Parsley is often used to garnish dishes and adds a flamboyant appeal with its pretty mediteranian leaves and is also used as an ingredient in various dishes but the benefits of parsley to our bodies is where the true beauty lies in this splendid herb that has been around for more than 2000 years.

Here are some natural benefits that you can attain from parsley:

Nutritional Values:

Parsley is an extremely great source of:
• Vitamin K – Great for bone health
• Vitamin C – Immune booster
• Beta Carotene – For healthy eyesight
• Antioxidant - Protects the body against free-radical damage and serves as an age defiant. (apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin.)
• Folate - encourages heart health
• Chlorophyll - anti-bacterial

Parsley helps prevent Kidney Stones:

Parsley can support healthy kidney functions and prevent kidney stones despite its contents of oxalates. By ingesting parsley the number of calcium oxalate deposits can be reduced, these are the deposits that cause kidney stones and it also helped kidney stones to be broken down in an animal case study; this study was published in Urology Journal

Parsley is a pain Reducer:

Parsley can be a great aid when it comes to alleviating Joint Pain the reason for this, is that the herb has anti-inflammatory properties that will bring relief from joint pain when added to your daily diet.

Parsley fights fatigue:

By adding as little as two teaspoons of parsley to your daily diet you will be increasing your iron intake. Iron is a necessary factor when it comes to the body’s energy levels. This also deems Parsley a great dietary addition to Anemic people.

Parsley is a great soldier in the war against cancer:

Parsley contains a cocktail of cancer-fighting compounds. Here are four ways that parsley fights against cancer:
• It acts as an antioxidant, destroying free radicals before they damage cells.
• It protects DNA from damage that can lead to cancer or other diseases
• It inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells in the body.
• It inhibits the migration of cancer cells in the body.

Parsley strengthens the immune system:

Parsley aids our bodies in the fight against:
• Allergies
• Auto-immune disorders
• And persistent inflammatory disorders.
This is because the essential oil in parsley has the ability to suppress an overstimulated immune response.

Parsley promotes healthy Blood Vessels

Parsley is a great source of folic acid a needed acid in the b Vitamin group that helps your body reduce homocysteine in the blood vessels that can lead to damage in said vessels if the levels are too high, thus raising the risks of a stroke and heart attack.

Parsley is a great form of Detox.

In order for our bodies to detox our livers needs to produce liver enzymes. Apigenin and myristicin helps our livers by boosting the productivity of these enzymes, and they are both found in parsley.

Ingesting parsley also aids in combating:

• Diabetes
• Atherosclerosis
• Asthma
• Spasms
• Indigestion and more

Parsley can even be used topically to alleviate itching or as a mouthwash that combats halitosis

In Spain Parsley is even used to bring sheep into heat sooner.

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