Dr. Jeff Bland

Well, my takeaway, and maybe it's because of my bias, but The thing that has changed the most in our diets is the addition of simple, rapid glycemic index products like starch and sugar. So that is added.

Well, my takeaway, and maybe it's because of my bias, but The thing that has changed the most in our diets is the addition of simple, rapid glycemic index products like starch and sugar. So that is added.

And the thing that's been eliminated are the natural coloring agents of foods that come from vegetables across the full range of polyphenols and flavonoids, of which there are thousands, that we just don't get in the westernized, highly processed diet.

And the thing that's been eliminated are the natural coloring agents of foods that come from vegetables across the full range of polyphenols and flavonoids, of which there are thousands, that we just don't get in the westernized, highly processed diet.

And the thing that's been eliminated are the natural coloring agents of foods that come from vegetables across the full range of polyphenols and flavonoids, of which there are thousands, that we just don't get in the westernized, highly processed diet.

That's exactly right.

That's exactly right.

That's exactly right.

Going all the way across the visual spectrum from orange-red to blue-purple, those foods, each, those colors are related to the composition of specific types of these polyphenols and flavonoids and carotenoids. And those phytochemicals all impart unique structure function specific effects on cell activities. It's specifically on the immune system.

Going all the way across the visual spectrum from orange-red to blue-purple, those foods, each, those colors are related to the composition of specific types of these polyphenols and flavonoids and carotenoids. And those phytochemicals all impart unique structure function specific effects on cell activities. It's specifically on the immune system.

Going all the way across the visual spectrum from orange-red to blue-purple, those foods, each, those colors are related to the composition of specific types of these polyphenols and flavonoids and carotenoids. And those phytochemicals all impart unique structure function specific effects on cell activities. It's specifically on the immune system.

I want to emphasize this is not like a class effect. This is a specific structure function relationship. We're eating information that's very defined with a specific language, a specific dialect. And that's why we want to eat a variety of foods. We don't want to just eat carrots.

I want to emphasize this is not like a class effect. This is a specific structure function relationship. We're eating information that's very defined with a specific language, a specific dialect. And that's why we want to eat a variety of foods. We don't want to just eat carrots.

I want to emphasize this is not like a class effect. This is a specific structure function relationship. We're eating information that's very defined with a specific language, a specific dialect. And that's why we want to eat a variety of foods. We don't want to just eat carrots.

We want to eat a whole variety of foods because these bring different languages to our genes that then creates an outcome that becomes our functional health. That's an amazing breakthrough in understanding because we used to think, well, just eat fruits and vegetables. That's going to be good. And it is good. So I'm not denying that.

We want to eat a whole variety of foods because these bring different languages to our genes that then creates an outcome that becomes our functional health. That's an amazing breakthrough in understanding because we used to think, well, just eat fruits and vegetables. That's going to be good. And it is good. So I'm not denying that.

We want to eat a whole variety of foods because these bring different languages to our genes that then creates an outcome that becomes our functional health. That's an amazing breakthrough in understanding because we used to think, well, just eat fruits and vegetables. That's going to be good. And it is good. So I'm not denying that.

But there may be specific properties that they have that each individually influences our biochemistry, our genomics in such a way that it enhances our immune system function. And that's what we're learning. What are those families of specific nutrients across the range of orange-red to blue-purple products, like you think of delphinian, that's an anthocyanin that's in berries.

But there may be specific properties that they have that each individually influences our biochemistry, our genomics in such a way that it enhances our immune system function. And that's what we're learning. What are those families of specific nutrients across the range of orange-red to blue-purple products, like you think of delphinian, that's an anthocyanin that's in berries.

But there may be specific properties that they have that each individually influences our biochemistry, our genomics in such a way that it enhances our immune system function. And that's what we're learning. What are those families of specific nutrients across the range of orange-red to blue-purple products, like you think of delphinian, that's an anthocyanin that's in berries.