When you think of spinach, do you think of Popeye? Well, spinach does a lot more than give you big muscles! Spinach is great for your skin and hair! It helps keep your hair moisturized, and helps all body tissues, including skin and hair be healthy and grow by increasing collagen. It also contains iron, which prevents hair loss due to deficiency.
Spinach is great for skin and hair!
Spinach is low in calories, yet high in vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Spinach contains magnesium that helps reduce the effects of stress on the body by keeping your blood pressure from spiking, says Beth Reardon, R.D., director of integrative nutrition at Duke Integrative Medicine in North Carolina. By eating 3 cups of spinach, you consume 40 percent of your body’s daily magnesium needs.
Spinach is full of chlorophyll, which helps block certain carcinogenic compounds generated from grilling. So, the next time you grill out, enjoy a delicious spinach salad on the side! Spinach also helps prevent asthma, improve bone health and promote regularity.
Spinach is full of chlorophyll, which helps block certain carcinogenic compounds generated from grilling. So, the next time you grill out, enjoy a delicious spinach salad on the side! Spinach also helps prevent asthma, improve bone health and promote regularity.
1 cup of raw spinach contains:
- 7 calories
- 0 grams fat
- 0 grams cholesterol
- 24 mg sodium
- 1 gram fiber
- 1 gram protein
- 56% daily value of Vitamin A
- 14% daily value of Vitamin C
- 5% daily value of Iron
- 3% daily value of Calcium
- It also contains Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper and Manganese.
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