Top 5 Reasons To Munch More Green Vegetables (Not Only The Leafy Greens We Mean!)

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5. Slow down the aging process

It’s vitamin E that we’re talking about here! It is a great antioxidant which fights free radicals protecting all of your cells from oxidative damage. It is vital for vision, reproduction, health of your blood, brain, and skin. Research on vitamin E use has shown its benefits in the fight again Alzheimer’s, liver disease, and even prostate cancer. It is viewed as one of the best vitamins to support the immune system.

Though the highest amounts of vitamin A is observed mostly in oils, a number of green fruits and vegetables appear in the top list as well. In order to ensure a graceful aging process, do not cancel out avocado, asparagus, kiwi, broccoli, just to mention just a few from your diet. Moreover, avocado is a great natural moisturizer for the skin. Try to use it as one of the ingredients for the DIY homemade facemask, and read why you simply cannot afford not to eat avocados!

 

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Green vegetables come across as quite unassuming, but they are the major (not saying the only!) sources of Vitamin K and dietary fiber. They are rich in a number of minerals, like iron, magnesium, potassium, and even calcium, as well as vitamins A, E, and C, and others. They help to keep your weight under control, improve your vision and neuro-system, support heart and liver health, keep your teeth and bones strong, fight cancer, slow the aging processes, keep you looking young and flamboyant…. Is there anything else you can expect from food?

 

References:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

www.pediatrics.aappublications.org

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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