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Bringing Health back to People the Right Way Monday, 01 February 2010 15:03 |  Written by Jim Brunner |  |  | 
At the beginning of each New Year, we tend to look at making positive changes in our lives, including improving our health. We look at what we are doing now to stay healthy and what ways we need to implement to become healthier. What is the right way to be healthier when it comes to our diet? Is eating more fruits and vegetables all we need to do? One way to bring more health into our lives this year is to eat a better quality of fruits and vegetables. Those with a higher level of nutrients are grown in a natural way. Food grown using a hydroponic natural method is more nutrient rich, which the best way to improve our overall health.
These are some of the health benefits of the fruits and vegetables grown at Natural Wonders Landscape U-Pick Hydroponic family-farm:
Broccoli - Like other cruciferous vegetables, broccoli contains the phytonutrients sulforaphane and the indoles, which have significant anti-cancer effects. Human population as well as animal studies consistently show that diets high in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, kale, cabbage and cauliflower, are associated with lower incidences of certain cancers, including lung, colon, breast and ovarian cancer.
Cabbage - Many phytonutrients work as antioxidants to disarm free radicals before they can damage DNA, cell membranes and fat-containing molecules such as cholesterol. New research is revealing that phytonutrients in crucifers, such as cabbage, work at a much deeper level. These compounds actually signal our genes to increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification, the cleansing process through which our bodies eliminate harmful compounds.
Kohlrabi - The taste and texture of kohlrabi are similar to those of a broccoli stem or cabbage heart, but milder and sweeter, with a higher ratio of flesh to skin. Kohlrabi can be eaten raw as well as cooked.
Romaine Lettuce - Romaine's vitamin C and beta-carotene content make it a heart-healthy green. Vitamin C and beta-carotene work together to prevent the oxidation of cholesterol. Romaine lettuce is also a good source of potassium, which has been shown in studies to be useful in lowering high blood pressure, another risk factor for heart disease. The folic acid in romaine lettuce along with vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium, and fiber content, can significantly contribute to a heart-healthy diet.
Spinach – With a low calorie factor, delicate leafy green vegetables like spinach provide more nutrients than any other food. Although spinach is available throughout the year, the season when it’s the freshest runs from March through May and from September through October. During this time it has the best flavor and is most readily available. Eating spinach also may provide you protection against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis, and other diseases.
As mental performance normally declines with age, but the results of Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) suggest that eating just 3 servings of green leafy, yellow and cruciferous vegetables each day could slow this decline by 40%, suggests a study in the journal Neurology (.Morris MC, Evans DA, et al.) This decrease is equivalent to about five years of younger age, said lead author Martha Clare Morris, ScD, with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Strawberries - Strawberries, like other berries, are famous in the phytonutrient world as a rich source of phenols. Strawberries' unique phenol content makes them a heart-protective fruit, an anti-cancer fruit, and an anti-inflammatory fruit, all rolled into one.
If each of us makes a concerted effort to choose high nutrient fruits and vegetables, we will make a positive difference in our health. Selecting them directly from the Natural Wonders Landscaping U-Pick Hydroponic family-farm will go a long way to improve our health the right way.
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