The Benefits of Green Leafy Vegetables

According to research, adding more spinach, kale, collards, and mustard greens to your diet can boost cognition. Eating green leafy vegetables and other foods rich in vitamin K,beta-carotene, and lutein can help to keep the brain healthy to preserve functioning. There are many other benefits of greens to the body. For example, collard greens have high levels of vitamin K which help to prevent blood clotting as well as improve bone health, prevent osteoporosis and inflammation. Spinach as well contains a lot of vitamins. It is also famous for the presence of folate which helps to prevent neural tube defects in babies during pregnancy. I cannot forget to talk about romaine lettuce🥬 which is popularly used for salads and has high levels of vitamin A and K. Kale is also loaded with great antioxidant, has high levels of vitamin C and K and helps to lower your cholesterol and risk of heart disease. Lastly, we all know and love cabbage. It is said to help in improving your heart health, reducing inflammation and the bad cholesterol as well. So what are you waiting for? Improve your diet and start eating a variety of these vegetables today.