but in nature the color               comes from hemoglobin. (Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein/pro in the red blood cell of all vertebrates). 

Hemoglobin (in the blood)

carries oxygen from the respiratory organs (lungs or gills) to the rest of our body and tissues. This oxygen provides energy and powers our metabolism. The color pigment is also rich in Phytochemicals like Licopene (found in tomatoes) and Anthocyanins known to improve the heart and also diminish the risk of cancer. 

Other benefits of red fruits and vegetables: 

• prevents blood cloths
• improves blood circulation
• rich in antioxidants
• reduces DNA damage
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So when you go shopping at your local farmers market, health food store or supermarket try to buy red foods so you can get your antioxidants of the day to prevent DNA damage, and Cancer. 

Here are some examples of RED fruits and Vegetables: