An employee selects from an assortment of fresh vegetables to create a salad. Filling your daily plate with a wide variety of fresh vegetables is an important part of a healthy eating plan. Nutrilite Headquarters, Buena Park, Calif.
All the recent media attention about calories has me scratching my head. I think it’s safe to say that most researchers agree that not all calories are equal. Take 100 calories of broccoli and 100 calories of sugary soda. Yes, they have the same number of calories. The difference lies in what the body does with the calories in each of these foods. One provides hunger-curbing fiber along with antioxidants and other nutrients. The other sends your blood sugar soaring, shifting your pancreas into overdrive to secrete excess insulin. Turns out, the quality of calories you consume is as important as quantity, especially when it comes to weight loss.
Two children play with bubbles while a young woman hangs laundry on an outdoor line. Amway Corporation and the Nutrilite brand are seriously committed to helping children grow up happy and healthy.
During the first few years of a child’s life, more than one million new neural connections form every second, according to child development experts as Harvard University. One million. Every second. That’s serious brainpower, and it sets the stage for success later in life, but only when fueled by optimal nutrition.
A colorful assortment of fruits and vegetables. New research shows that a low intake of vegetables and fruit is among the leading dietary risk factors for mortality around the world. Aim to eat 5-9 servings per day (mostly vegetables) in a variety of colors.
Eating well isn’t rocket science. Study after study confirms that a healthy diet is a plant-based diet. Yes, you could dive deep into the research, like our Nutrilite scientists do, to uncover the amazing synergy of plant compounds and their impact on our health. But sometimes a simple rule-of-thumb is all you need. One of the easiest ways to improve your diet is to do one thing: Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits (mostly vegetables) in a wide variety of colors, every day.
