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8. Hesperidin
This is one of the most common flavanones around. Studies have shown that hesperidin can help prevent cancer and the number one killer in the world: Heart disease. It also has antiasthmatic effects. You can find hesperidin mostly in citrus fruits. It is especially high in limes, lemons, and oranges.
9. Cyanidin
Not to be confused with cyanide, cyanidin is the most commonly found type of anthocyanin in fruits and vegetables. Anthocyanins are the antioxidants that give brightly colored fruits and vegetables their magnificent colors. Numerous studies have shown that anthocyanins can reduce the risk of heart disease. Antioxidants are known to kill free radicals that cause damage to our DNA right down to a cellular level. You will find these healthy cyanidins in rainbow-colored fruits and vegetables including blueberries, black currants, red and yellow bell peppers, eggplants, and black raspberries.
10. Beta-Glucan
This is one of the most widely studied types of fiber and it has been found to be linked with numerous health benefits. Beta-glucans are very effective prebiotics. Once inside the colon, beta-glucans ferment and stimulate the growth of healthy bacteria inside the large intestine. You can find these super healthy beta-glucans in oats, barley, and other whole grains including rice, wheat, sorghum, and rye.
When it comes right down to it, a healthy diet really is plant-based but it includes moderate amounts of animal protein, dairy, healthy fats, seeds, and nuts. Mother Nature really did provide us with everything we need for a healthy body if we would only practice moderation and eat from the wide variety of foods available.
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NoExitLoveNow .
May 23, 2017 at 11:44 am
Really, mother nature provided us with dairy? We have a parasitic relationship with large mammals?
The longest lived population on the planet are the VEGAN Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda California. Nuff said.
Callum John Hunt
May 27, 2017 at 9:39 pm
Indeed this article was going the right way until taking a huge right turn pandering to what they would believe is a mainstream audience, however, we are all HUMAN and HUMANS do not require milk nor do they require the consumption of animal corpses to function or survive.
In fact, the consumption of animal corpses is not only detrimental to human health it is detrimental to life in general because humans are killing and buying these corpses it is a dirty, disgusting system that is fucking up this very nature or reality we live in. When you pander to meat eaters saying things like, well we think animal protein is fine, you are in fact promoting evil and barbaric behaviour.
“NoExitLoveNow” said it better than i could have.