Adding orange foods to your diet is a great way to support the health of your eyes, skin, reproductive and immune systems as well as decrease your risk of developing heart disease and cancer. Orange foods also contain anti-bacterial properties.
Great Orange Foods Options:
- Papaya
- Apricots
- Peaches
- Bell Pepper
- Cantaloupe
- Carrots
- Pumpkin
- Kabocha Squash
- Acorn Squash
- Butternut Squash
- Sweet Potato/Yam
- Oranges
- Tangerines
- Turmeric Root
- Mango
- Carrots
- Nectarines
Three Common Phytonutrients of Orange Foods:
Beta Carotene:
- Converts to Vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A promotes the health of your eyes, lungs, skin, immune system, reproductive system as well as the health of your bones.
- Beta Carotene has been linked to decreased risk of heart disease, Alzheimers Disease as well as certain cancers such as breast, lung and pancreatic.
- Orange foods with high concentrations of beta carotene include oranges, pumpkin, kabocha squash, butternut squash and sweet potatoes.
Bioflavonoids:
- Bioflavonoids work with Vitamin C to decrease the risk of heart disease and cancer and play a protective role in the health of your skin, bones, teeth and vision.
- Bioflavonoids are beneficial in the treatment of allergy type disease such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema.
- Bioflavonoids high antioxidant potential for inflammation and oxidative stress, Bioflavonoids been found to be effective in decreasing the risk of heart disease as well as Alzheimers Disease.
- Common orange foods that contain bioflavonoids include citrus such as grapefruit, oranges and tangerines as well as peaches and nectarines.
Curcumin:
- Curcumin has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.
- Curcumin has been studied to have protective effects against diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, cataracts and cancer. It has also been found to be beneficial for treatment of osteoarthritis, depression, rheumatoid arthritis as well as inflammatory bowel disease.
- Curcumin’s role in the fight against cancer has been studied and found to be both protective as well as possibly curative.
- Curcumin can bind to heavy metals aiding in heavy metal detoxification.
- A common orange food source for curcumin is turmeric.
With so many amazing benefits and a long list of foods to include in your diet get started today! Go make yourself a turmeric tea and get started on adding orange foods to your diet!!