How the colors of fruits and vegetables can tell you about their health benefits
Superfoods are products that hold the record for the content of substances beneficial to human health. These include vegetables, fruits, berries, seeds, algae and other plant products. Each miracle product is good in its own way: some are enriched with a whole palette of vitamins, others contain a large amount of antioxidants, and others contain a high concentration of essential fatty acids. It is curious that superfood groups of different colors contain different nutrients necessary for maintaining the body, youthful skin and hair quality.
Green products
They improve the condition of your entire body, raise immunity, and also protect cells from aging processes: spinach, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, broccoli, kiwi, green onions, leeks, zucchini, cucumber. The natural pigment contained in them – chlorophyll – has an antioxidant effect, which helps to improve the energy metabolism of skin cells, cleanses the skin of acne, acne, various inflammations, tightens it and tones it, and also accelerates wound healing by accelerating the epithelialization process after damage skin, preventing the formation of scars and scars.
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Yellow foods
Turmeric, sea buckthorn, pumpkin, papaya, persimmon contain a large amount of beta-carotene. From the point of view of general biology, beta-carotene is a plant component that is converted in the body into vitamin A (retinol), one of the most important substances for skin beauty. Retinol is a huge success in the beauty industry. The lack of vitamin A manifests itself primarily externally – the skin becomes dry, cracked, peeling, covered with acne.
Purple foods
This group includes black currants, acai berries, chokeberry, blueberries, dark grapes, eggplants. They contain powerful antioxidants, including anthocyanins. Anthocyanins slow down the aging process and protect us from infections. Betanidin contained in purple products promotes the absorption of vitamin E by our body, which improves the condition of the skin and hair, and maintains youth. Betaine is an indispensable component of cosmetics for dry, sensitive, aging skin, as it helps to retain moisture in the skin and softens it. Betaine regulates the concentration and balance of important salts in skin cells and in the intercellular spaces, for this it enhances the absorption of water molecules and strengthens the cell walls so that fluid does not leave the cell. Thanks to these properties, betaine is one of the best and most effective moisturizing ingredients in cosmetics. The softening properties of betaine have found applications in professional cosmetics, since it is easily combined with AHA acids and neutralizes their irritant effect on the skin.
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Red foods
These are goji berries, red pepper, mountain ash, rose hips, cranberries. They contain lycopene, which gives them such a rich color. It is a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals, supporting the healthy functioning of all systems in our body and preventing the formation of cancer cells. Thanks to him, our heart and blood vessels are strengthened, blood circulation improves and metabolic processes are accelerated.
White foods
These are the real enemies of infection. Cauliflower, chicory, garlic, onions are rich in flavonoids (antioxidants) and allicin, which has antibacterial properties. White vegetables, especially those with a characteristic odor, can rightfully be called “natural antibiotics”. They strengthen the immune system and have anti-inflammatory effects.
By including daily vegetables and fruits from each color group in our diet, we provide our body with an optimal composition of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other useful substances.
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