| As you learn more about nutrition you may
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| | supplements may exhibit liver toxicity at
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| find the issue of eating an appropriately
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| | very low levels, carotenes derived from
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| balanced meal to be a bit confusing.
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| | food have been shown to be safe even at
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| There isn't any, single super food that
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| | very high dosages. Carrots are an
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| provides the body with all that it needs.
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| | excellent source of carotenes, but
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| Instead we need to nourish the body with
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| | remember that cooking damages this
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| balanced amounts of good, whole foods
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| | antioxidant so raw, or lightly cooked
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| which provide a variety of nutrients and
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| | carrots are necessary for optimal
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| other beneficial nutritional components
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| | nutritional support.
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| to promote good health.
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| | Yellow is the color of Lutein and
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| Amazingly enough, nature was designed to
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| | Quercitin. These nutrients are beneficial
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| give us some clues. Many fruits and
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| | for clear vision and good health of the
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| vegetables are color coded to help
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| | retina and have also been found to have
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| identify the types of nutrients found
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| | anti-inflammatory properties. They are
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| within. By striving to eat a more
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| | found in corn, bell peppers, apples and
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| "colorful" diet, we can better achieve a
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| | pears, but are also found in many green,
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| balanced intake of healthful food and
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| | leafy vegetables like kale and spinach.
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| benefit from better nutritional support.
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| | Antocyanines are found in foods
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| Many of these colors come from
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| | influenced by the purple color. These
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| antioxidants. These molecules have been
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| | antioxidants are important for good blood
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| shown to provide a cancer-fighting
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| | circulation and health of the retina.
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| arsenal to the body as well as to
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| | Many berries are rich with this
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| potentially reverse some of the
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| | antioxidant and again they should be
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| biological markers of aging when consumed
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| | eaten raw for the best nutritional
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| regularly, and in appropriate amounts
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| | benefit.
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| from quality sources.
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| | Finally a scarlet color comes from foods
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| The antioxidant Lycopene provides a red
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| | containing the antioxidant Beta Cyanine.
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| color to some fruits and vegetables such
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| | An excellent source of this color comes
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| as tomatoes. When the tomato is
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| | from the beet and has an anti-anemic
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| vine-ripened the color of the meat inside
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| | benefit to those who include this
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| is a very deep red indicating higher
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| | regularly in the diet.
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| levels of Lycopene than what is found in
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| | Adding more color to the diet can provide
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| green-harvested varieties. Lycopene has
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| | health benefits as well as create a more
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| been shown to protect the DNA from
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| | interesting menu. Colorful meals are more
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| free-radical attacks which reduces
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| | attractive which is probably what
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| mutation and incidence of cancerous cell
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| | inspired our ancestors to add these foods
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| development.
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| | to their diets in the first place. Be
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| An orange color indicates the presence of
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| | sure to "eat from the rainbow" and you'll
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| Carotenes which are converted to Vitamin
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| | greatly improve the balance of your diet
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| A inside the body. Studies have shown
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| | in vital nutritional support.
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| that while chemically isolated Vitamin A
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