Autumn and Healthy Live Style
Autumn gardens, local farms and markets offer you wealthy
dishes of colourful fruits and vegetables for your table. These seasonal fruits
and vegetables provide the daily vitamins, minerals, proteins, essential
carbohydrates and fibres for your healthy diet. Eating seasonal field grown
local products is sustainable, environment friendly, supports the local economy
without any transport and with less carbon footprint.
These colourful fruits and vegetables contain essential phytonutrients,
compounds may help prevent diseases and keep your body working properly.
They have beneficial effects working with other essential
nutrients to promote good health.
• Stop viruses adhering to cells walls.
• Antioxidant
• Stimulate or suppress enzymes
• Stops abnormal DNA replication
Yellow vegetables such as sweet
potatoes, carrots, and pumpkins all contain the phytochemical; beta carotene.
Beta carotene is a powerful antioxidant that reduces the risk of cancer and
heart disease. In addition, it helps maintain good eyesight and helps your body
fight colds and flu by enhancing your immune system.
Purple vegetables and fruits; blueberries,
plums, purple grapes, red onion and red cabbage contain
disease-fighting phytochemicals, including anthocyanins and phenolics.
Anthocyanins are found in berries, dried
plums (prunes), and raisins. These powerful antioxidants help reduce the risk
of diseases including cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's, and may even slow
down the aging process.
White vegetables from the onion family, which include garlic,
leeks, and any variety of onions, share a group of phytochemicals that are very
important to good health. The most common member of this phytochemical group is
allicin, with antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, which may help lower
cholesterol and blood pressure and increase the body's ability to fight
infections.
Deep red
or bright pink fruits and vegetables should be eaten every day. They contain
phytochemicals, such as lycopene and anthocyanins. Phytochemicals, substances
found only in plants, help your body fight disease and promote good health.
Lycopene helps reduce the risk of several types of cancer, defends against
heart disease and urinary track infection. Anthocyanins reduce the risk of
Alzheimer’s and improve the memory.
Green autumn vegetables cabbage, savoy cabbage and Brussels sprouts contain phytochemicals, which provide
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. Broccoli also contains antioxidants. Researchers
identified 45 different flavonoids in kale. Green leafy vegetables lower the risk
of cancer and increase the strength of bones and teeth.
So you are provided with these beautiful and healthy goods,
so it is your turn to serve tasty dishes for your table. Do not forget 75% of
your healthy diet should be raw; prepare salad or smoothie. Your other options are; steam and roast these
bright vegetables or cook some delicious soups.
Being in the
beautiful, colourful autumn nature, breathing the fresh air help to maintain an
emotional well-being. Outdoor activities rejuvenate people.
Your body is able to absorb the sunlight, which generates vitamin D. Vitamin D is necessary for brain, bones,
muscle and cognitive functions. Physical exercise gets the blood moving, the brain stimulated,
and the heart going all of which are good for your cognitive functions.
Walking is the best form of
physical exercise for all age groups. It also gives an opportunity to meet
other people.
