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Beauty Foods: Spinach

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What’s your skin concern? Acne? Wrinkles? Lack of radiance? Whatever your skin woe, spinach will help. Plentiful in the “basic” Vitamins A, C & E, spinach packs a serious beauty-enriching nutritional punch. Spinach also contains:

  • Dozens of flavanoids and carotenoids, which help fight against inflammation and other systemic diseases, such as cancer.
  • Vitamin C, which helps to maintain the body’s collagen and elastin structure, giving skin it’s supple quality.
  • Lutein for clear and healthy eyes
  • Beta-carotene, manganese, zinc and selenium, making it an excellent antioxidant and an ideal food to help prevent breakouts on acne prone skin.
  • The high level of vitamin K in spinach helps maintain strong bones.
  • Researchers are beginning to discover links between the health of our nervous system and the unique phytonutrients in the chenopod plant family, which includes spinach, beets and chard.

What are your favorite ways to incorporate spinach into your diet?

2 thoughts on “Beauty Foods: Spinach

  1. One of my favorite ways of getting my spinach is by juicing it!
    Of course, the taste of pure spinach juice isn’t very appealing even for most veganists but if you mix in some apples and carrots it becomes really tastefull.

    I found out that when i drink this juice before playing football it increases my speed and the strength of my shot.

    Best regards,

    Hans

    • But does juicing provide all the nutrients spinach offers? Does anything get lost in the juicing process? Like the bulk and fiber? I’ve oftened wondered about juicing vs just eating the whole plant.

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