Eating A Fruit And Vegetable Rainbow Makes For A Rosy Glow

March 14, 2012

One question I get asked a lot is “Can the color of fruit and vegetables be an indicator of their healing powers?”

I have answered this and many more color questions in my Color Answer Book. Below is my response to this question and an excerpt from a study that has supporting evidence that further validates the research.

Ongoing research indicates that eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables can be extremely beneficial to our optimum health and healing. The color itself is an indicator of its curative powers. For example, eating red and purple fruits has been shown to help prevent heart disease and cancer. There are also non-irritating anti-inflammatory antioxidants in fruits such as cherries, raspberries, strawberries, cranberries, blueberries, blackberries, plums, and grapes. These delicious sources of well-being contain natural dyes called anthocyanins.

 

A new study that came out last week further supports these facts and raises them by stating that “The key to a rosy, healthy-looking complexion may be as simple as eating more fruits and vegetables, researchers say. Within a six-week period, fluctuation in fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with skin-color changes,” said lead researcher Ross Whitehead, from the School of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

 

Now you know why your mother insisted you eat your fruits and vegetables!

Milky Way White Like Snow Falling On Cedars In The Late Day

January 19, 2012

In my book Color: Messages and Meanings, I discuss color families and the messages they are sending. In color studies white is described as pure and pristine. As in the utter quiet of falling show, white expresses silence and the almost total lack of sound. It is a conciliatory color which is why the following study of the Milky Way is so fascinating.

In the article from BBCnews.com, Jeffrey Newman of the University of Pittsburgh elaborates on the importance of color to astronomers.

Astronomers have discovered that it is called the Milky Way for a reason. The actual color is white. Specifically a white “like spring snow at an hour after sunrise or before sunset.”

Jeffrey Newman states that; “For astronomers, one of the most important parameters is actually the colour of the galaxy.”

It isn’t just important to astronomers, it is important to color lovers too!

Click the link at the bottom for more.

BBC News – Astronomers weigh in on Milky Way’s true colours.

Radical Uniform Redesign

September 22, 2011

During an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, I mentioned the college football uniform changes I had been seeing. Apparently I was not the only one who took notice. Dave Sheinin digs deeper into this in his article Dressed for Success in College from The Washington Post.

“If you have turned on the television in the first half of September to immerse yourself in the familiar rituals of college football, you may have been in for a visual shock. Some of the most prominent teams in the country have undergone radical redesigns of their uniforms — some permanently, others for one selected game this season.”

 College football uniforms are getting more outrageous, thanks to Nike, Under Armour – The Washington Post.

Reflection of a Decade in Pantone Color

December 10, 2010

Let’s take a look back at the “colors of the year” from the past decade. Pantone didn’t officially start announcing the color of the year until 2007. They have still chosen colors which they feel are a good representation of each year. If you have any thoughts about what these colors mean/meant to you at the time or now, PLEASE share!!!!

There are only a few excerpts on the colors that I could find for the years 2006-2010 and Cerulean in 2000 because it was named the color of the millennium.

[Cerulean 2000] Lifestyle movements suggest that consumers will be seeking inner peace and spiritual fulfillment in the new millennium. This is a paradoxical time in which we are heading toward an uncertain, yet exciting, future, and also looking back, trying to hold onto the security of the past. In this stressful, high-tech era, we will be searching for solace and Cerulean Blue produces the perfect calming effect.

Socio-ecologically, as we enter the next century, water issues are emerging at the forefront of the public’s consciousness. Exhausting our natural resources and polluting our environment, particularly our water supply, continues to be a concern, another reason for the popularity of blue for the future.

[Sand Dollar 2006] “Reflects the interest in organics and sustainability

[Chili Pepper 2007] In a time when personality is reflected in everything from a cell phone to a Web page on a social networking site, Chili Pepper connotes an outgoing, confident, design-savvy attitude.

“In 2007, there is an awareness of the melding of diverse cultural influences, and Chili Pepper is a reflection of exotic tastes both on the tongue and to the eye.

[Blue Iris 2008] Combining the stable and calming aspects of blue with the mystical and spiritual qualities of purple, Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, while adding a hint of mystery and excitement.

[Mimosa 2009] In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.

“Mimosa also speaks to enlightenment, as it is a hue that sparks imagination and innovation.”

[Turquoise 2010] “In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color.” “It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky.

I think we ended on a high note and it seems that the collective “we” are still concerned with our environment especially when it comes to water……