Plants Secret Longevity Compounds | Phytochemicals

For a long time, the health benefits of eating plants were focused around three main attributes. Their generous composition of H20 (water), their vitamins and their minerals.

This combination, along with the taken for granted carbohydrates, were the basis for their perceived benefits on us humans. That was, until the nutritional scientific revolution REALLY started digging into these colorful gifts from nature. Identifying…

Fiber, or the roughage in food that we humans cannot digest, to be a KEY nutrient in cultivating the trillions of micro-organisms living in our intestinal track, providing the building blocks for the health-promoting metabolites they secrete.

While a class of plant derived compounds, often found in the pigments of the plants themselves, began to raise eyebrows as well. Displaying interesting and ultimately intriguing cellular modulating effects. We’re talking Inflammation Reducing, DNA repairing, Mitochondria Enhancing, Free Radical Scavenging effects. Making the case that they may not only be a modulator of our present-day health, but also, an extender of our vitality over time…. Aka Longevity.

To the extent that we simply have no choice… But to Explore!