By now you have probably all seen the Governments 'go for 2 and 5' campaign www.gofor2and5.com.au prompting all of us to eat 2 pieces of fruit and 5 vegetables every day. How many of us actually achieve this, and is this really enough or do we need even more than this to perform at our best?
If you're like most people, you don't eat enough fruits or vegetables or enough variety. And those fruits and vegetables that you do eat tend to be over-processed, over-cooked, or too far removed from the field, and thus lack much of the nutrition provided by fresh, raw fruits and vegetables.
Research shows that the best way to get the nutrients that our bodies require is to eat whole foods. In this form the nutrients are much more available for our bodies to absorb. But not all of us will eat 2 pieces of fruit and 5 vegetables every day, so what are the alternatives? The next best thing would be to get your daily requirement of fruits and vegetables in a capsule form. Juice Plus provides the nutritional essence of 17 different fruits, vegetables, and grains in capsule form. Ji Wallace, Olympic silver medal trampolinist, says, "Coupled with a healthy food intake, the benefit of 17 fruits and vegetables and 5 grains provides me with the nutritional support I need to perform at sports highest level". But remember even the guys at Juice Plus agree that the best way to get these nutrients is from whole raw fruit and vegetables, so if you want to perform at your best, introduce more of these into your daily life.
Dr Brett Hill's top 5 tips for fruit and vegetable intake
1. Eat 2 pieces of fruit and 5 vegetables every day
2. Eat a good variety of types and colours
3. Raw is best
4. Organic local vegetables have better nutritional content
5. The next best thing to getting this would be to utilise a Juice Plus supplement, find out more at >www.juiceplus.com.au.
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