SUPERFOODS
WHY EAT SUPERFOODS?
Superfoods contain more nutrients (antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals) than other food, compared calorie for calorie. Superfoods give to your body a great compounds of nutrients with only few grams!You don’t need to eat kilos of fruits, meat, vegetables to assure your daily dose of nutrients, with few grams per day you can satisfied your body needs!
SUPERFOODS HAVE HIGH ORAC SCORES
Foods with a high ORAC scores have greater antioxidant capacity! What are ORAC Units?
The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit, ORAC value, or “ORAC score” is a method of measuring the in vitro antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements.
BIOAVAILABILITY WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Nutrient bioavailability is the amount that is released from food and absorbed into the bloodstream, superfoods are plant based food packed with a unique set of bioavailable nutrients, easy to digest and assimilable.
SUPERFOODS HELP THE BODY TO CONTRAST THE STRESS
Superfoods are Adaptogens, a unique class of healing plants: They help balance, restore and protect the body.
One of the most incredible and beneficial aspects of adaptogens is that they help the entire body, not just one particular system. This means that wherever an imbalance occurs, adaptogens can help to restore balance, relieve stress, and improve health. Adaptogens go where they are needed, hence their ability to “adapt” to help many bodily systems. They can help improve immune health, mental focus, mood, weight management, increase stamina and recovery process after workout.
WHY INCLUDE SUPERFOODS IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE?
Because it’s easy! As an athlete you are prepared to follow a specific diet for your training and competitions needs.
For you scheduling is a part of your routine, Schedules of workout and planned diet too!
Adding superfoods to your diet routine would be easy. Superfoods can be found in powder (Maca, Moringa, Ashganawanda) and simply be added to your morning smoothie, juice, the, vegetal milk, coffee, etc.