Written by: Cheryl Meyer, Executive Contributor
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What purple veggies and fruits do you eat? Most of them are only available at farmer's markets or from the farm.
I love purple, and love to eat it. Purple cabbage, purple cauliflower, purple potatoes, eggplant, blueberries, blackberries, purple plums, purple grapes, purple asparagus. Purple carrots were the original color of carrots until Bugs Bunny Cartoons came out and created a demand for orange. Now heirloom colors are available again.
Purple carrots have 20 times more phytonutrients than orange carrots. [i]
Radicchio-Red radicchio has 4 x the antioxidants than romaine. [ii]
Purple cauliflower is rich in anthocyanins and glucosinolates.[iii]
Purple tomatoes have far more antioxidants than red and are loaded with phytonutrients. [iv]
Purple produce is loaded with resveratrol, anthoancyidins, and flavonoids[v].
Friend to my autoimmune disease, healing and lovely.
Canned blueberries have more phytonutrients than fresh. Frozen blueberries do as well. [vi]
76% of us don't eat enough purple.[i]
Good for the brain, bones, inflammation, cognitive health, slows aging. Fights cancer.[ii]
Where can you find a variety of purple produce? Local farmer's markets. We have lost much of the diversity of plant foods because of factory farming. Big Ag chooses varieties for longevity not for phytonutrients or for taste.
Blue purple is the color of our 6th chakra. The Third Eye chakra is related to the act of seeing, both physically and intuitively. When it’s balanced, it brings you insight, strong intuition, wisdom, and the ability to see the big picture. Eating purple food will help balance the energy in your 6th chakra. Color is vibration and energy. Cells are energy.
I love to wear purple. I love to be around it. It’s the color of Amethyst and there are purple sapphires that are sensational. I designed jewelry in my previous life.
“The color purple is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic.”[iii]
What can you do to bring more purple into your world? Start with eating more purple. Eat for your future health.
I am a health coach. Eat for all your senses and incorporate all the colors of the rainbow. Each has a gift for the body, and the colors work together to create a synergy for health. Eat from the “farmacy” not from the SAD (Standard American Diet). How can I help you?
Cheryl Meyer, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Cheryl Meyer suffered from autoimmune disease. By eliminating hundreds of toxins, she reversed her pain. Cheryl has a BA from UC-Berkeley and is a health coach from IIN. Cheryl is an award-winning author, international bestseller, health coach, speaker, local tv host, and guest podcaster. Cheryl has written four books on health and toxins available here. Her podcast is on Voice America. Cheryl specifically works with clients with chronic illness giving them hope and helping them find solutions. It is never too late to start healthy habits. Cheryl is available to speak about the toxins in our world that are making us ill. She is a sought-after expert on toxins, in our food, cleaning, water, minds, including toxic stress and toxic lack of sleep. She also talks about the impact of toxins on our children and our pet’s health. Contact Cheryl for one on one coaching or speaking at cherylmhealthmuse@gmail.com. Eliminating toxins is a crucial step to regain wellness.
References: [i] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson [ii] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson [iii] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson [iv] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson [v] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson [vi] Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson
[i] Nutrilite.com/en-us/media/americaphytonutrientsreport.pdf [ii] Deanna Minich, PhD [iii] https://www.bourncreative.com/
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