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A diet rich in fruit and vegetables can do wonders for wellness. But, have you ever looked at the foods you eat as mirroring the body part that they benefit? According to Women’s Day, healthy foods tend to look like the body part they support! Mother nature works in wonderful ways! Make sure to include these six superfoods that look like the body part they benefit in your meal plan
Nourish Your Brain with Wrinkly Walnuts
Have you ever noticed how much the walnut looks like the brain? Its wrinkles and creases clearly represent the complex human brain. What's more, walnuts even have a centerpiece separating each side that could symbolize both the left and right hemispheres of the brain. According to reseach published in The American Society for Nutrition, walnuts are rich in a plant-based omega 3-fatty acid (alpha-linolenic acid), making them the ultimate brain food.
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Help Your Heart with Tomatoes
This fruit matches the color of this muscular organ. But there’s more, if you chop a tomato in half you will actually find the shape of a heart inside! Its tiny stems inside represent our heart chambers, according to Forkly. The similarity is uncanny!
A study from UPMC HealthBeat shows that adding tomatoes to your diet may help lower bad cholesterol and could prevent blood clotting. Also, tomatoes are jam-packed with potassium which relaxes the walls of your blood vessels and in turn this could lower blood pressure.
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Support Eye Health with Carrots
Slice a carrot into little pieces to see that the inside resembles that of an eye, according to Women’s Day. From the pupil to the iris, these circle patterns could easily mirror that of a human eye. If your parents said, “Eat your carrots and you’ll be able to see in the dark,” they weren't wrong!
According to Healthline, carrots are a rich source of beta carotene and lutein. Both antioxidants may help prevent eye damage caused by free radicals. So it’s true after all that carrots do in fact promote healthy eyes and enhance eyesight, especially at night.
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Give Your Pancreas a Healthy Dose of Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes actually resemble the pancreas according to Food & Wine and for very good reason. The pancreas helps you keep healthy in many ways but its primary function is to break down food in your stomach and to produce insulin. While carbs can usually cause a spike in blood sugar, sweet potatoes actually contain nutritional compounds that could help to control blood sugar
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Soothe Your Stomach with Ginger
Ginger root has that similar J-shape to the funny shaped stomach, according to WebMD. This small yet mighty vegetable can be used to treat nausea, vomiting, and morning sickness. So if you are suffering from bloating,reach for a cup of ginger tea, it could help soothe your stomach. Ginger is available fresh, dried, powdered, or as an herbal te
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Eat Avocado for Womb Health
The uterus actually looks like an avocado according to Food + Wine and the fruit is actually very beneficial to women’s reproductive health. Research published in the Journal Nutrients shows that avocados contain a high amount of folate and potassium, both key nutrients for a maternal diet. That's why doctors recommend that pregnant women and women trying to get pregnant eat avocados.
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