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Top 10 Vegetables
These 10 vegetables are
some of the healthiest foods (listed in no particular order). Try to eat as many different kinds
of vegetables as you can. And each day, try to eat at least one
red or orange colored vegetable.
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For optimum health, eat a rainbow of colors.
Your plate should look like a box of crayolas ~
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Broccoli |
Broccoli is among the healthiest among
vegetables.
It is an excellent source of calcium, potassium, vitamins A
and C, anti-oxidant, beta-carotene, and folate. These
help reduce the chances for cancer and heart diseases. It
also provides insoluble fiber and many other phytonutrients
that are anti-cancer agents, stimulate cancer-fighting
enzymes and neutralize oxidation. It also has
compounds that can reduce tumor formation.
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Cabbage |
Cabbage is a member of the cruciferous vegetable
family that is rich in phytochemical.
It is impressive with its high
content levels of calcium, iron, iodine, potassium, sulfur,
and phosphorus. In the vitamins department, it is loaded
with vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, K and folic acid.
This humble vegetable is a rich source of a number of
phytonutrients which help boost our defense mechanisms,
blocks the reaction of cancer-causing substances, detoxifies
and eliminates harmful toxins and hormones, and stimulates
production of antibodies to fight cancer.
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Carrot |
Carrot is one of the most healing foods that provides the
finest and highest quality in nutrients, especially from its
juice. It is an excellent source of pro-vitamin A, vitamins
C, D, E, K, B1 and B6. It is rich with biotin, potassium,
calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, organic sodium and some
trace minerals.
The known phytonutrients in carrots are lutein, lycopene,
anti-oxidants alpha, beta and gamma carotenes, zeaxanthin
and xanthophyll, nature's
marvelous provision for healing of various diseases.
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Celery
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Celery leaves have high content of vitamin A,
whilst the stems are excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6
and C with rich supplies of potassium, folic acid, calcium,
magnesium, iron, phosphorus, sodium and plenty essential
amino acids. Nutrients in the fiber are released
during juicing, aiding bowel movements. The natural organic
sodium (salt) in celery is very safe for consumption, in
fact is essential for the body. Even individuals who are
salt-sensitive can safely take the sodium in celery, unlike
table salt (iodized sodium) which is harmful for those with
high blood pressure.
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Dark Leafy
Vegetables |
Dark
leafy vegetables such as kale, collards and
spinach contain a host of excellent disease-fighting
phytonutrients. In addition, they are rich in vitamin
C, beta-carotene, fiber and vitamin K that is bone-building
and anti-clotting. The chlorophyll in these greens
help block the damages that convert healthy cells to
pre-cancerous cells. They contain some phytochemicals
that protect against cancers and prevent harmful carcinogens
from initiating cancer.
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Capsicum |
Capsicums or bell peppers are colorful.
Their rich pigmentation are full of anti-oxidants and
carotenoids that help lower the risks of age-related
blindness due to macular degeneration. Hot peppers
contain concentrated amounts of capsaicin, which is useful
in treating pain and inflammation. It also inhibits
oxidation of cholesterol. Chlorophyll in capsicums
protect against environmental free radicals.
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Sweet Potato |
Sweet potato
is a rich food that is high in beta-carotene and
helps prevent cancers of the stomach, pancreas, mouth and
gums. It contains potassium that help lower blood
pressure, vitamin B6 which help prevent heart disease,
vitamin C and insoluble fiber which prevents constipation
and diverticulosis. This root vegetable also has
caffeic acid, which may fight cancer and the AIDs virus.
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Tomato |
Tomatoes have very low carlories and are
dense with
anti-cancer compounds that help neutralize the free radicals
in our body. Ripe red tomatoes contain lycopene that
has been shown to be extremely protective against cancers of
the breast, colon, lung, skin and prostate. Its cooked
products like sauce, paste and puree contain up to five
times as much of the precious lycopene.
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Garlic
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Garlic has an admirable source
of vitamins A, B-complex and C. It provides a good supply
of minerals like manganese, phosphorus, calcium, copper,
potassium, iron and copper. It also contains amino
acids, essential oils, glycosides, and the rare essential
trace minerals like germanium, selenium and tellurium.
Garlic amazingly contains more than 12 types of
anti-oxidants. Is it any wonder that it has numerous
healing virtues? This is one of the few superfoods that
doesn't lose its medicinal properties with cooking.
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Alfalfa Sprouts
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Alfalfa sprouts is the top
source of anti-oxidant among all vegetables. It can prevent
untold number of degenerative diseases, like heart disease,
menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis and even cancer.
Alfalfa sprouts contain a myriad of valuable nutrients such
as calcium, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum,
phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sodium, zinc.
This is the only plant that
supplies the full range of vitamins, from vitamin A, B
complex (even B12), C, E to K, and nutritious blood-healing
chlorophyll. |
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