Spinach is an edible flowering plant, in the family Amaranthaceae native to central and western Asia.It is an annual plant, which grows up to 30 cm tall.Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions.
Spinach is an excellence source of vitamin K, vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids), manganese, iron, folate, magnesium, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, calcium, and vitamin C.It is a very good source of dietary fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, protein, and choline.
The Benefits of Excellence sources in Spinach :
Vitamin A
- To build and maintain collagen, which provides structure to skin and hair.
Vitamin A and Flavonoids
- To protect body from lung and oral cavity cancers.
Vitamin C
- To help the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free radicals.
Vitamin C and Flavonoid Poly Phenolic Antioxidant (Lutein, Zea-Xanthin, and Beta-Carotene)
- To act as protective scavenger against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a healing role in aging and various disease processes.
Vitamin K
- To strengthen the bone mass by promoting osteotrophic (bone building) activity in the bone.
- To prevent Alzheimer's disease by limiting neuronal damage in the brain.
Fiber and Water
- To prevent constipation and promote a healthy digestive tract.
Zea-Xanthin
- To protect from age-related macular disease (ARMD) , especially in the elderly.
Potassium
- To help controlling heart rate.
- To help blood pressure.
Manganese
- To act as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
Copper
- To product the red blood cell.
Folate
- To prevent neural tube defects in the offspring.
Zinc
- To regulate growth and development sperm generation.
- To regulate digestion.
- To regulate nucleic acid synthesis.
Iron
- To product the red blood cell.
- To act as a co-factor for oxidation-reduction enzyme, cytochrome-oxidase during the cellular metabolism.
- To prevent anemia.
Magnesium
- To maintain muscle.
- To maintain nerve function.
- To maintain heart rhythm.
- To maintain a healthy immune system.
- To maintain blood pressure.
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
- To decrease peripheral neuropathy and/or autonomic neuropathy in diabetics.
Leaves
- To protect human body from cardiovascular disease.
- To protect from cancers of colon and prostate.
- To lower glucose levels.
- To increase insulin sensitivity.
- To prevent oxidative stress-induced changes in patients with diabetes.
- To control cholesterol.
- To reduce weight
- To prevent asthma.
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