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Nature's  Nutrition
With much of our soils depleted from fertilizers and erosion, most of our foods sprayed with pesticides, and much of our groundwater polluted with toxic chemicals, we face a scenario of not getting adequate natural nutrition in our diet.
If we are able to eat a diet heavily saturated with fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, beans, seeds and dairy, we should be able to get enough nutrients into our bodies. Research has shown that these foods, if eaten in enough servings, will supply our daily requirements for nutrition.
Furthermore, a diet rich in these foods also supply nutrients that have yet to be quantified as essential nutrients, although research has shown that they have properties that reduce the risk of many diseases that are prominent in western society, such as cancer, diabetes, ulcers and others. Here are a few of these special nutrients that are supplied by green vegetables, fruits, dairy, whole grains, nuts and beans, together with a few of the foods that supply them:
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Allylic sulfides |
garlic and onions, greenfoods |
| Antioxidants |
broccoli, brussel sprts, butternut squash, cantaloupe, kiwi, orange, papaya, strawberry |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum |
yogurt, cottage cheese, kefir |
| Carotenoids |
broccoli, cantaloupes, carrots, greens, tomatoes, greenfoods |
| Chlorophyll |
all green vegetable matter |
| Fiber/Cellulose |
apples, flax, whole grains, bran, vegetables and fruits, greenfoods |
| Flavonoids |
apples, broccoli, citrus, cranberries, endive, grape juice, kale, onions, berries |
| Indoles and Isothiocyanates |
broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and mustard greens, greenfoods |
| Isoflavones |
beans, lentils, soy |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus |
yogurt, cottage cheese, kefir |
| Lecithin |
Whole wheat, wheat germ, soybeans |
| Lignans |
Beans, whole grains, lentils, peas, soy |
| Lycopene |
tomatoes |
| Monoterpenes |
cherries, citrus |
| Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins |
grapes, fruits, greenfoods |
| Omega 3 Fatty Acids |
flax, flax oil, canola oil, DHA marine algae |
| Omega 6 Fatty Acids |
nuts, vegetable oils, greenfoods |
| Para Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) |
spinach, whole grains, mushrooms, molasses |
| Pectin |
Apples, bananas, pears, |
| Phenolics |
whole grains, fruits, green tea, vegetables, greenfoods |
| Phosphatidyl Choline |
lecithin |
| Phosphatidyl Serine |
soy |
| Phycocyanidins |
green leafy vegetables, greenfoods |
| Phytosterols |
wheat germ, legumes, nuts, seeds |
| Saponins |
asparagus, chickpeans, nuts, oats, potatoes, beans, lentils, greenfoods |
| Sulforophanes |
broccoli, kale, greenfoods |
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If it is not possible for you to obtain enough of these nutrients in your diet, we recommend using Superfoods and Greenfoods. These are whole foods with especially high levels of nutrients, derived from plants that are harvested when the nutrient content is extremely high, and then condensed by removing water and packaging for convenient shipping and consuming.
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