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Phytonutrients or phytochemicals are health-supporting substances that occur naturally in plants and give them colour, flavour and natural disease resistance. You can survive without phytonutrients, but you won’t feel or look very good. Hundreds of scientific studies support the theory that these plant compounds with impossible-to-pronounce Latin names may be our life-savers, by affecting our health as significantly as vitamins and minerals, offering natural protection against all kinds of disorders and reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease and memory loss.

As they are not stored in your body, you need to eat foods rich in phytochemicals on a regular basis to benefit your heart, skin, hair and mental and reproductive health.

If you have PCOS, ensure that you stock up on phytonutrients every day.