Fuel Your Body
Eat to Fuel your Body, Support your Immune System and Lessen Stress
- Vitamin-C-rich foods (oranges, berries, peppers, & broccoli) lower cortisol and may help people cope and give you the vitamins you need to stay healthy
- Leafy-green veggies are rich in stress-busting magnesium and help balance the body’s stress hormone cortisol
- Avocados & bananas - loaded w/potassium- a vital mineral for keeping BP low.
- Complex carbs (oatmeal & whole grains) are digested more slowly and don’t spike blood sugar
- Drink half your body weight in oz. daily and sip non caffeinated tea for calming frazzled nerves
- If you eat meat, focus on heart healthy salmon, and tuna that are rich in omega-3 fats and manage adrenaline levels.
- Make delicious whole food smoothies with fruits and veggies to increase your intake of important immune supporting phyto-nutrients.
Smoothies for Wellness
The Food Color Wheel
Red
- Healthy heart
- Decreased blood pressure
- Skin protection
- Helps cell renewel
- Helps prevent cancer
Orange/Yellow
- Healthy heart
- Lowers cholesterol
- Healthy joints/tissues
- Supports eyesight
- Helps prevent cancer
White
- Immune system
- Healthy colon
- Prevents ulcers
- Lower cholesterol
- Healthy heart
Green
- Improves digestion
- Supports eyesight
- Healthy bones
- Immune system
- Helps prevent cancer
Purple/Blue
- Healthy heart
- Healthy blood vessels
- Helps memory
- Anti-aging
- Healthy urinary system
