Nine (more) reasons to EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!
Summer, means swimming, being lazy, road trips, eating outside… but one of the BEST things about the season of abundance is the array of vegetables that are coming at us!
If you have always turned your nose up at the “side dishes” that often relegate some of the most nutritious foods to lumps of overcooked, unrecognizable mush, review the latest information on just how great all those crazy plants actually are!
Mercola.com published nine clear benefits to eating vegetables. In addition to reducing inflammation and eliminating cancer-causing pathogens, other benefits to upping your vegetable consumption is the regulation of cell reproduction. Sloughing off old cells and supporting your DNA can significantly improve all kinds of functions and outcomes.
Ingesting the awesome plant chemicals known as phytochemicals has shown in study after study that people who eat more vegetables:
· Have lower risks of high blood pressure and strokes
· Show lower risk of several types of cancer
· Exhibit lower risk of kidney stones and bone loss
· Test higher on cognition test
· Maintain higher antioxidant levels
· Show less destructive oxidative stress throughout the body
· Are at lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease
· Reduce risk factors of eye diseases
· Have fewer digestive problems (thank you fiber!)
The Stalk’s mission is to teach you to eat better and enjoy good health. It is not rocket science… it’s plant science. But you needn’t be a scientist to find the vegetables that will make all the difference in your diet, improve your well being and actually save you money when you shop.
Be adventuresome this summer. Try something new every week. Check Stalk Stars and Stalk Staples, and begin planning your summer of better eating. Find what you like, eat it now, or freeze or ferment it for later. Nothing to lose, so much to gain!