Amelia Harris – We’ve long known the health benefits of fruits and vegetables, but research shows that the flavonoids found in these foods, and others, have protective powers that are greater than we realized.

What Are Flavonoids?

Flavonoids are a natural group of phytonutrients found in vegetables, fruits, tea, wine, barks, roots, stems, grains, and flowers. They are a class of plant secondary metabolites with a polyphenolic structure and exist in plants for many biological functions.

Flavonoids give plants their pigments, especially those found in flowers, but they also exist to help plants fight microbes,  act as UV filters, and act as detoxifying agents. Additionally, they assist with drought resistance, freezing tolerance, and heat acclimatization. (1) Continue reading →