Each color of food has its own "special skill," and with clever use, each has its own health benefits. Want to know what kind of food is right for you? The answer is right below! Red Food—Invigorating + Iron-enriching
If you are born with a weak constitution and are easily bullied by cold viruses, or if you are already suffering from a cold, red food will lend you a hand. It naturally has the function of enhancing the activity of macrophages, one of the body's health guardians. Macrophages are "killers" of pathogenic microorganisms such as cold viruses. When their activity is enhanced, cold viruses can hardly take root in the human body, let alone grow and multiply. As for carrots, whose color is slightly lighter than that of chili peppers, the carotene they contain can be converted into vitamin A in the body, playing a role in protecting the body's epithelial tissues, such as the respiratory mucosa. Regular consumption can also enhance the body's ability to resist colds. In addition to red chili peppers and carrots, amaranth, onions, red dates, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, hawthorn, apples, strawberries, old pumpkin, red rice, etc., also have this effect. Purple Food—Pleasing to the eye + Extending life
After nearly 20 years of dedicated research, Dr. David Saper of the United States discovered that purple fruits and vegetables contain anthocyanins, which have a powerful and miraculous effect of preventing vascular hardening, thereby preventing heart attacks and strokes caused by blood clots. These foods include black strawberries, cherries, eggplant, plums, purple grapes, black pepper, etc. If you suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, frequent "close contact" with purple food will be of great benefit. Yellow Food—A Natural Source of Vitamin C
The advantage of yellow fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, soybeans, peanuts, apricots, etc., lies in their richness in two vitamins: one is A; the other is D. Vitamin A can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa and prevent diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcers. Vitamin D also promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, two mineral elements, thereby strengthening bones and muscles, and has a certain preventive effect on common diseases such as rickets in children, myopia in adolescents, and osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people. Therefore, it is undoubtedly a wise move for these groups to focus a little more on yellow food. [China Cuisine] Green Food—The Natural "Scavenger" for the Gut
If you are a "pregnant" lady and want to have a healthy and smart child, you must get close to green fruits and vegetables. Because green fruits and vegetables are rich in folic acid, which has been confirmed by eugenicists in the UK and US as one of the "magic medicines" to prevent fetal neural tube malformations (such as anencephaly, spina bifida, etc.). At the same time, a large amount of folic acid is also the "nemesis" of homocysteine, the new killer of the heart, and can effectively remove excess homocysteine from the blood to protect the heart. In addition, green vegetables are also the best source of calcium, known as the "element of life," and their calcium content is even higher than that of milk, which is usually considered a "calcium-rich mine." Therefore, eating "green" is regarded by nutritionists as the best way to supplement calcium. Black Food—A Food that Benefits the Spleen and Nourishes the Liver
Black foods such as seaweed, black rice, and silkie chicken are popular on Japanese dining tables, setting off a "black food boom" in the East. The reason for this is that these foods have the following advantages: first, they come from nature and contain very few harmful components; second, they have complete, high-quality, and abundant nutrients; third, they can significantly reduce the incidence of serious diseases such as arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and stroke. In addition, each has its own unique disease-preventing abilities, such as black fungus preventing urinary stones, and silkie chicken regulating women's menstruation. You must not neglect them. White Food—A Rich Source of Protein and Calcium
Although it ranks last in terms of overall nutritional value, the "last place elimination system" does not apply to it, because it has its own unique merits, such as winter melon, sweet melon, bamboo shoots, cauliflower, lettuce, etc. These foods give people a feeling of being clean, fresh, and tender. Regular consumption has a certain effect on regulating vision and stabilizing emotions. They are also very beneficial for patients with hypertension and heart disease.
When the great flood came, besides the male and female pairs of birds and beasts in the ark, there were more plant seeds. It was these colorful and delicious foods that pleased the eye and made health possible!