(NaturalPath) With the recent death of the musician Prince, the song “Purple Rain” has been played frequently. What you should put in your body frequently are purple foods, specifically those that have the super antioxidant anthocyanin. Singapore-based researcher Zhou Weibiao, created purple bread and other foods that have higher satiety owing to its higher fiber content and lower glycemic index.
It can really help with a lot including cancer, aging, inflammation, and neurological diseases. It can also aid in staving off brain decline and actually reverse it. It also protects your heart.
The question then is, how do you get these purple foods in your diet?
Blueberries are the obvious choice, but let’s look at some other options. Wine and grapes, specifically the purple ones, contain this same disease-fighting phytonutrient. The whole eggplant is also a good source. Other options are guavas, beets, Kerala Red rice, strawberries, and pomegranates, along with plums, red onions, cherries, purple cabbage and sweet potatoes.
Go get those purple foods in your system for those health benefits.
Razi Berry, Founder and Publisher of Naturopathic Doctor News & Review (ndnr.com) and NaturalPath (thenatpath.com), has spent the last decade as a natural medicine advocate and marketing whiz. She has galvanized and supported the naturopathic community, bringing a higher quality of healthcare to millions of North Americans through her publications. A self-proclaimed health-food junkie and mother of two; she loves all things nature, is obsessed with organic gardening, growing fruit trees (not easy in Phoenix), laughing until she snorts, and homeschooling. She is a little bit crunchy and yes, that is her real name.
