The spinach which was
written in Latin: "Amaranthus spp." is an easily grown plant to
consume the leaves as green vegetables. This plant originates
from tropical America and has now spread throughout the world.
Spinach is nutrient dense food
ingredients that make it no less than other vegetables. Spinach has calories,
iron, vitamin B, vitamin A, vitamin E, magnesium, potassium, folic acid,
calcium and other important nutrients.
Spinach has a
very diverse benefits and good for the body, especially for pregnant
women and children under periods of growth, even for the
elderly.
Some of the benefits of spinach are as follows:
1. It is important to maintain eye health
Spinach is one of
the vegetables with vitamin A is very high. As we know
that this vitamin is very important for maintaining eye
health vision to remain good.
Two antioxidants, lutein
and zeaxanthin, which are available at the spinach is able to
protect the eyes from cataracts and age related
macular degeneration.
2. Keep your Digestive Health
Spinach has high fiber content; it
is very good for digestive health in the human body. If
we are having problems with constipation or other
digestive, we can consume the spinach as daily menus.
Beta-carotene and
vitamin C in spinach serves to protect the intestinal cells from
the harmful effects of free radicals. Also, DNA damage and mutations
in the cells of the gut can be prevented by folate found
on these Greens.
3. Good to overcome Anemia
The content of iron in
the spinach, very good for producing red blood cells that
are needed by the human body. To prevent and overcome the shortcomings of
red blood (anemia), very good if consuming spinach regularly.
4. Beneficial for pregnant women
Spinach contains folate and
vitamin A which is very beneficial for the pregnant mother. With
a lot of eating spinach, the process of formation of some organs
of the body as well as fetal nervous system work
properly.
5. Maintaining heart health
Heaps of cholesterol in
the arteries increases the risk of heart disease.
Spinach is rich in
antioxidants so it is good to prevent a pile of cholesterol
in arterial channels because if the clogged arteries,
causing heart disease exposed risk is very high. In
addition, the content of angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibiting peptides
spinach proved effective in lowering blood pressure.
6. Prevent Cancer
Benefits contained in spinach,
a flavonoid phytonutrients with anticancer properties. Some
cancers can be assisted with the recovery process as
well as the prevention of these flavonoids, namely, ovarian
cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. In addition, some studies
also reveal that spinach is believed to reduce the
risk of skin cancer, as well as provide significant protection against the
onset of aggressive prostate cancer.
7. To prevent premature aging
Vitamin A and anti-oxidants contained in spinach help to
prevent and overcome premature aging caused by free radicals.
A high amount of vitamin A on spinach also makes skin
healthy and allows proper moisture retention in the
epidermis, thus combating psoriasis, acne, keratinizes, and
even wrinkles.
8. Maintaining bone health
In the spinach contained vitamin K helps
in absorption of calcium by the bones so that bones become stronger. Spinach is
very effective to prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis in
people who have elderly, as well as strengthen bones on the growth
of children.
One cup of boiled spinach contains more
than 1000 percent RDA of vitamin K, which can prevent excess activation
of osteoclasts (cells that break down bone). As well as
forming a synthesis of osteocalcin,
a protein that is essential for maintaining bone density and strength us.
9. Increase the efficiency of Muscles
From some of the
world's research on the believe that spinach can
enhance the efficiency of muscles. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found thatparticipants consuming 300
grams spinach a day reduces the amount of oxygen needed to power their muscles during exercise amounting
to five percent. The effect is visible only after three
days of consumption of spinach.
With the increased consumption
of spinach, some of the benefits that have been described above, we
can get easily and cheaply.
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