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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Color Your Way to A Healthy Day

Color Your Way to A Healthy Day

We know that “eating your greens” is good for you, but we have also learned that blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples and even whites are good for you too. All colors have a variety of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that help lower the risk of some cancers and help keep us “heart healthy".

 Here are just a few examples of health benefits in colorful foods:
Blue/Purple in your diet helps maintain:
- Memory function
- Health aging
- Urinary tract health
Red in your diet helps:
- Healthy aging
 Green helps with:
- Vision
- Strong bones and teeth
Yellow/Orange will help maintain:
- Healthy immune system
- Vision health
 White in your diet is good for:
- Keeping cholesterol in check

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