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TASTE RAINBOW OF FRUITS & VEGETABLES....FOR BETTER HEALTH.

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The majority of people know that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day is very important. Fruits and vegetables divided into different color groups. Each group provide specific benefits. Red Fruits and Vegetables Contain nutrients such as lycopene, ellagic acid, Quercetin, and Hesperidin, to name a few. These nutrients reduce the risk of prostate cancer, lower blood pressure, reduce tumor growth an LDL Cholesterol levels scavenge harmful free-radicals, and support join tissue in arthritis cases. Orange and Yellow fruits and vegetables Contain beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, flavonoids, lycopene, potassium, and vitamin C. These nutrients reduce age-related macular degeneration and the risk of prostate cancer, lower LDL cholesterol and blood pressure, promote collagen formation and healthy joints, fight harmful free radicals, encourage alkaline balance, and work with magnesium, and calcium to build healthy bones.    Green vegetables and Fruit Green vegetables con...

Veggie....rich in vitamins and low in calories.

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                      Vegetables are delightful way to lighten up a meal, and balance the taste of it for your constitution or family. Rich in vitamins and low in calories, they offer nourishment without ponderous mass. Being in general light and moist, they are some of the easiest foods to digest when properly prepared. They combine well with most foods, including proteins, grains, and fats. Vegetable have wide range of tastes, from sweet (winter squash), bitter (dark leafy greens), astringent (asparagus), and pungent (water cress), to salty (celery). This means they can be used in a wide variety of way to heal. Like most foods vegetables are classified as cool or warm, light or heavy in Ayurveda. The warming vegetables tend to be most advantageous for Vata and Kapha, the cooling ones for Pitta. Heavy roots are used to balance light Vata and...