Braiman Lifestyle Nutrition, LLC

Do you know what actually makes the rainbow? The SUN! 

In fact, not only does the sun make the rainbow you see in the sky, but it also grows a kaleidoscope of plants to nourish your body on the earth!

Step 1: Put down the Skittles…

Step 2: Enjoy the spoils of the SUN!

DID YOU KNOW:

Every color in your food is linked to a specific health benefit? It may seem easy to take vitamins to help your health, and vitamins can hold an important place in your diet, but nothing can beat the vitamins and benefits of choosing a nutritious diet! If you are brave enough to admit the areas where you struggle with your health, you’re already on your way toward filling the gaps in your diet that your body is craving.

Let’s start with red/pink foods like tomatoes, pink grapefruit, and watermelon! Red foods contain lycopene! What in the world are those? Excellent question! Lycopenes have antioxidant properties. They help the body get rid of free radicals. Lycopene may also help in reducing cardiovascular risk factors.

The orange/yellow color fruits and vegetables can produce alpha carotene, to help protect against certain cancers, and beta-carotene, which the body turns to Vitamin A. These foods include; carrots, mango, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and bell peppers to name a few.

Green vegetables, especially leafy greens, are good sources of vitamin C, folate, calcium, iron, and other nutrients. If you’re wondering what good those do for your health, ask Popeye! Avocadoes are a great source of vitamin E.

Blueberries are a good source of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin K1, vitamin C, and manganese. The benefits of these tiny fruits are that they can help regulate blood sugar, improve heart and brain health.

Purple foods can help you too! (Remember when an eggplant actually meant a vegetable?) Purple foods like eggplant, grapes, plums, and açaí berries are rich in antioxidants that assist your bodies repair cellular damage. They also have anti-inflammatory compounds.

YOU CAN do this!

You can choose to put your health first in everything that you eat and your body will thank you everyday you make that choice.

Plus, you don’t have to do this alone! We will be here to help you along the way toward an improved, longer, and more comfortable life.