Your Healing Starts in the Produce Aisle

One of the things I find frustrating is the noise around miracle cures.

If people only knew how much better real food healed, the world would be healthier.

In the United States, 93% of all people are metabolically unhealthy. How is that possible?

We have become so conditioned to snazzy marketing, we simply have forgotten how to feed ourselves. It doesn’t help that most of our food has been PURPOSELY altered with Genetically Modified Food ( Foods grown with pesticides within the DNA).

The fastest way to start to support and protect your cells from diseases like cancer, autoimmune disease, skin issues, brain issues is by adding much more organic fruits and vegetables into your diet.

Fruits and vegetables literally signal your body to heal

Fruits and vegetables have:

Antioxidants = inflammation “off switch”

• Neutralize oxidative stress that drives inflammation

Polyphenols

• Direct anti-inflammatory effects

• Improve blood vessel function

Fiber → Feeds the immune system and removes waste

• Feeds beneficial bacteria

• Produces short-chain fatty acids that reduce inflammation

Immune modulation-

80% of your immune system lives In the large intestine. Feed the digestion, prevent colds, flus and all chronic diseases.

Diet is one of the strongest controllable drivers of inflammation:

Fruits-

The fruit champions to add to diet:

• Berries (anthocyanins)

• Cherries (polyphenols)

• Citrus (vitamin C + flavonoids)

• Grapes (resveratrol)

These compounds are linked to:

• Reduced oxidative stress

• Lower inflammatory signaling

Vegetables to focus on:

• Leafy greens (spinach, kale)

• Cruciferous (broccoli, cabbage)

• Colorful veg (carrots, peppers)

These provide:

• Carotenoids

• Vitamin C & E

• Polyphenols

Effects on the body:

Cardiovascular disease

• High fruit/veg intake → lower inflammation in blood vessels

• Associated with reduced heart disease risk

Brain & cognitive health

• Anti-inflammatory diets linked to slower cognitive decline

Cancer

• Strong prevention support because fruits and vegetables-

  • Reduced inflammation

  • Improved immune function

• Minimum: 400 g/day (~5 servings)

• Optimal range in studies:

  • 6-10+ servings everyday

  • Variety matters

I love shortcuts like juicing or taking a powder supplement that adds these fruits and vegetables to daily habits.

Reach out to me for more information on what I recommend.

Due to lack of any regulation on supplements, most of them are fakes and full of fillers and toxins.

Remember we are all BIOINDIVIDUAL, what works for one does not work the same for another.

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