Benefits of Individual Vegetables (Part 2)

16. Collard Greens 

Contains vitamins A, C, E and K, also contains calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, selenium, zinc, sodium, and potassium. 

Collard greens can help to prevent haemorrhoids, constipation, colon; prostrate; breast; cervical; lung and oral cavity cancers; and ovarian cancer, flu-like viral infections, baby neural tube defects, free radical damage, and alzheimers disease.

It promotes anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties, vision, bone mass, healthy mucus membranes and skin.

17. Coriander 

Contains vitamins A, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium,iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.

Coriander can help to prevent bad cholesterol, lung and oral cavity cancers.

It promotes the building of bone mass, vision, healthy mucus membranes and skin, the control of heart rate and blood pressure.


18. Courgette 

Contains vitamins A, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and phosphorus. 

Courgette can help to prevent constipation, colon cancers, neural tube birth defects, and high blood pressure.
Promotes the control of blood pressure and heart rate, cellular division, and weight reduction.


19. Endive 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K, also contains calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium.

Endives can help to prevent lung and oral cavity cancers, and hypertension.

High inulin and fibre content in endives helps reduce high glucose and LDL cholesterol levels in diabetes and obese patients.

It promotes the maintenance of healthy mucus membranes and skin, and vision.

20. Garlic 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.

Garlic can help to prevent platelet clot formation, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular diseases, strokes, stomach cancer (possibly), infectious agents, and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.

Garlic promotes anti-bacterial; anti-viral; and anti-fungal properties, as-well as red blood cell formation.  

21. Green Beans 

Contains vitamins A, B, C and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc.

Green beans can help to prevent oxygen-derived free radical, age-related macular disease, and neural-tube birth defects.

They are promoters of metabolism, heart rate and blood pressure control.

22. Kidney Beans 

Contains vitamins A, B and C, also contains calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, manganese, copper, zinc and selenium.

Kidney beans help to prevent cancer (particularly colon cancer), senility, alzheimers disease, headaches, rapid heartbeat, stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease, osteoporosis.

They promote cardiovascular health, bone strength, energy, digestive tract health, and brain function.

23. Lentils 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, also contains calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, manganese, copper, zinc, sodium and selenium.

Lentils help to prevent heart disease and high levels of harmful cholesterol.

They promote blood sugar stability, red blood cell formation, healthy nervous system, healthy digestive system, and healthy immune system.

24. Lettuce 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc.

Lettuce can help to prevent lung and oral cavity cancers, age-related macular disease, alzheimers disease, neural tube birth defects, infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.

Regular inclusion of lettuce in salads is known to prevent osteoporosis, iron deficiency anemia and believed to protect from cardiovascular diseases, ARMD, and cancers.

It is a promoter of healthy mucus membrane and skin, vision, osteotrophic activity in the bone, body metabolism, heart rate and blood pressure control, and red blood cell formation.

25. Leek 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.

Leeks can help to prevent platelet clot formation, coronary artery disease, strokes, neural tube birth defects, infectious agents, and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.

They promote anti-bacterial; anti-viral; and anti-fungal properties.

26. Mushroom 

Contains vitamins B and C, also contains calcium, iron, phosphorus and potassium. 

Mushrooms can help to prevent cancer, infection, high blood pressure and allergies.

Promotes immune system functionality, cardiovascular health, resistance to disease, libido, and antioxidant; anti-bacterial; anti-viral; anti-HIV; anti-inflammatory; and analgesic properties.

27. Okra 

Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K, also contains sodium, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium and zinc.

Okra can help to prevent constipation, lung and oral cavity cancers, neural tube birth defects, infectious agents, the common cold, coughs, and harmful free radicals.

Okra are very low in calories and are an excellent thing to include in a weight reduction programme. 

They promote antioxidant properties, healthy mucus membranes and skin, and vision.

28. Onion 

Contains vitamins A, B, C and E, also contains potassium, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc. 

Onions can help to prevent cancer, diabetes (,if you have diabetes, then they're still useful - helping to lower and control blood sugar levels), high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, strokes, peripheral vascular diseases, and neurotic conditions. 

They promote antioxidant; anti-bacterial; anti-fungal; antimutagenic; anti-viral; anti-carcinogenic; and anti-inflammatory properties.


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