You will be surprised, but products are useful not only due to the vitamins they contain, but also because of their color. For example, fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients that protect the body from negative environmental influences.
So what color food should you choose to stay active, energetic, healthy and young?
How food color affects the body
White products(rice, onions, garlic, cabbage, etc.) act as a sedative. They relieve irritability and tension and remove toxins from the body.
Red products(apples, tomatoes, radishes, raspberries, beets, etc.) provide us with lycopenes - antioxidants that protect the skin from the negative effects of ultraviolet rays. Also, red vegetables and fruits contribute to the normal functioning of the heart and blood vessels. Red foods are believed to reduce the risk of heart attacks and are very helpful in preventing cancer.
Green products(peas, cucumbers, gooseberries, broccoli, etc.) will help you lose weight. Green foods can be included in your diet if you want to lose weight, as they are high in fiber and low in calories. Also, green vegetables and fruits strengthen the body and immune system.
Yellow products(lemons, bananas, corn, peppers, pumpkin, etc.) increase vitality and improve immunity. In addition, they cope well with seasonal diseases and colds, stimulate metabolism, improve appetite and help cleanse the blood.
Orange products(carrots, oranges, tangerines, etc.) have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, elevate mood, relieve headaches, and also help the kidneys remove toxins from the body.
Blue and purple foods(grapes, eggplants, plums, blueberries, etc.) protect blood vessels, have a beneficial effect on vision, respiratory tract, and heart.
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There are quite a lot of foods in our diet, all of them contain certain nutrients that affect our body.
The influence of white color on humans
- White color is the color of purity, peace, tranquility, therefore the white color of products has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, smoothes out our emotions, it personifies calm, sets us up for change and inspires hope.
- But too much white can cause feelings of detachment, disappointment, discomfort and a feeling of coldness.
- The white color of food has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, improves vision and the functioning of the endocrine glands, dairy products strengthen bone tissue, garlic and onions will help with colds.
- White foods contain a large amount of carbohydrates, so people with increased weight should limit their consumption of foods of this color.
What would you like to say in conclusion about the color of products, about the influence of color on a person?
You can take this information seriously, you can take it ironically, but whether we like it or not, it turns out that color is still living energy, since it can influence the psychological and physical state of a person.
After all, color therapy is a science that appeared in ancient Greece; color therapy was also used in other countries - in China, Egypt, India.
So let's use this living energy for the benefit of ourselves and our loved ones.
Elena Kasatova. See you by the fireplace.
Plant foods of different colors contain different phytonutrients - substances that have a beneficial effect on the body. It is recommended to eat 5 differently colored fruits and vegetables daily to reap the benefits provided by phytonutrients. Each product color suits a specific time of day. For example, the refreshing green and yellow colors of foods are ideal for taking in the morning - for breakfast. Orange and red will provide you with energy during the day. But for dinner, choose the purple color of the product, it is relaxing.
We will discuss the colors of food products and their effect on the body a little lower, but now I suggest reading the commentary of an expert in this field - nutritionist, chief physician of the DNAOD clinic Elena Biryukova.
Here's what she says: “The color of a product can indicate the active substances it contains. Yellow ones contain flavonoids. They speed up metabolism, help burn fat, improve the condition of the skin and lymphatic system. Foods rich in flavonoids strengthen the nervous system.
Carotenoids are found in red, orange, and yellow foods. They protect cells and activate tissue regeneration. Lycopene, found in red foods such as tomatoes and watermelon, is a powerful antioxidant and a means of preventing cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Purple fruits are rich in anthocyanins. Such food improves sleep and also stimulates hematopoietic function.
Chlorophyll, which contains green foods, is close in chemical composition to heme (a component of hemoglobin) and is rich in magnesium salts. It improves digestion and improves immunity."
The yellow color of foods is associated with the digestive process, with the liver and intestines. Yellow foods help remove toxins and cleanse the body and are important for the endocrine system. They activate the brain and thinking, so it is important to include them in your diet while studying. Thanks to their cleansing properties, products of this color improve the condition of the skin. They can help with diseases of the nervous system, constipation, indigestion and diabetes.
Yellow-colored foods include citrus fruits, apples, light grapes, corn, potatoes, melon, sweet peppers, yellow green beans, etc.
The purple color of foods is important for mental health. This color is associated with the respiratory system, it improves the supply of oxygen. If there are not enough purple foods in the diet, a person constantly feels tired. Fmoleth products help soothe sore throat, reduce fever, inflammation, relieve spasms, severe pain and itching.
Purple-colored foods include beets, blackberries, blueberries, black grapes, plums, red cabbage, eggplants, etc.
The red color of products increases blood circulation, increases muscle tone, therefore they fill you with energy, stimulate you to achieve life goals, and give you courage, strength and self-confidence. Red food treats depression, stimulates the adrenal glands, and is indispensable for people suffering from anemia and for those who are always cold. If you are very tired, red foods will help you get back to normal. Red fruits and vegetables strengthen the immune system, improve food absorption and cleanse the body of toxins.
These are tomatoes, red berries and red meat - beef and veal. You can add red beans, pomegranates, sweet peppers, watermelon. Red wine is not excluded either.
The orange color of foods makes us sociable, optimistic and creative people, helping us to generate new ideas. Orange foods have a good effect on physical and mental development and have a positive effect on the digestive organs. The high antioxidant content of orange foods helps break down toxic substances and repair damaged cells.
Orange-colored foods include some citrus fruits, sweet peppers of this color, carrots, apricots, persimmons, yellow apples, peaches, melons, bananas, lemons, pineapple, egg yolks, salmon, honey, corn flakes and corn, and cheese.
The green color of foods gives us peace, balance and harmony. Positively affects the heart and blood pressure, helps improve lung function. The green color of foods is associated with the heart, so eating green foods is good for people with high blood pressure and prevents heart disease. The chlorophyll contained in such food refreshes, helps cleanse and strengthen the body.
Green products are all leafy greens, green onions, white cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, zucchini and squash, apples, grapes, kiwi, green gooseberries, cucumbers, green peas, green beans, seaweed, green tea, etc.
The brown color of foods controls the functioning of the thyroid gland, affects mental and physical abilities, and affects vision and hearing. You should increase your consumption of brown foods if you have diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, as well as skin and lungs.
These are buckwheat, baked potatoes, brown rice, cocoa, etc.
We already know that we should eat only fresh foods, and at the same time give preference to fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs. But how can you determine their usefulness without being a botanist or nutritionist?
Any fresh fruit, for example, is very beautiful and attractive, but which ones should you choose for yourself to get more health benefits, and not just enjoy their amazing taste and aroma?
One of the simplest and surest ways is to pay attention to color of products. It is the color that shows how useful a particular product is, and what health problems its use will help to avoid.
Red and orange color of products
The most necessary color is red: it determines activity not only in a psychological, but also in a biological sense. It is known that people who like the color red often become leaders, but in nature one of these bright leaders is beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in our body. This vitamin has many properties, but the most important properties are antioxidant ones.
Vitamin A prevents cancer cells from forming and growing, maintains vascular health, visual acuity, and significantly delays the onset of the aging process. Of course, beta-carotene gives fruits and vegetables a rather bright orange color, but sometimes carrots are almost red - this indicates a high beta-carotene content. Both pumpkin and oranges can have a rich orange color: in general, the brighter and deeper the color, the more beta-carotene the product contains.
It is enough to eat 200-250 g of boiled, stewed, baked fruits per day to get the daily requirement of this vitamin; raw vegetables are best consumed with oil, since vitamin A is fat-soluble.
The most powerful antioxidant, lycopene, gives the fruit a real red color, bright and rich. Lycopene is also a carotenoid and has strong anti-carcinogenic properties.
In addition, it lowers the level of “bad” cholesterol in the blood and improves heart function. It is found in bright red tomatoes, and other vegetables and fruits: hot red peppers, watermelons, guavas, grapefruits, etc.
The group of flavonoids, substances known for their biological activity, includes anthocyanin, a natural dye. It colors the fruits in different colors: red, blue, purple, brown or orange. The color change depends on the acid-base balance in the products: products in which an alkaline environment predominates, anthocyanin turns blue, and in a neutral environment it turns purple.
Purple color of products
Brain cells need anthocyanin: it stimulates learning abilities and improves memory. There is a lot of it in dark-colored fruits and vegetables: blackberries, blueberries, black grapes, plums, red cabbage. If foods are frozen or dried (for example, berries), their beneficial properties will be fully preserved.
Beets also have a purple, burgundy or lilac color, also due to a flavonoid called betanidin.
In the body, it promotes the absorption of vitamin E, protecting it from destruction, normalizes blood pressure, and prevents the development of cardiovascular diseases and oncology.
If beets were grown in an environmentally friendly way, they can remove radionuclides and heavy metals from the body. Eggplants have similar properties - they also have a pronounced purple color. To preserve the flavonoid betanidin better, vegetables should be baked rather than boiled or fried.
Yellow color of products
Yellow fruits also contain beneficial flavonoids, such as citron, which gives lemon its bright yellow color. They strengthen the walls of blood vessels and cell membranes, maintain the balance of necessary enzymes in the body, stimulate digestion, and treat gastrointestinal diseases. These products include citrus fruits, light grapes, apples, corn, potatoes, melon, etc.
If possible, it is better to eat yellow fruits raw; if this is unacceptable (potatoes, corn), they must be steamed or baked.
Green color of products
Green fruits contain a lot of chlorophyll - we remember this from school textbooks. The vitamin effect of chlorophyll is very important for the composition of our blood, immunity, normal functioning of the stomach and intestines, strengthening bones and teeth. Chlorophyll helps the body remove toxins and heal wounds; protects us from bacterial infections and maintains the overall tone of the body.
Of course, such fruits and herbs should be eaten raw, or subjected to minimal heat treatment - these are broccoli, spinach, green leafy vegetables, dill, parsley and other greens.
In addition to the vegetables and fruits listed above, legumes - beans, peas, lentils - especially dark colors, as well as many grains, are very useful. For example, American scientists have found that small red beans contain more antioxidants than other varieties, and many other vegetable crops in general. Legumes and grains also contain dietary fiber, which reduces “bad” cholesterol in the blood and prevents the development of hypertension.
There are also plant foods rich in unsaturated fatty acids, such as olives or avocados. These foods are high in healthy fats and vitamin D, so they help maintain healthy skin, hair, and nails, and also help the body absorb carotenoids.
Some types of fish are also rich in fatty acids. For example, tuna, herring, sardines and salmon contain a lot of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, without which our cells remain poorly protected. Regular consumption of these fish supports brain function, helps relieve the effects of stress and prevents the development of depression.
White color of products
Milk and dairy products are white, but they are also very useful and necessary for us: they strengthen muscles and bone tissue. Of course, adults are more suitable not for whole milk, but for its derivatives: fermented baked milk, kefir, yogurt, cream, sour cream, cheese, etc. Milk is more suitable for feeding young children.
Eastern medicine about food color
Eastern medicine connects the color of a product with the energy of the organs and systems of our body.
Their healers and philosophers believe that each product, depending on its color, awakens certain qualities in a person.
For example, the color red fills a person with strength and energy, awakens courage and desire for success, and helps to believe in oneself. If a person is prone to depression, then red foods will relieve him of this. These products are especially needed for people suffering from anemia and other blood disorders.
Orange-colored foods also provide people with energy—they “warm up” them—but they also help them communicate. So, if a person is unsociable and often experiences negative emotions, orange foods will make him more active and friendly, help him get along with people more easily and forget about disappointments. In the East, these products are called solar products, and their consumption is associated with optimism, creativity and new ideas, as well as sexual activity.
Yellow foods make people cheerful and joyful, allow them to laugh heartily and sincerely, help them look at the world easily and simply, and broaden their horizons. Yellow is also considered the color of wisdom and knowledge - it reveals to people what was previously inaccessible to understanding. Products colored yellow develop thinking and improve brain function, so they are necessary for students, schoolchildren and anyone involved in mental work. In the East, yellow color is also associated with digestive processes, so they should be used by those who want to help the body cleanse itself, improve blood composition and skin condition.
Green foods help a person find harmony and balance, calm nerves and relieve irritability, protect against headaches, stress and emotional tension. We can say that with regular consumption of green foods, a person begins to breathe more freely: the heart and lungs work perfectly, and all problems are solved by themselves.
Purple foods are also calming, but in a slightly different way. This color is associated with intuition, contemplation and spiritual development. Foods such as plums or eggplants, beets or grapes can help cope with insomnia because they help you relax before bed, and during sleep they promote complete recovery.
The color brown, which many people like less than bright and warm shades, is considered in the East to open vision - spiritual vision. This color is said to give clarity to life, awaken honesty and compassion in people, and affect mental and physical abilities, including vision and hearing. For people suffering from eye diseases, impaired hearing, skin and lung problems, oriental doctors recommend including brown foods in their diet.
Psychologists support nutritionists, explaining that human health is affected not only by the qualitative composition of the product, but also by its color, so try to include all the colors of the rainbow in your diet more often.
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Is how food looks important to you? Agree, it is much more pleasant to eat when the food is presented beautifully and looks appetizing. And Canadian scientists have recently proven that the color of foods can affect not only our appetite, but also how we perceive their taste. In their interesting experiment, a group of volunteers were asked to sit down at a table full of a variety of mouth-watering dishes. Everything was just fine until the lighting changed, shifting the usual colors of the products towards green, blue and red. The subjects suddenly lost their appetite, and those who were able to try at least something felt a fresh taste instead of sweet, and bitter instead of sour.
This once again proves that vision is one of the most important signaling systems that allows our body to determine many factors, including how useful and how the foods we are about to absorb will affect us. This does not happen by chance; certain colors also indicate a certain chemical composition and substances contained in a particular food product. Today we will try to figure out what special influence products have on us depending on their color.
Products color: white
White, as you know, is the color of calm, purity and peace. This is how it affects our nervous system, smoothing out emotions, relieving irritability, bringing balance and peace. In addition to having a beneficial effect on the nervous system, white foods improve our vision and the functioning of the endocrine glands, and remove toxins and waste from the body. Mustard oil and quercetin dye contained in white foods help our body regulate high blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, and also strengthen the walls of blood vessels. In addition, such food reduces the risk of developing heart disease and stroke and improves memory.
Examples of white plant sources include cabbage, rice, and garlic and onions, which boost immunity. White dairy products help us strengthen our teeth and bones. Chicken and white fish are also white foods. Appreciate all their beneficial properties, but also keep in mind that too much white can have a distancing, frustrating, and cold feeling․ If you do not need such effects, then, as in all other cases, you do not need to overdo it in choosing only one color, but maintain a balance and include in your diet the required amount of foods of different colors and effects.
Products color: yellow
Yellow foods - pineapple, bananas, peanuts, cereals, yellow pears - improve our mood, awaken joy and inspire creativity. All these products, as well as cheese, egg yolk, lemon, stimulate digestion, improve metabolism in the body, stimulate the liver, lymphatic system and help cleanse the blood. This also improves the condition of our skin. If you have problems with the digestive system, indigestion, constipation, diabetes, add yellow to your diet.
Yellow foods have a tonic effect and make it easier to look at the world, be more happy and enjoy life. In addition, they help improve the functioning of the nervous system, can activate the brain, improve thought processes and memory. That is why they can be safely recommended to students and people engaged in intellectual work, as well as to those who want to broaden their horizons, awaken their intuition and reveal their dormant talents!
Products color: orange
Orange is the color of vitality, it is obtained by mixing yellow and red and balances these two active colors, acting harmoniously on us. Oranges are oranges, tangerines, persimmons, pumpkins, carrots, salmon. Products of this color improve blood circulation as well as the color of our skin. They promote better digestion, the functioning of the spleen, endocrine and pulmonary systems (often help alleviate the situation with various problems with the bronchi, lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx and esophagus).
Orange products also have a beneficial effect on our nervous and muscular systems, helping to strengthen and restore them (therefore, they are recommended for inclusion in a comprehensive epilepsy treatment program). This pleasant warm color in products is formed due to so-called carotenoid pigments. One of them is the well-known beta-carotene, which, when entering our body, turns into vitamin A and nourishes our hair, nails and skin, giving them youth and shine.
The warming and stimulating effect of orange is also reflected in sexual activity, supporting it, restoring hormonal balance, and also helping to cure diseases of the genitourinary system. In addition, these products lift our spirits and, as it turns out, make us more sociable, open and optimistic, relieve headaches, fight fatigue and apathy, and help the birth of new creative ideas.
Products color: red
Red is the color of activity and energy, which excites and stimulates activity, inspires determination and desire for success. If you are in a state of discouragement, when nothing makes you happy and you don’t want to do anything, quickly add red to your diet and environment!
Lycopene, which is found in red foods and gives them their rich color, is a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals, supporting the healthy functioning of all our body systems and preventing the formation of cancer cells. Thanks to it, our heart and blood vessels are strengthened, blood circulation is improved and metabolic processes are accelerated. The phenol contained in red foods is also an antioxidant and helps us fight depression!
Red foods help cleanse blood vessels of cholesterol plaques and burn excess weight. They activate the activity of our endocrine system, strengthen the immune system and affect the condition and color of our skin, helping to heal even some skin diseases. They stimulate our nervous tissue, increasing endurance and performance. At the same time, you should not “overdo it” with red; too much of it can lead to fatigue and overload of the nervous system, overexcitation and difficulty falling asleep. That is why a lot of red foods should not be consumed by easily excitable people, irritable people, with high blood pressure or those who have bleeding problems.
Red foods consumed in moderation, such as cherries, beets, red meat, raspberries, watermelon, red peppers, can improve the absorption of food and the distribution of nutrients throughout the body, eliminating any congestion. This color activates a person’s inner strength and helps him believe in himself. Red is a warmth that penetrates deep into us and awakens passion and interest in everything new, no matter what it concerns.
Products color: brown
Brown is an earthy and calm color, some people may prefer brighter and more active colors, but brown is a color that can give a feeling of coziness and warmth. In Eastern medicine it is considered. That brown makes people more honest and compassionate.
Products such as cocoa, coffee, chocolate, buckwheat, brown rice, brown sugar and some types of honey improve both our mental and physical performance. These products give our perception clarity and realism. And in the East it is even believed that they open spiritual vision. Brown food is recommended for people who have problems with the visual system and hearing, as well as the respiratory system (nose, lungs, etc.). It can improve the condition of the skin and thyroid gland.
You may need these products especially when you feel anxious, impulsive, and imbalanced. Brown will help restore a lost sense of balance.
Products color: blue and purple
As strange as it may sound, blue and purple foods have the same effect in some ways as red ones. In particular, this applies to their ability to protect the body from free radicals and prevent the formation of cancer cells. The processes of healing and strengthening healthy body cells and increasing immunity occur thanks to antioxidants, most found in blueberries, red onions and eggplants. These foods, like their red counterparts, strengthen the heart and blood vessels and lower blood cholesterol levels.
At the same time, in terms of their effect on the nervous system, blue foods are directly opposite to red ones. They also strengthen it, but not through activation, but through a calming and balancing effect. They can lower blood pressure and relieve muscle tension. Blue products are also used against various inflammatory processes, including inflammation of the throat; they have a beneficial effect on breathing and lung function. Purple products also help relieve sore throats and more, reduce fever, and can relieve spasms and relieve itching.
Blue and purple foods contain large quantities of anthocyanins - biologically active substances that protect our blood vessels and heart, as well as the respiratory system and vision. There are a lot of them, in honeysuckle, blackberry, black currant. The good antiseptic effect of these products allows them to be used for rheumatic diseases, jaundice, whooping cough and burns. In addition, blue is able to reduce appetite, making it useful for those people who want to lose weight.
The calming effect of these flowers helps combat insomnia, allowing you to relax and fully recover during a night's sleep. They also improve our brain function, concentration, memory, and awaken a feeling of peace and self-confidence. That is why all purple products can also be used to recover from various mental disorders. These colors are very popular among lovers of yoga and meditation. At the same time, it is worth considering that too much blue can lead to some effect of inhibition of nervous processes, boredom, fatigue, and too much purple can cause melancholy and depression, so don’t overdo it.
Betanidin contained in purple products promotes the absorption of vitamin E by our body, which improves the condition of skin and hair, maintains youth, and is especially necessary for pregnant women. It should be noted that betanidin is easily destroyed when cooked, so it is preferable to bake purple vegetables.
Products color: green
Green has a calming effect on us, psychologically this color calms us down, gives us a feeling of balance and freshness. This is also why green foods have a beneficial effect on our nervous system, relieve emotional stress and irritability, and help us recover after a hard day. This is, of course, influenced by the many beneficial substances contained in them. Thus, green foods are rich in chlorophyll, which helps overcome stress and relieves headaches.
The same substance cleanses the body, removes toxins, improves intestinal function, helps protect against bacterial infections and helps reduce the level of “bad” cholesterol. Thanks to green products, the functioning of our cardiovascular system is normalized, heart diseases are prevented, blood pressure is normalized and arrhythmia is cured. The iron in their composition saturates the blood with oxygen, making it easier for a person to breathe - in the literal and figurative sense of the word. These foods support the formation of red blood cells, which is essential for people suffering from anemia or those who are simply cold.
Surprisingly, green fruits and vegetables also contain orange and yellow dyes, zeaxanthin and lutein, folic acid and beta-carotene, which are effective against eye fatigue, help restore vision and protect against the negative effects of ultraviolet rays. Eat more greens, cabbage, cucumbers, sorrel and beans, in addition to them, peas, pumpkin seeds, green peppers, green apples and pears will allow you to feel cheerful and improve your health in just a few weeks!
Green foods improve the condition of your entire body, boost your immunity, and also protect cells from the aging process. Please note that an overdose of greens is also possible and can lead to a concentration of bile and even the formation of gallstones. So eat everything in moderation and enjoy all the benefits of eating a variety of different and colorful foods. In this case, each of them will contribute to strengthening your physical and mental health and will make you feel fresh and renewed!
