LEAN GREEN MACHINE:Iceberg lettuce is the nutritional equivalent of a plastic office plant it adds a little color,but mostly it just takes up space.Iceberg may be cheap and plentiful,but it contains almost no fiber,vitamins,or minerals.If you are going to eat salad you might as well eat salad with some cojones to it, get involve with the green dream team.THE CANCER KILLER ROMAINE:This celery flavored green is one of the best veggie sources of beta carotene inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells by 50 per cent.THE BONE BUILDER:ARUGULA:One cup of these mustard flavored leaves has 10 percent of the bone building mineral found in a glass of milk and 100 percent less saturated fat.There is also some magnesium in every bite,for more protection against osteoporosis.THE PIPE PROTECTOR WATERCRESS:its pepper flavored HEPA filter for your body.Watercress contains phytochemicals that may prevent cigarette smoke and other pollutants from causing lung cancer.THE HEART HEALER ENDIVE:It is slightly bitter and a little crisp, and it offers twice the fiber of iceberg lettuce.A cup of endive also provides almost 20 per cent of our daily requirement of folate.When we do not get enough of this essential B vitamin we may have a 50 percent greater risk of developing heart disease.THE BRAIN BOOSTER MUSTARD GREENS:These spicy,crunchy greens are packed with the amino acid tyrosine.In recent U.S. military study, research found that eating a tyrosine rich meal an hour before taking a test helped soldiers significantly improve their memories and concentration.THE ANTI AGING AGENT BOK CHOY:Think of it as a cabbage flavored multi vitamin.A bowl of bok choy has 23 percent of our daily requirement of vitamin A and a third of our vitamin C along with three tongue twisting cancer fighting age reducing phytochemicals flavonoids,isothiocyanates,and dithiolthione.THE SIGHT SHARPENER SPINACH:Spinach is a top source of lutein and zeaxanthin,two powerful antioxidants that protect our vision from ravages of old age.A tufts University study found that frequent spinach eaters had a 43 percent lower risk of age related macular degeneration.THE PRESSURE PUNISHER KOHLRABI:Kohlrabi tastes like the love child between a cabbage and a turnip.Each serving contains nearly 25 percent of our daily requirement of potassium[to help keep a tapa on our blood pressure] along with glucosinolate,a phytochmical that may prevent some cancers.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:26:39 +0000
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