WEEKLY NEWS:

 

The big Weekly News Alert is that Wholly Macro is BACK!!!

We have a lovely and fresh Delivery Menu for you, just full of delicious delectables!

Please be sure to check it all out down below.

We are just sure that you are ready for some nice fresh healthy food by now!

We want to thank you very much for waiting for us while we took our short break, and we will very much look forward to hearing from each and every one of you again now that we are reopen!

Phytochemicals - Phytochemicals are chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants. Phyto means "plant" in Greek. Some are responsible for color, such as the deep purple of red cabbage and blueberries, and others for the distinct odor of a food, such as garlic. Still others are responsible for the healing properties of various foods. Phytochemicals have been studied and expounded upon as preventative natural "medicine" for millennia. Hippocrates writings - Let Food Be Thy Medicine - are amongst the first known references to plant based medicinal, disease fighting foods. Phytochemicals are found abundantly in freshly harvested and unprocessed plant foods. There may be as many as 4,000 different phytochemicals contained within our valuable, friendly, life giving and life saving plant foods!! So if you don't eat all of the available plant foods, in variety daily, you are bound to be missing out on valuable phytochemicals!

Antioxidants - Antioxidants are substances that slow down

Resveratrol - Resveratrol acts as an antioxidant, and research suggests that it slows cancer growth, reduces inflammation, and prevents blood clot formation. Resveratrol is found in grapes, peanuts, and raspberries among other foods. And yes, wine. But please make sure that the wine is natural and / or organic; otherwise the harmful chemicals contained within cause more damage than the resveratrol could ever repair.

Carotenoids - Upward of 600 forms of carotenoids have been found in plants. And that is just to date! There are most likely countless more forms that have yet to be identified. Most carotenoids behave similarly to antioxidants. Some are used by the body to make vitamin A, which is critical to eye health. Other common carotenoids such as beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein have been linked to the reduced risk of disease. Studies have found that beta-carotene for example may play a role in preventing heart disease and certain types of cancer. Beta-carotene is primarily found in orange and yellow vegetables, so please be sure to always include a BIG variety of these colorful vegetables in your diet.

Polyphenols - Polyphenols are found in many fruits and vegetables. They are a subgroup of phytochemicals that have antioxidant properties. Flavonoids are an example of a polyphenol that research indicates prevent heart disease and cancer.

Flavonoids - Are a subcategory of polyphenols that may help lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, and blood vessel disease. Flavonoids can be found in fruits, vegetables, and tea.

Isoflavones - Isoflavones are a subgroup of flavonoids! They are plant-based estrogen like compounds that have long been studied for their positive effects on cancer, and more recently, for their positive effect on bone health and heart disease as well.

Fructo-oligosaccharides - Also known as FOS, are part of the fructose molecule, and are found naturally in whole grains, onions, garlic, asparagus, and  greens. FOS on it's own is not digestible, but within your colon it stimulates the growth and maintenance of beneficial bacteria, improving digestive health, among other important disease preventing qualities.

Prebiotics - Prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrate fibers, (like FOS), that are naturally occurring and contained within food. They fuel the growth of healthy gut bacteria within the digestive tract.

Probiotics - Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that form within

 foods during the process of fermentation, and / or are added  to foods in the form of cultures and supplements to improve the ratio of health enhancing "good" bacteria in your intestinal tract. Miso, sauerkraut, olives, and kombucha are examples of fermentation, whereas yogurt, tempeh, and natto are examples of live cultures that are added to foods to start the fermentation process. 

Omega 3 Fatty Acids - Omega 3 fatty acids are essential for normal growth, good vision, and proper cognitive development and function. They are naturally anti-inflammatory, and may reduce the risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death. These life giving polyunsaturated fatty acids are also known as DHA, EPA, and ALA.

DHA and EPA are found in the oil of certain types of fish, such as salmon, tuna, and krill.

ALA, which the body converts to omega 3 fatty acid, is found in the oil of nuts, seeds, and vegetables, such as soybeans, walnuts, flax seeds, and evening primrose.

And last but far from least:

Wholly Macro Whole Foods - Wholly Macro Whole Foods are a rich source of the abundant nutrients and phytochemicals that are naturally found in food. Wholly Macro Foods are carefully and meticulously crafted, with the least possible alteration, into delicious and highly nutritious dishes for the most optimal nutritional and culinary well-being and enjoyment. 

The glossary above is just the short list.

The tip of the iceberg if you will, of the nutrients that are known, and even as we speak being discovered in whole natural foods!

We hope that this little glossary somewhat explains WHY it is SO important to include a huge variety of fresh, natural, and unprocessed plant foods in your diet on a daily and ongoing basis, for your own health, for the health of everyone that you share food with, and for the ultimate health of the entire human race, and the beautiful planet that we so fondly call home.

May health, happiness, and prosperity be your unavoidable natural state and your ongoing daily experience.

Gayle and Jaime / Wholly Macro