All Green Leafy Vegetables Make Healthy Food Choices

When it comes to living foods, green leafy vegetables stand alone. This is because of a synergetic combination of chlorophyll, vitamins, and minerals in green plants. As often happens, a concerted mix of different things can solve problems. Indeed, a hint from mother nature can open your eyes to some clever and innovative food and nutrition ideas. Why Vegetables Are Good For You Broadly, chlorophyll, in leafy greens, has an atomic structure that marvelously resembles human blood. However, chlorophyll has a magnesium atom while human blood, an iron atom. Making a world of good, raw vegetable enzymes can change the magnesium ion to an iron one. This way, your blood produces more red blood cells in order to fight diseases better. Thus, vegetable juicing is even better than fruit juicing when you understand the tremendous use of chlorophyll. 

Secondly, chlorophyll has many wondrous antibacterial and antifungal properties. It can combat internal stresses and hasten the healing of wounds. Besides, this green substance of leafy vegetables has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that cleanse your blood and liver; and remove toxins from your body as well. As if that is not enough, chlorophyll also contains Vitamins A, C, and E that fortify your immune system against diseases. Thirdly, the chlorophyll in all kinds of greens helps suppress hunger. For example, there is not much sustenance in a rice salad without freshly chopped herbs like thyme, rosemary, sage, marjoram, and tarragon. Moreover, fried noodles when topped with thinly sliced lettuce will cause less colon cell damage. In a nutshell, the chief use of chlorophyll is to keep you alive and well. Health Benefits Of Vegetables Firstly, low-calorie leafy vegetables are ideal for weight loss. You can also safeguard your eye health with the lutein, zeaxanthin, and carotenoids of dark-green leafy vegetables. Moreover, a green diet figures prominently in maintaining good eyesight. 

Additionally, leafy green foods can accommodate special dietary needs of Type 2 diabetes sufferers since they are high in magnesium and of a low glycemic index. In fact, for those who include a lot of fiber in their diet, the odds are rather low for type 2 diabetes, as new research shows. More importantly, it is certainly worth a try to reduce the risk of cancer with low-fat, high-fiber, mineral and vitamin-rich leafy vegetables. In fact, greens are a valuable source of antioxidants with anticancer properties Puns On Greens Aside, we cannot help to take a swipe at vegetables and vegetarianism. For example, George Bernard Shaw once said, "I am oppressed with a dread of living forever. That is the only disadvantage of vegetarianism." Taken more seriously, the longevity green diet is nothing like a prolonged, green-less life of poor health. So the joke is on him. Further, Rita Rudner commented,"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight." On the surface, it is very funny, but having tasted the goodness of chlorophyll, will you not be more favorably inclined to the source of your health and well-being? 

To Healthy Living

TP Maluleke

Health And Wellness Coach