Most Nutrient Packed Vegetables & Fruits
In the world that we live in, there are vast amounts of fruits and veggies.Which ones are the best?It’s actually not that complicated.Follow these simple steps below to pick out the most nutritious fruit and/or vegetable.Side note: people have a tendency to eat 2 or 3 different vegetables and fruits all the time. Make sure that you are always eating a variety and trying new things.Your body will thank you 1000 times over. Eating raw fruits and vegetables are a core foundation for holistic weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle. When choosing your fruit or vegetable look for these three things:
1.Vine ripened50% of the vitamins and minerals go into the fruit or vegetable when it ripens on the vine or tree.Fruits and Vegetables are picked early when they are still green. They then get sprayed with chemicals so that they will ripen as they are shipped.
2. Organic:Research shows that organic fruits and vegetables have thirteen times more vitamins and minerals than conventional produce.Plus since organic isn’t sprayed with pesticides and herbicides, the left over residue doesn’t leach into the flesh of the fruit or vegetable.
3. Local:Fruits & vegetables that are farmed locally is the most beneficial to your body and your health.Local produce contain nutrition, bacteria and minerals local to your region that your body needs to have tolerance to.For a great example of why you should eat local produce, go to a foreign country. What happens if you are not used to their food or water? You end up catching a “bug” that gives you diarrhea or a stomach ache.
By understanding these three key points, you can get the most nutrition out of your produce which directly helps you in your anti-aging process and indirectly helps with your holistic weight loss efforts.
Dr Charles Livingston is a structure/function doctor who specializes in advanced nutrition and weight loss. He is also the author and creator of http://www.greenlifeweightloss.com which teaches healthy “green” principles for shedding weight fast naturally.
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