11 POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPINACH

WHAT IS SPINACH

Spinach is a member of the amaranthaceae family and its scientific name is spinacia aleracea. It is a green leafy vegetable that is cheap and affordable for everyone.
It is a rich source of minerals,vitamins,pigments and phytonutrients.
Due to the vast range of its benefits,it is advisable to consume spinach on a regular basis. Spinach is valued all over the world because of its nutrients,durability and can survive through winter and be just as healthy in the spring.
It can be eaten raw as a part of salad and can also be cooked sauteed down into a reduced form. It can also be eaten as a side dish vegetable or added in a number of recipes for soups,stews and casseroles.

     SPINACH NUTRITIONAL FACT 

The various health benefits of spinach are due to the presence of minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients including potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron and calcium. It is a good source of vitamins like folate,niacin,vitamin A,vitamin B6, vitamine c, and vitamin k. It also contains traces of the rest of the essential vitamins.

        HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPINACH

IT IMPROVES EYESIGHT: Spinach is t rich source of beta-carotene,lutein and xanthene all of which beneficial for eyesight. Beta-carotene is supplied to the eyes by cooked Spinach which prevents itching eyes,eye ulcer and dry eyes.
TREATS MACULAR DEGENERATION: AMD or Retinitis pigmentosa is responsible for causing eye blindness. Therefore consumption of Spinach can result in regaining two vital pigments and effectively preventing AMD.
PROVIDES NEUROLOGICAL BENEFITS: The potassium contained in Spinach has been linked to increase blood flow to the brain and heightened cognition, concentration and neural activity.
TREATS HEMOPHILIA: The vitamin k in spinach helps in blood clothing by producing prothrombin and it thus treats hemophilia.it is great for controlling exessive bleeding and it also keeps the liver functioning by stimulating the production of glycogen .
MAINTAINS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: spinach has a very high content of potassium and low content of sodium. This composition is beneficial to patient with high blood pressure.
STRENGTHENS MUSCLES: factor co-Q10 which is an antioxidant present in spinach plays an important role in strengthening muscles especially heart muscles which continuously pumps blood to all parts of the body
HELPS IN BONE MINERALIZATION: spinach is a good sources of vitamin k which functions in retaining calcium in the bone matrix thereby leading to bone MINERALIZATION. It also helps to strengthen bone.
BOOST METABOLISM: there is a reason why doctors recommend adding spinach in a significant way to your diet because the amount of protein found in spinach is impressive for any vegetables and they are easily broken down by enzymes into amino acids that are essential to humans.
ACTS AS ANTI-ULCERATIVES: it has been found that spinach and some other vegetables have the ability to protect the mucous membrane of the stomach thereby decreasing the occurence of gastric ulcers

HELPS WITH FETAL DEVELOPMENT

REDUCES INFLAMMATION: there are many inflammatory compound found in spinach more than a dozen. and spinach is one of the best when it comes to reducing INFLAMMATION in the body.
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