These nutritional powerhouse foods are loaded with nutrients crucial to a healthy, long life. If you can include a variety of them in your diet, everyday, we promise they will change your life!
These foods were chosen because they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, as well as the fact that many of them are low in calories. Foods containing these nutrients have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.
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ACAI is a little berry that is packed with antioxidants that help combat aging, amino acids for muscle regeneration and essential fatty acids, dietary fiber and phytosterols to help promote cardiovascular and digestive health.
The APPLE contains antioxidants, as well as fiber and potassium. The skin alone provides two to six times the antioxidant activity of the apple. Eating an apple is not only delicious, but heart-healthy too.
The AVOCADO has a very high amount of folate, potassium, vitamin E and magnesium. And it has healthy monounsaturated fat, oleic acid, which may help lower cholesterol.
Beans and lentils are a great alternative to meat. They don’t contain the fat that animal products have, but they do contain the protein. They also have fiber, vitamin B, iron, folate, potassium, magnesium, and many phytonutrients, a new and emerging superfood.
Blueberries are loaded with phytonutrients which help the body’s cells communicate with each other.
Broccoli is one of the best-selling vegetables in the
Garlic is rich in a sulfur-containing compound amino acid called allicin. It is formed when cloves are cut, crushed or chewed. Garlic also contains phosphorus, potassium, zinc, selenium, polyphenols, vitamin B6 and vitamin C.
HONEY is one of the oldest medicines, used to treat respiratory disease, ulcers, eczemas, psoriasis, and dandruff. Honey contains antioxidants from peptides, organic acids, and enzymes. It also contains salicylic acid, minerals, alpha-tocopherol and oligosaccharides which increase the number of good bacteria in the colon, help prevent constipation and help lower cholesterol. And, did you know that eating local honey can help alleviate seasonal allergy symptoms? Honey contains a bit of pollen from the plants that bees visit. If you eat honey that is made by bees in your area, the honey will often act as an immune booster, reducing your allergy symptoms to the local plants.
OLIVE OIL has heart-healthy effects with beneficial monounsaturated fat and vitamin E. Polyphenols also protect and preserve the vitamin E.
The POMEGRANATE is rich in potassium, vitamin C, polyphenols, and vitamin B6. It has potent anti-inflammatory phytochemcials and may lower blood pressure. It can also help prevent atherosclerosis.
The PUMPKIN is a fruit, not a vegetable. And, it is one of the most nutritionally valuable foods we have. It is high in fiber and low in calories.
Rice Bran is delicious and highly nutritious. The bran part of a rice grain contains proteins, minerals, vitamins and healthy plant-based fats. An emerging form, Stabilized Rice Bran, has all these wonderful things in it.
SPINACH is jam packed with nutrients! It contains iron, carotenoids, antioxidants, vitamin K, coenzyme Q10, B vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, polyphenols, and plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids.
TEA (HERBAL ONLY) comes in many varieties. It helps to lower blood pressure, help prevent cancer and osteoporosis, lower risk for stroke, promote heart health, prevent wrinkles and skin cancer, and contribute to fluid needs.
Tomatoes, processed or not, are rich in vitamin A and potassium and low in calories.
WALNUTS – People have a predictable response when they learn that nuts are a SuperFood. Most say, “I can’t eat nuts: they’re too fattening. I can’t even have nuts in the house. If they are around, I eat them.” These responses are understandable; nuts are just plain delicious.
Certainly nuts are high in calories, but they have extraordinary health benefits and are an important addition to your diet. And we’ll give you some tips on how to enjoy them judiciously so you won’t get fat. First a simple fact: Eating a handful of nuts about five times a week will reduce your chances of getting a heart attack by at least 15 percent and possibly as much as 51 percent. That’s how powerful nuts are. 2
As a new nutritional era emerges that moves well beyond macronutrients like fat and protein and into the exciting world of phytonutrients, nutritionists are rediscovering these little nutrition powerhouses. We can safely say that nuts will play an important role in maximizing the human health span.
It’s a simple if astounding fact: people who eat nuts regularly can enjoy a significant reduction in their risk of developing coronary heart disease. They’ll also reduce their risk of diabetes, cancer, and a host of other chronic ailments.
1. http://www.oprah.com/health/Acai-Dr-Perricones-No-1-Superfood#ixzz26Mg7Rc00
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