HAFM Celebrates the Colors of WOMEN'S WELLNESS!

**HAFM CELEBRATES**
**THE COLORS OF**

**WOMEN'S**
**WELLNESS.**

**(Music: "How Beautiful" composed by Twila Paris.)**
Boost the level of BLUE/PURPLE in your low-fat diet to help maintain: - A lower risk of some cancers - Urinary tract health - Memory function - Healthy aging. Blue/purple fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of health-promoting phytochemicals such as anthocyanins and phenolics, currently being studied for their antioxidant and anti-aging benefits. Get blue/purple every day with foods such as: Blackberries Black salsify Black currants Blueberries Dried plums Eggplant Elderberries Plums Purple asparagus Purple Belgian endive Purple cabbage Purple carrots Purple figs Purple fleshed potatoes Purple grapes Purple peppers Raisins	Be sure to include RED in your low-fat diet to help maintain: - A healthy heart - Memory function - A lower risk of some cancers - Urinary tract health. Red-hot and healthy, the specific phytochemicals in the red group being studied for their health-promoting properties include lycopene and anthocyanins. Get your reds every day by eating fruits and vegetables such as: Beets Blood oranges Cherries Cranberries Pink/Red grapefruit Pomegranates Raspberries Red peppers Radishes Radicchio Red apples Red grapes Red onions Red pears Red potatoes Rhubarb Strawberries Tomatoes Watermelon	Make YELLOW/ORANGE a part of your low-fat diet to help maintain: - A healthy heart - Vision health - A healthy immune system - A lower risk of some cancers. Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables contain varying amounts of antioxidants such as vitamin C as well as carotenoids and bioflavonoids, two classes of phytochemicals that scientists are studying for their health-promoting potential. Every day, include orange and yellow fruits and vegetables like these: Apricots Butternut squash Cantaloupe Carrots Golden kiwifruit Grapefruit Lemon Mangoes Nectarines Oranges Papayas Peaches Persimmons Pineapples Pumpkin Rutabagas Sweet corn Sweet potatoes Tangerines Yellow apples Yellow beets Yellow figs Yellow pears Yellow peppers Yellow potatoes Yellow summer squash Yellow tomatoes Yellow watermelon Yellow winter squash

Cucumber slices provide a first-class way to soothe puffy eyes. You'll be looking better in the blink of an eye with this all natural treatment and the following "for your eyes only" beauty secrets: Thin cucumber slices used as compresses over closed eyes will also relieve the swelling. There's no need to buy those cucumber look-alike slices at the drug store when real cucumber from the grocery store or from your local certified farmers' market works just fine.
Egg Yolk & Honey Facial Mask (best for drier skin types) -- Mix together: 1 tablespoon honey 1 egg yolk 1/2 teaspoon almond oil 1 tablespoon yogurt. Honey stimulates and smoothes, egg and almond oil penetrate and moisturize, and yogurt refines and tightens pores.	Egg Yolk, Avocado & Mud Facial Mask (best for oilier skin types) -- Clay or Fuller's Earth Mud is available in powder form at any health food store. Mix 1 tablespoon dry clay with 1 egg yolk, 1/4 of a mashed avocado and enough witch hazel to create a smooth mixture. Mud dries excess sebum while the egg yolk and avocado replenish lost moisture. Witch hazel tones.	Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask (this mask sounds good enough to eat!) -- In a blender mix 1/2 a banana, 1/4 avocado, 1/4 cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.

3/4 cup of lemon juice added to your bath water helps to bleach a fading tan and smooth away flaky skin. Or, you can mix a paste with lemon juice plus salt or sugar. Leave on the skin for 30 minutes and rinse dry dead skin off with it!

By now you probably think you've heard all of the health reasons there are for eating your vegetables. But, just in time for summer, researchers from Harvard University have announced that lutein -- a potent antioxidant found in such dark green, leafy vegetables as spinach and kale -- may protect the skin from sun damage.
"Lutein has been widely recognized for its eye health benefits for several years. But, our data is the first of its kind to suggest that lutein may have the potential to act as a preventative agent against UVB-induced skin cancer," said Salvador Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D., leader of the Harvard research team. "In addition, these data suggest that lutein protects the skin against damage caused by exposure to UVB light, further validating our position that lutein is a critical component to overall skin health."	Lutein (LOO-teen) is a yellow pigment (the yellow is covered up by chlorophyll in green leaves) found predominantly in vegetables. It is also present in the eyes and skin of the human body. In women, lutein is found in the breasts and cervix. As an antioxidant, lutein protects the eyes from the damaging effects of aging. Lutein also acts as a light filter, protecting against the sun's harmful rays.	Eat a healthy diet comprised of green leafy vegetables. Consumption of 6 milligrams of lutein per day (approximately one-third cup of cooked spinach) has been linked to a reduced risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Vitamins and dietary supplements formulated with purified lutein provide another option for adding this nutrient to a daily diet.

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