healthful
Good for you
Healthful means conducive to good health: a healthful diet, healthful living.
The word describes things that promote wellness rather than things that possess it—a distinction traditionalists maintain between healthful (promoting health) and healthy (possessing health).
In practice, healthy has largely absorbed both meanings, making healthful sound slightly formal or old-fashioned.
Promoting healing or wellness
- restorativePromoting return to health
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
- healingRestoration of health
- remedialIntended to fix problems
preventive · rehabilitative · alleviative · rejuvenating · prophylactic · salutary · tonic · medicinal
Promoting health through food
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- proteinFolded amino chain
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
antioxidants · nutrients · phytochemicals · omega-3 · calcium · iron · zinc · magnesium
Imparting renewed vitality
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
- vitalizingMaking lively or energetic
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
stimulating · enlivening · uplifting · crisp · oxygenating · awakening · renewing · exhilarating
In operation now
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- strongHaving great physical power
- tonedMuscularly firm and defined
conditioned · endurance · stamina · well-being · vitality · robust · hearty · sound
Not artificially produced
- organicFrom living matter
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- freshNewly made, not stale
- cleanFree of soil
pure · whole · untainted · farm-fresh · additive-free · preservative-free · plant-based · sustainable
therapeutic
Promoting healing or wellness
- restorativePromoting return to health
- curativePromoting recovery from illness
- healingRestoration of health
remedial · preventive · rehabilitative · alleviative · rejuvenating · prophylactic · salutary · tonic · medicinal · soothing
nourishing
Promoting health through food
fiber · antioxidants · nutrients · phytochemicals · omega-3 · calcium · iron · zinc · magnesium · potassium
energizing
Imparting renewed vitality
- revitalizingRestoring strength or energy
- vitalizingMaking lively or energetic
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
refreshing · stimulating · enlivening · uplifting · crisp · oxygenating · awakening · renewing · exhilarating · activating
active
In operation now
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- athleticPhysically strong and active
- strongHaving great physical power
toned · conditioned · endurance · stamina · well-being · vitality · robust · hearty · sound · hardy
natural
Not artificially produced
- organicFrom living matter
- unprocessedNot yet treated
- freshNewly made, not stale
clean · pure · whole · untainted · farm-fresh · additive-free · preservative-free · plant-based · sustainable · green
- healthy food wordsnutritious, wholesome, vitamin-rich, protein-rich, mineral-rich
healthfulunwholesome
Detrimental to wellbeing
insalubrious · unsanitary · unhygienic · insanitary · corrupt