asiaSpa India - January-February 2018

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LEAFING GREEN

Low in calories and rich in phytonutrients, spinach helps you

stay young, healthy and beautiful

T

urns out, with his legendary love

for spinach, Popeye was actually

on to something. The green leafy

vegetable, which originated in Persia, is

a rich source of iron, minerals, pigments

and phytonutrients that make it great

for your eyesight and muscles and help

prevent age-related macular degeneration,

cataracts, heart attacks and a host of other

diseases. It is often called a ‘true beauty

food’ because it contains an abundance

of Vitamin B, which is known to promote

long, strong and shiny hair, and Vitamin

A that keep your skin cells healthy and

even helps repair wounds. Plus, spinach

is loaded with fat-soluble dietary fibre

that curbs overeating and aids in weight

loss. The versatile vegetable can be eaten

raw in salads and cooked into soups,

stews and casseroles.

Why

spinach?

Reduces the risk

of strokes

Fights cancer

Prevents

depression

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