Phyto Foods - Natural Immune System Boosters
Did you know that a plate of food, full of different colors of fruits and vegetables is an excellent means to strengthening your immune system?
When we eat healthy food, we become healthy, and when we don’t we develop disease.
Phytochemicals, also referred to as polyphenols, are the active substances in plants that give them their color, flavor and odor.
The more colorful the plant, generally, the higher the polyphenol content.
It is these active substances, phytochemicals and polyphenols, that also gives the plant protection against plant diseases.
When humans ingest the phytochemicals in plants, these bioactive chemical compounds work to protect us as well.
Eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, sometimes called "Phyto Foods," creates powerful antioxidants in our bodies.
While most research focuses on the anti-carcinogen effects of phytochemicals, the results are equally important to those who want to boost their immune system to fight off the various pathogens that can make us ill.
These pathogens include viruses and bacteria circulating all around us.
Today, we are exposed to more dangerous infections from around the world than ever before,
with the increased rate of travel and the continued emergence of such contagious viruses as SARS, MERS and the new coronavirus COVID-19.
Scientists at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRC) rated 60 fruits and vegetables for potency of antioxidants, which stabilize cells and help fight the damaging effects of free radicals, molecules that weaken the immune system.
The top scoring fruit in the HNRC study was blueberries followed by strawberries, prunes, black currants and boysenberries.
The deeper the color, the better for you.
Many of these antioxidants also have anti-inflammatory properties, and some, naturally reduce blood cholesterol.
It's important to fill your diet with all the colors of the food rainbow.
Eat the blues, reds, purples, oranges, yellows, and greens. Phyto foods come in many varieties and for all palates.
Dr. William Sears of Askdrsears.com provides this list of the most phyto-dense food sources:
Soybeans.
Tomato.
Broccoli.
Garlic.
Flax seeds.
Citrus fruits.
Melons: cantaloupe, watermelon.
Pink grapefruit.
Blueberries.
Sweet potatoes.
Chili peppers.
Legumes: beans, and lentils.
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