Ana Calvo Nutrition

Here are various exciting compounds only found in plants which although not considered essential are extremely important and are a huge reason as to why a whole-foods plant-based diet can help to lower the risk of an angina attack by 90%, to improve digestion, increase energy levels, vitality and general wellbeing, promote better sleep and physical functioning, to maintain a healthy body weight and blood sugar levels and to lower cholesterol, depression and anxiety (1). These wonderful compunds are called… guessed by the title?… PHYTONUTRIENTS!! (or phytochemicals). Phyto means plant in Greek and even though we know around 100000 of them exist, there’re a huge array of them we don’t know about yet. Plant foods are often times underestimated as some people believe we only get some minerals, vitamins and fiber out of them but when you discover the existence of all the diverse phytonutrients and their amazing health benefits you’ll definitely think much highly of them. Because of this way