Sep 27, 2012

Kale, My Absolute Super Food

Kale is my favourite super food! Awesome in a smoothie or steams. Loaded with health!

Kale is the best leafy green beauty that is widely known for its cancer-fighting, cholesterol-lowering, antioxidant-rich, detoxifying goodness.

Less popular than spinach, but only because it has a history of being cooked poorly (like cabbage) – when done right it is absolutely delicious. If you eat kale 2-3 times per week you’ll know it. Like spinach it is massively high in vitamin k, vitamin a and vitamin c and being leafy green it also has a huge chlorophyll content.

The reason it is so powerful against the cancer fight is that kale contains at least four glucosinolates.

I don’t want to lose you here by using words like glucosinolates – all you need to know is that as soon as you eat and digest kale, these glucosinolates are really easily converted by the body into cancer fighting compounds.

Also quite amazing for lowering cholesterol, it should be noted that steamed kale is more effective for cholesterol lowering than raw.

Nutrients Per 1 Cup:

Vitamin K: 1327% RDA

Vitamin A: 354% RDA

Vitamin C: 88.8% RDA

Manganese: 27% RDA

Fiber: 12% RDA

Calcium: 11% RDA

Magnesium: 11% RDA

Iron: 9% RDA

Omgega 3: 7% RDA

Try to have an alkaline diet to stay healthy. If you are suffering from menopause symptoms you need to have a healthy, alkaline life style.