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Popeye’s Spinach

March 27, 2009


Green leafy vegetables have always topped the list for a healthy diet. Spinach is chief among them. It is a storehouse of nutrients and minerals. Spinach’s nourishment is incredible. The calcium content in spinach and the other dark leafy greens fortifies our bones. There are many health benefits of spinach.

Spinach is rich in Vitamin A and C.  It contains fibre, folic acid, magnesium and other nutrients which control cancer, particularly colon, lung and breast cancers. Its Folate content lowers the levels of homocysteine, a protein that damages arteries. The flavonoids in spinach help protect against age related memory loss.

Spinach’s  top secret weapon, lutein, makes it one of the best remedies in the world to prevent cataracts, as well as age related muscular degeneration, which are the leading cause blindness in elders, which is otherwise preventable. Foods rich in lutein are also thought to help prevent cancer.

It averts hair loss. It controls tough headaches like migraine.

It is a rich source of Vitamin B, which controls depression and hypertension.

It wards of any kind of fatigue in the body.

It thwarts varicose vein. It removes any complaint of asthma.

It serves as a remedy to constipation problems.

Since its low in calories, it is suitable for both weight reducing diets as well as low fat diets.

Nutritional Value of Spinach are:

100gms of Spinach contains:

• Calcium: 81 mg
• Iron: 3.0 mg.
• Phosphorus: 55 mg.
• Potassium: 470 mg.
• Carbohydrates: 3.2 gm.
• Protein: 2.3 gm.

Calories: 20

Spinach and alfalfa lend a hand to calm down blood sugar among diabetics. Take several handful of spinach and 3 cups of water. Place over low heat for one hour. Then strain. Take ½ cup twice a day. Spinach and alfalfa may be served as part of the meal.

Adding spinach to our diets will help our health. Salads and dips are a good way to keep spinach part of our meals, and it’s much needed nutrients.

Fresh or frozen, put in these greens to your food menu as often as you can.


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2 Responses to “Popeye’s Spinach”

  1. suhana on March 29th, 2009 8:45 pm

    Your articles are so good and hany. What’s best is you manage to write them so fast….Some day I would like to know what makes your brain cells work so fast, do post some home remedies on that ;) Great job, carry on buddy…

  2. suhana on March 29th, 2009 8:47 pm

    oops sorry, again got a spelling wrong in my last comment, the seventh word is ‘handy’ and not ‘hany’, as is typed.

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