How Kale Benefits Your Skin, Hair & Everything Else!

Kale Benefits Everyone!

First – a quick question: Are there more kale benefits than benefits from eating spinach?

We often think of spinach as being a really healthy green food – and it is!  But kale has even more nutrients than spinach – in fact, it’s one of the healthiest foods in the world!

Kale contains significant amounts of vitamins A, C and K. It also contains potassium, copper, iron, manganese and phosphorus.

It has very few calories, and high amounts of protein.

And  of course, kale is  much more green and eco friendly than meat or cheese.

Also, because the proportion of oxalate in kale is very low, it is easy for the human digestive system to absorb the calcium and iron that are to be found in kale. This is not the case with spinach.

Therefore, from this point of view, kale is a healthier option and offers more benefits than spinach.

Kale Benefits

Kale benefits – well, everyone!  But it’s particularly good for anyone who suffers from:

• Bone ailments, because kale is rich in vitamin K, which helps to prevent bone fractures. It also enables the body to better absorb calcium and even lowers the amount of calcium that is eliminated by urinating.
• Heart disease, because kale contains vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium and fiber, all of which maintain heart health, reduce the risk of getting a stroke, preserve bone density and diminish the formation of kidney stones.
• Poor digestion, due to the high proportions of fiber and water that are found in kale, which improve the regularity of bowel movements and the general health of the digestive tract.
• Diabetes, because of the fibre, which helps to reduce levels of glucose in the blood of those suffering from type 1 diabetes. Kale also improves blood sugar, insulin and lipid levels in sufferers of type 2 diabetes.

In addition, kale benefits your skin and hair, because of the vitamin A in it which helps to produce serum and keep hair moisturized. Vitamin A also promotes body tissue growth, which helps hair and skin tissues to grow. Furthermore, the vitamin C that kale contains helps to produce collagen, which reinforces skin and hair, and even helps to prevent wrinkles. Finally, the iron in kale combats hair loss.

Kale’s calorie count is also so low that it makes the perfect food for healthy weight management.   Because it is rich in fiber it is filling.

 The Best Ways To Get Kale Benefits

 These are the best ways to incorporate kale into your diet.

 Since kale grows the most during the winter, this is the best time of year in which to make the most of it:- it’s fresh, cheap and in season.

Many other veggies are more scarce in winter, so kale benefits are even more important – take advantage of the ready availability of kale!

Kale has a much more distinctive flavor than regular lettuce. It tastes spicy; earthy, and has more of a crunchy consistency than other greens.

• Put it in sandwiches, wraps, and include it in a hot winter soup.
• Eat raw kale in the form of a salad.
• Add chopped kale to your vegetable smoothie.
• Add it to a quiche or frittata
• Make kale chips: Peel off or cut out the spine. Put the kale on a baking tray that has been greased with olive oil. Sprinkle with spices, such as cumin, chilli powder, curry powder or even garlic. Bake at 275 degrees F /  140 C until they are as crisp as you like them. This will take between 15 and 25 minutes.

How Much Kale?

Of all of nature’s miracle foods, kale is at the top of the list.

It is so important and provides so much in the way of nutrition that that the more kale you eat, the better! Try to include it in at least 4-6 meals or snacks each week to get the most kale benefits.

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