Post by Mech on Sept 17, 2006 23:15:59 GMT -5
Why Are Greens So Important?
Greens – have the potential
to:
- Help you overcome cravings and addictions of all kinds
- Help you reach your ideal weight
- Help you feel so energetic that you'll literally jump out
of bed in the morning!
- Help you prevent and heal dental problems
- Help you prevent and overcome deficiencies of all kinds.
Here's are a few facts about greens vegetables:
- Greens contain more vitamin A than carrots
- Greens contain more vitamin C than oranges
- Greens contain more vitamin E than whole wheat
- Greens contain more vitamin B2 than milk
- Greens contain quality proteins
But there's something more critical.
Greens provide essential alkaline minerals such as calcium
and magnesium that are found in insufficient quantities in
fruit, nuts and seeds, not to mention other more
conventional, acid-forming foods such as bread and meat.
To provide enough minerals in the diet, we need a sufficient
quantity of green vegetables.
We need also a good variety of green vegetables — just
celery and romaine lettuce might not be enough to provide to
most people's mineral needs.
*Do you eat enough greens?*
There's another problem... we need to eat greens in such a
way that the nutrients can be easily *assimilated* by the
body.
Salads are great, but often the tough fiber of greens is not
chewed or broken down well enough in order for the nutrients
to be well assimilated!
We need to include green vegetables often in our diets in a
form that is easily assimilable by the body — when the
nutrients can be extracted from the tough fiber of
vegetables.
We also need to include the richer greens, those that
contain the most minerals, more often in our diet.
Green-leaf vegetables are the best source of folic acid and
folates – which are of particular importance for pregnant
women.
*Other Benefits of Greens*
Greens are rich in potassium, calcium, iron and zinc and
also is magnesium. All of these minerals are essential for
human health.
Greens – have the potential
to:
- Help you overcome cravings and addictions of all kinds
- Help you reach your ideal weight
- Help you feel so energetic that you'll literally jump out
of bed in the morning!
- Help you prevent and heal dental problems
- Help you prevent and overcome deficiencies of all kinds.
Here's are a few facts about greens vegetables:
- Greens contain more vitamin A than carrots
- Greens contain more vitamin C than oranges
- Greens contain more vitamin E than whole wheat
- Greens contain more vitamin B2 than milk
- Greens contain quality proteins
But there's something more critical.
Greens provide essential alkaline minerals such as calcium
and magnesium that are found in insufficient quantities in
fruit, nuts and seeds, not to mention other more
conventional, acid-forming foods such as bread and meat.
To provide enough minerals in the diet, we need a sufficient
quantity of green vegetables.
We need also a good variety of green vegetables — just
celery and romaine lettuce might not be enough to provide to
most people's mineral needs.
*Do you eat enough greens?*
There's another problem... we need to eat greens in such a
way that the nutrients can be easily *assimilated* by the
body.
Salads are great, but often the tough fiber of greens is not
chewed or broken down well enough in order for the nutrients
to be well assimilated!
We need to include green vegetables often in our diets in a
form that is easily assimilable by the body — when the
nutrients can be extracted from the tough fiber of
vegetables.
We also need to include the richer greens, those that
contain the most minerals, more often in our diet.
Green-leaf vegetables are the best source of folic acid and
folates – which are of particular importance for pregnant
women.
*Other Benefits of Greens*
Greens are rich in potassium, calcium, iron and zinc and
also is magnesium. All of these minerals are essential for
human health.