ISSUE # 18/10 (July 2010)

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Dear Friend,

Recently, when I was dining at a western restaurant with some friends, I was amused to see my friends' almost automatic reaction when they were served their food.  The first thing they did was to remove the little green garnishes that "decorate" their food.  We enjoyed our delicious food and I made a mental note to check their plates at the END of our dining.

True enough, when we stood up to leave the table, I took a quick look around and almost each plate was wiped clean except for the poor garnish that still sat on the plate crying to be eaten!

What is it with garnishes that people don't eat them?  Garnishes can be  shallots, chives, parsley, mint, basil, etc.  They're put there for more than just decoration!  It's also for their healing virtue that reduces the acidity of the food in your body.  I usually request for more garnishes on my food ... hey, don't waste good stuff!

As is my curious nature, I did a research about the popular garnish, parsley, and found that there're so much more that this herb has to offer.  Unbelievable that people just toss them aside!  Here's a highlight of just some of the benefits of parsley:

Anemia:  The high chlorophyll content from parsley is an excellent blood purifier and builder.  The vitamin C and iron content makes iron absorption more effective.  Regularly drinking parsley juice (extracted using a gear juicer) helps bring up the hemoglobin count.

Bladder/kidney/urinary tract problems:  Two healing compounds in parsley, myristicin and apiole, help increase urine flow that removes infection-causing bacteria from the urinary tract.  At the same time, it also detoxify the toxins from the body through urination. The diuretic effect helps prevent kidney stones and various urinary tract problems.

Free radicals:  Free radicals (cancer-causing compounds) are abundance in deep fried foods.  Ingesting parsley will reduce the free radical damage done to our body cells as the anti-oxidants neutralize the free radicals.

Heart health:  The rich folate in parsley is a superb nutrient for cardiovascular health. Specifically, it helps protect blood vessels and reduces the risks of heart attack, by converting potentially dangerous homocysteine into harmless molecules.

Immunity booster:  The high vitamin C content (higher than oranges) and the multi immune-enhancing compounds in parsley make it an extraordinary immunity booster.

Vision health:  The high carotenoids (precursor of A vitamin) in parsley makes it a particularly healing food for vision health.  Add a big bunch of parsley as a juice ingredient daily to see the results.

Check out the long list of exciting health benefits of Parsley and how to get the most out of it!

RECIPE:  Parsley-Garlic Salad Dressing

This is one of my favorite recipes, synergistic boost to the immune system.  Use generously with your pasta/salad.

Ingredients:

Enjoy!

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Happy Juicing !!

Sara Ding
www.juicing-for-health.com
 

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