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Phytonutrients Explained: Benefits, Food Sources & Side Effects

[FREE GUIDE] The Vitamins That Cured My Chronic Fatigue: https://www.felixharder.net/vitaminlist Chronic Fatigue Recovery Program & Practitioner List: https://www.felixharder.net/program When wanting to plan your diet and optimize your nutrient intake at some point you will pretty much always come across the term phytonutrients aka phytochemicals. In this video I want to explain phytonutrients, what they do and why you should care about them. As you know, plant foods contain thousands of different natural compounds and chemicals. Together these are called phytonutrients with “phyto" being the Greek word for plant. Originally, plants developed them to protect themselves against germs, bugs, fungi or other threats but they do also have specific effects on us humans - most of them positive but also certain negative effects, which I will go over later. When thinking of phytonutrients, Fruits and vegetables will be the first foods that come to mind simply because they are loaded with them. That said other foods also contain them such as whole grains, nuts and seeds, legumes and even tea. Until today more than 25,000 phytonutrients have been discovered, but researchers usually group them into six main groups, namely: Carotenoids Ellagic acid Flavonoids Resveratrol Glucosinolates Phytoestrogens Let me go over each quickly to explain what they do and where to find them. First are Carotenoids, which are basically plant pigments that provide the yellow, orange, and red colors found in different vegetables and fruits. While there are several hundred types of carotenoids, the most famous is probably beta-carotene found in carrots that can be converted into vitamin A. Another health benefit of carotenoids is their antioxidative effect, which means they support your immune system and protect your body from free radicals. Besides carrots other sources of Carotenoids include: tomatoes oranges pumpkins spinach kale Next, we have ellagic acid which is mostly found in berries such as blackberries, raspberries, strawberries or cranberries. Because it was discovered all the way back in the 19th century it has been studied for quite a while and its properties are fairly well known. Like Carotenoids, ellagic acid acts as an antioxidant but it also has antimutagenic and anticancer properties meaning it can help protect against cancer and cell mutations. Unfortunately, some supplement companies used this fact to claim that taking their ellagic acid supplements could treat or prevent cancer, which of course is not backed by science and a completely exaggerated statement. Third, are Flavonoids which I talked about in great detail in my video on Vitamin P. Again, the main function flavonoids are known for - just like Carotenoids and ellagic acid - is that they are rich in antioxidants. A high intake of Flavonoids also seems to be correlated with a lower inflammation response, as strong inflammation is your body’s way of reacting to allergens, germs and other stressors. Logically, if these stressors are reduced through higher antioxidant intake, so is the inflammation. Foods that are rich in Flavonoids include: apples onions grapefruits ginger green tea