Earl Mindell - Greens Are Good for You!

E veryone knows that eating five servings of fruits and vegetables is an important part of getting and staying healthy. Each time were reminded that were supposed to get our five a day without fail, we try anew to add these foods to our busy lives. If we find ourselves succumbing to a cold for the fifth time this winter, we promise ourselves that well find a way to eat better. Sometimes, even a wake-up call in the form of a severe or chronic illness may not give us sufficient motivation to eat enough fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. As easy as the health educators make it sound, getting those five servings of greens every day can be a real challenge in our fast-food-filled, stressful world.

Even if we do manage to include all of those healthy foods in our daily diets, there lies another obstacle that keeps us from achieving optimal nutritionthe ever-decreasing nutritional value of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. Today, most fruits and vegetables are grown in depleted soil and often genetically engineered to withstand the pesticides and herbicides sprayed on them routinely. In addition, they are usually harvested well before their time to be shipped to places near and far. Conventionally raised produce tends to be much lower in essential nutrients than organically raised or homegrown varieties. However, organic food can be prohibitively expensive and difficult to obtain for the average consumer.

Fortunately, modern nutritional science enables us to create supplements that pick up where our diets leave off. This is why we recommend that you employ what we like to call green power to help you in your movement toward optimal health.

Green power is found in the incredible variety and quantity of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients (plant chemicals with healing properties), enzymes, and fiber that are packed into twenty-five great greens well introduce you to in these pages. The best way to take advantage of green power is to use a supplement packed with these green foods, herbs, and fiber sources. To gain its full benefits, use a powdered supplement thats cold-processed, with all of its enzymes and nutrients intact. You can add it to your everyday diet by mixing it into a glass of cold juice or water.

While not all of the great greens well address are actually green in color, they are all green in the sense that they come from nature, work in harmony with your body to improve your well-being, and protect you against disease.