You may not need them to live
But it makes living a whole lot easier
16 phytonutrients to help you fight off disease and keep your body in check ๐งต
But it makes living a whole lot easier
16 phytonutrients to help you fight off disease and keep your body in check ๐งต
Phytonutrients are natural chemicals or compounds produced by plants.
Phytonutrients aren't essential for keeping you alive, unlike vitamins and minerals.
But when you eat or drink phytonutrients, they may help prevent disease and keep your body working properly.
Phytonutrients aren't essential for keeping you alive, unlike vitamins and minerals.
But when you eat or drink phytonutrients, they may help prevent disease and keep your body working properly.
1. Alicin
Found in:
- garlic
- onions
- jicama
Great for:
- eliminating toxins from the body
Found in:
- garlic
- onions
- jicama
Great for:
- eliminating toxins from the body
2. Capsaicin
Found in:
- red peppers
- cayenne peppers
Great for:
- reducing inflammation
- preventing toxic molecules from invading cells
Found in:
- red peppers
- cayenne peppers
Great for:
- reducing inflammation
- preventing toxic molecules from invading cells
3. Carotenoids
Found in:
kale
Carrots
arugula
spinach
pumpkin
tomatoes
broccoli
cantaloupe
Swiss chard
red peppers
turnip greens
collard greens
mustard greens
sweet potatoes
Brussels sprouts
butternut squash
Found in:
kale
Carrots
arugula
spinach
pumpkin
tomatoes
broccoli
cantaloupe
Swiss chard
red peppers
turnip greens
collard greens
mustard greens
sweet potatoes
Brussels sprouts
butternut squash
Great for:
- repairing DNA
- preventing cataracts
- slowing macular degeneration
- blocking carcinogens from entering cells
- removing damaging free radicals from the cells
- repairing DNA
- preventing cataracts
- slowing macular degeneration
- blocking carcinogens from entering cells
- removing damaging free radicals from the cells
4. Catechins
Found in:
- green tea
- black tea
Great for:
- inhibiting the activation of carcinogens
Found in:
- green tea
- black tea
Great for:
- inhibiting the activation of carcinogens
5. Ellagic Acid
Found in:
- grapes
- walnuts
- cranberries
- strawberries
- blackberries
Great for:
- preventing cancer
Found in:
- grapes
- walnuts
- cranberries
- strawberries
- blackberries
Great for:
- preventing cancer
6. Genistein
Found in:
- tofu
- soymilk
- soybeans
Great for:
- inhibiting the formation of the blood vessels that help tumors grow
Found in:
- tofu
- soymilk
- soybeans
Great for:
- inhibiting the formation of the blood vessels that help tumors grow
7. Indoles and Isothiocyanates
Found in:
- kale
- broccoli
- cabbage
- cauliflower
- collard greens
Great for:
- blocking carcinogens and interfering with the action of a precancerous form of estrogen
Found in:
- kale
- broccoli
- cabbage
- cauliflower
- collard greens
Great for:
- blocking carcinogens and interfering with the action of a precancerous form of estrogen
8. Isoflavones
Found in:
- peas
- kudzu
- peanuts
- legumes
- soybeans
Great for:
- preventing breast
- modulating estrogen levels
- uterine and prostate cancers
- reducing the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis
Found in:
- peas
- kudzu
- peanuts
- legumes
- soybeans
Great for:
- preventing breast
- modulating estrogen levels
- uterine and prostate cancers
- reducing the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis
9. Lignans
Found in:
- seeds and grains, especially flaxseed
Great for:
- inhibiting excessive estrogen action
- possibly reducing breast, colon and ovarian cancer
Found in:
- seeds and grains, especially flaxseed
Great for:
- inhibiting excessive estrogen action
- possibly reducing breast, colon and ovarian cancer
10. Limonoids
Found in:
- citrus fruit peels
Great for:
- detoxifying enzymes in the liver
- clearing congestive mucus from the lungs
- supporting detoxification of hormones and other substances that cause cellular decay
Found in:
- citrus fruit peels
Great for:
- detoxifying enzymes in the liver
- clearing congestive mucus from the lungs
- supporting detoxification of hormones and other substances that cause cellular decay
11. Lycopene
Found in:
- tomatoes
Great for:
- fighting heart disease and prostate cancer
- reducing the risk of stomach, lung and prostate cancers
Found in:
- tomatoes
Great for:
- fighting heart disease and prostate cancer
- reducing the risk of stomach, lung and prostate cancers
12. Phenols
Found in:
- celery
- grapes
- cabbage
- peaches
- eggplant
- nectarines
- red berries
- blackberries
Found in:
- celery
- grapes
- cabbage
- peaches
- eggplant
- nectarines
- red berries
- blackberries
Great for:
- preventing cancer
- reversing nerve-cell aging
- protecting against heart attacks and strokes
- destroying hepatotoxins which damage the liver
- preventing platelets in the blood from clumping
- blocking specific enzymes that cause autoimmune diseases
- preventing cancer
- reversing nerve-cell aging
- protecting against heart attacks and strokes
- destroying hepatotoxins which damage the liver
- preventing platelets in the blood from clumping
- blocking specific enzymes that cause autoimmune diseases
13. Phytosterols
Found in:
- rice
- yams
- pumpkin
- soybeans
- all green and yellow vegetables
Great for:
- reducing inflammation
- blocking the growth of tumors
- blocking โbadโ cholesterol uptake
Found in:
- rice
- yams
- pumpkin
- soybeans
- all green and yellow vegetables
Great for:
- reducing inflammation
- blocking the growth of tumors
- blocking โbadโ cholesterol uptake
14. Polyphenols
Found in:
- buckwheat
- wheat germ
Great for:
- restoring a lagging immune system
Found in:
- buckwheat
- wheat germ
Great for:
- restoring a lagging immune system
15. Saponins
Found in:
- alfalfa
- legumes
Great for:
- lowering cholesterol
- inhibiting the growth of cancer cells by interfering with their DNA
Found in:
- alfalfa
- legumes
Great for:
- lowering cholesterol
- inhibiting the growth of cancer cells by interfering with their DNA
16. Zeaxanthin
Found in:
- kale
- daikon
- arugula
- green sorrel
- collard greens
Great for:
- enhancing immune function
- preventing several types of cancer
Found in:
- kale
- daikon
- arugula
- green sorrel
- collard greens
Great for:
- enhancing immune function
- preventing several types of cancer
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