Think Green When You Eat & Live

These are the words today...Think Green.

We are making more efficient cars, trying new ways to save energy and keep our world green and healthy. We should also be doing this for our bodies. Following the food guidelines are great and very important especially as we grow and change. Eat the proper amount of fruit, vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates.

But research has shown that adding more veggies and fruits to you diet helps people life longer and healthier. Among some of the benefits of a plant based diet is that plants contain chemicals termed phytonuitrients the retard aging, inhibit inflammation and prevent cancer. The indigestible fiber present in fruits and vegetables support healthy digestion as well. This same fiber also binds cholesterol as well as the body's toxic waste products for elimination from the body.

As a post menopause woman I have learned that we need more green. This is true for all women but especially as we enter pre-menopause, throughout menopause and post menopause. Estrogen dominance one of the key symptoms during the stages of menopause. Greens help us stay in hormonal balance by the natural cleansing of estrogen back up.

So consider adding more greens to your diets. I will help by publishing some great green recipes in future blogs.