Eat More Purple Foods
Meth.
Crack.
Ketamine.
DMT.
Molly.
By all indications, you can’t get enough of those chemical compounds in your body.
Well, the same should go for flavonoids, particularly anthocyanins!
Flavonoids are a family of chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants as part of their immune system. These phytochemicals carry out numerous functions in plant life and while they aren’t essential for growth and the maintenance of human life in the way that nutrients like protein, fiber, and various vitamins and minerals are, they have properties that contribute to the health benefits of herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes. Of the twelve major subgroups of flavonoids, six have dietary significance, one of which are anthocyanins.1The others are flavanols, flavanones, isoflavones, flavones, and flavan-3-ols.
A type of flavonoid, anthocyanins are pigments that give many plant foods their distinctive purple color and research suggests they reduce inflammation and protect human cells from damage caused by oxidative stress, both of which have the effect of helping to guard against many chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. It’s on account of these benefits of anthocyanins that you should probably eat more purple foods so the good health they provide can allow for more of your money to go towards recreational drugs rather than treating medical issues that could have been prevented, as such a diversion of funds can interfere with your ability to afford and use as many drugs as you’re accustomed to.
Yup, that’s why you should add anthocyanins to the list of chemical compounds you routinely make a point of getting into your body!
As to where you can find anthocyanins, they can be found in an assortment of berries, including blackberries, elderberries, açai berries, and blackcurrants. Other good sources include figs, plums, mangosteen, eggplant, Redbor kale, passion fruit, concord grapes, black beans, and forbidden rice, in addition to purple varieties of corn, carrots, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, onions, bell peppers, broccoli, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, artichokes, and barley.2NOTE: Anthocyanins are primarily linked to the color purple but they’re also responsible for red and blue shades of plants, so foods with those hues can also be consumed, such as strawberries, blueberries, pomegranates, and red grapes, for example.
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