At Functionalab, we strongly believe that good nutrition comes first. Since a great variety of food is available to us, we often wonder how to get the maximum of nutrients every day.
Fruits and Vegetables are excellent sources of Vitamins and Minerals. Some of them are seasonnal other are available all year long. It is recommended to consume a minimum of 5 fruits and vegetables every day; for optimal healht you can even go up to 4 to 6 Fruits, and up to 4 to 6 vegetables on a daily basis.
But how to make sure that you are getting all the vitamins and minerals, since there are so many??? Variety is the key. During meals, make sure that you have on your plate 3 vegetables of different colors. Combining fruits and vegetables is also a great idea since in certain cases, synergistic action between nutrients optimize your nutritional intake. For example combining Spinach (Source of vegetal Iron) with Mandarins (Source of Vitamin C) will improve the absorption of the vegetal iron which is poorly absorbed compared with animal iron.
And remember, many vitamins and minerals act as antioxidants providing not only good health in general, they are also key nutrients for optimal health. Beauty and Nutrition are inseparable… If you feel healthy you will definitely look good!!!
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