No Boring White

This is the month to write about the color red . Why? Because Valentine's Day is  coming. Because red is the color of love. You disagree? That's ok. We don't look at color with the same eyes. But one thing we can agree. It's about the food and plants we eat. Plants like apples, strawberries, cherries, tomatoes, peppers, and pomegranates are often colored by forms of carotenoids, red pigments. One can usually identify a strawberry by its red flesh. Strawberries look like a fruity heart-shaped valentine ! They are filled with unusual phytonutrients that make them a heart-protective fruit. Red raspberry is most often the source of ellagic acid. This substance found naturally in raspberries belongs to the family of phytonutrients called tannins, and it is viewed as being responsible for a good portion of the antioxidant activity of berries. Cranberries are rich in antioxidants that are essential to optimizing health by helping to combat the free radicals that can damage c...

Yes, Valentine's Day is on its way. It's time to write about love. About love and color. In his 1973 book The Colors of Love , John Allan Lee compared styles of love to the color wheel. Just as there are three primary colors, Lee suggested that there are three primary styles of love. These three styles of love are Eros, Ludos, and Storge. I know nothing about love theory. But for me, red is the color of love. And passion. Love empowers us and makes us better in so many ways. If you are in love - or if you have been in love - you know that I am right! Celebrate L-O-V-E on Valentine's Day! But first, learn some more about the color red. A stimulant, red is the hottest of the warm colors! Prepare yourself to discover amazing things about the color red! - Red is used as a symbol of courage and sacrifice in many countries national flags including the ones from the United States and Portugal. - In Roman mythology red is associated with the god of war, Mars. - In politics, a r...