Everyone wants to be fit and slim, but what’s more important is to be healthy. To achieve this, you don’t have to follow complicated diet regimes, just follow the rainbow diet for weight loss! Shedding weight is one of the many benefits of the rainbow diet. Research has also proven that antioxidants and the alkalizing properties of fruits and veggies can reduce your risk of getting cancer.
Fruits and vegetables of varying colors actually contain different types of micronutrients. This is why it’s very important to eat all the colors on a regular basis. A rainbow diet is an eating plan which is abundant in all the nutritional colors.
The rules are very simple – Eat five cups of fruit and veggies in five colors (red, yellow and orange, white, green, blue and purple).
Red food options include watermelon, pink grapefruit, strawberries, raspberries, beetroot, redcurrants, red onions, tomato, red grapes, and radishes.
These types of foods are rich in powerful antioxidants and vitamin P. For example, resveratrol, found in red grapes, has anti-inflammatory properties which decrease the risk of heart disease and cancer. Lycopene, found in watermelon, pink grapefruit, and tomatoes, helps to fight against prostate cancer. Betacyanin, which gives beetroot its reddish/purple color is considered a powerful cancer-preventing agent.
Yellow and orange food options include lemons, carrots, pumpkins, peppers, corn, peaches, melons, apricots, and pineapples.
Orange colored foods contain a lot of beta-carotene and vitamin C which are great when it comes to protecting your skin and mucous membranes. Beta-carotene also lowers the risk of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts, and blood vessel damage. Lutein is another component of orange and yellow foods. It boosts vision and eye health, prevents cancer, and supports brain function.
White food options are onions, cauliflower, daikon radish, garlic, and jicama.
White food contains xanthone which has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-thrombotic properties. It helps to prevent heart disease and boosts the immune system.
Onions, for example, are great probiotics. Garlic contains allicin which lowers blood sugar and prevents cardiovascular attacks. Furthermore, onion and garlic have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. Daikon radish is a natural diuretic – it helps to clean the kidneys and remove toxins from the body.
Green food options include cucumbers, spinach, parsley, limes, asparagus, zucchini, green leaf and romaine lettuce, kiwi, avocado, green apples, peas, and broccoli.
The chlorophyll found in green foods help to prevent cancer, detox your liver, and maintain a normal weight control. It also helps to protect your skin due to antiviral properties.
Green foods also contain potassium, which helps to protect your heart. They also help to protect against cancer and macular degeneration.
Blue and purple foods include purple cabbage, eggplant, black currants, blueberries, plums, and purple grapes.
Blue and purple foods lower the risk of cancer and are great for your urinary tract. The anthocyanin found in these foods helps to fight damage to your cells, encourages heart rate, fights obesity, boosts cognitive function, and reduces cholesterol.
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