ABClatino Magazine Year 7 Issue 4 | Page 13

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Por / By Dora Inés Grosso García

Vegetables and their contribution

to well-being -a Holistic vision

 

They are wonderful foods that provide a wide variety of nutrients, micronutrients, such as minerals, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, vitamins A, C, niacin, B12 and B2, and vegetable proteins. They contain

80 percent water, high fiber content, and antioxidants. A serving of green vegetables per day helps delay brain aging, prevent cell damage and the development of possible diseases.

Powerful Vegetables:

Celery:

helps to strengthen the bones, it contains essential oils, it

helps the skin. raises the immune system, lowers blood pressure.

Watercress:

high in salts and minerals, potassium, calcium, iron, sulfur and

sodium, rich in fiber and vitamins C, A.

Broccoli:

prevents heart attack, cancer, tumors.

Cabbages:

digestive plants and with a high content of vitamin A and

antioxidants, prevents cancer.

Cauliflower:

has vitamin K, potassium, choline that helps memory,

antioxidants, fiber, helps to lose weight.

Spinach:

nutritious, rich in iron, which gives it a high anti-anemic power.

Radicheta:

contains magnesium, potassium and vitamin A.

Arugula:

highly nutritious, digestive, vitamin K, A, a source of nitrate,

improves muscle oxygenation.