Why Kale?
Low cal, zero fat and high in fibre! The list of kale superlatives just goes on and on but add to the list, high in essential vitamins, micro nutrients and minerals and you will be left in no doubt that we are dealing with a health and beauty powerhouse.
Kale is filled with powerful antioxidants, such as carotenoids and flavonoids, which can help protect against various cancers and chronic diseases. Kale is a naturally anti inflammatory food and can help lessen the symptoms of inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and colitis. When you consider that all disease has an inflammatory component at its root, you can rapidly appreciate that reducing the inflammatory load on your system is of prime importance to prevent sickness or to avoid further decline in those with health challenges.
Kale for cancer?
Kale has high levels of cancer fighting vitamin k too, in fact kale has the highest concentration of vitamin k of all the leafy green vegetables. Eating a diet high in Vitamin K can help promote a multitude of healthy cellular processes including efficient binding of calcium to bone matrix and blood clotting. Recent studies have shown that taking vitamin k can help reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in some patients and we all know a healthy mind leads to a healthy body.
Introducing kale into your diet will provide support for your cardiovascular system and help lower your cholesterol levels , this hearty boost will help you exercise better, thus controlling your weight and pumping the lymphatic system in the process. pumping the lymphatic system is essential to the process of draining the body of waste substances like fats and hormones. Our lymphatic system needs this constant pumping action because it doesn’t have a pump of its own like the heart. Physical movement and daily exercise is needed to push these bodily fluids around and to allow for correct maintenance and proper flow of toxins out of the body.
Fats in veggies?
Omega-3 fats, contained in kale, are vital for keeping your skin, hair and nails looking great and feeling strong. These natural brain building fats help fight against arthritis, asthma and autoimmune disorders to name just a few.
Adding Just one cup of kale has 10% of you suggested daily intake of omega 3’s!
Kale for eye health?
Great vision and eye health are pretty much vital to the human experience, you can make sure you have the gift of sight long into the future if you consume lots of vitamin A. Kale is high in natural, bio available, Vitamin A so eating this rich green treasure will keep you seeing things clearly for years to come.
Bad news for the cow
We can almost do away with Cow products if we eat kale?
Kale is higher in iron than beef and contains more bio available calcium than milk! Hemoglobin forming Iron is essential for building a healthy blood supply and maintains vibrant oxygenated blood that can deal with the many detoxifying challenges it faces. A healthy blood supply helps to transport oxygen to the body for proper cell growth and optimum liver function.
Eliminating dairy products and particularly milk will help you reduce mucus levels in your body, this simple act alone can help reduce asthma symptoms dramatically and has eradicate asthma in some patients. calcium in milk isn’t nearly as bio available as the calcium taken from natural plant sources, so if you’re looking to prevent bone loss, osteoporosis and maintain a healthy metabolism you really need to be taking your nutrients from the cleanest most bio available source.
Kale is the ultimate detox veggie, it is packed with health giving sulfurous compounds which the body needs to effectively detoxify the harmful substances that can age your skin and wear your body out prematurely. Vitamin c, which is also present in high amounts, has similar skin cleansing and health restoring benefits. Vitamin c will help keep your teeth in top condition by providing the nutrients needed to keep your gums in fantastic shape and ward off plaque that can cause gum disease.Vitamin C is also helpful in the process of building healthy cartilage and maintaining joint flexibility, it boosts your immune system, metabolism and helps with keeping our bodies hydrated to the correct levels
