Healthy Vegetables

Vegetables – Greens – Garlic – Red-Orange

Broccoli

Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, bok choy and cauliflower are helpful in the prevention of heart disease and cancer, the top 2 killers for men aged 35 years and above.

Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables are loaded with Vitamin C, potassium, beta-carotene and a phytochemical called sulphoraphane with excellent anti-cancer properties and proven very effective to prevent prostate and colon cancer. In addition, this “miracle” green vegetable helps control the level of homocycteine and lower the risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

Broccoli also considerably lowers the risks of bladder cancer which affects men two to three times more frequently than women

Now here’s a great dish – chopped broccoli with thinly sliced garlic in olive oil – dig in!

Garlic

Garlic contains hundreds of minerals and nutrients and is one of the  most remarkable home remedies.  It has a reputation as an aphrodisiac and  multiple healing properties including that it is very beneficial in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and impotence…read more – Garlic and Impotence!

Red Bell Peppers

A single red bell pepper provides 300% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C.

Vitamin C is involved in collagen production and Beta-carotene converts to to the active form of Vitamin A which helps to repair epithelial or skin cells.

Both Vitamin C and beta-carotene are antioxidants that help preserve healthy skin cells and prevent oxidation from the sun.

Men whose diets include dark, leafy greens and any nutrient rich vegetable were found to be less likely to develop enlarged prostate.

Tomato

The tomato is a low calorie food packed with nutrition. Red tomatoes have up to four times the amount of beta carotene as green tomatoes.  They are also an excellent source of vitamin C, carotenes (especially lycopene) biotin, vitamin K, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid, niacin, folic acid and dietary fiber.

The tomatoes lycopene content, that red carotene, has has been shown to be extremely protective against breast, colon, lung, skin and prostate cancers.

Furthermore it has shown to lower the risk of heart disease, cataracts and macular degeneration. Lycopene simply neutralizes harmful oxygen free radicals before they can do damage to the cellular structure.

So dig into a great tomato salad and add that to your nutritional diet.

Avocado

Also called the alligator pear from the Persea americana tree.

The avocado is a great source of monounsaturated fatty acids, potassium, vitamin E, B vitamins, and fiber. It’s potassium content is twice to three times that of a banana, and on the other side of the coin it also has about three time the amount of calories of a banana.

The unsaturated oil content of avocados is second only to olives among fruits and sometimes greater. the fat content is about twenty times that of other fruits. The oleic and linoleic acid in avocados may also help lower cholesterol levels.

How about a tomato and avocado salad with olive oil and shaved parmesan cheese as a light healthy snack.

Mushrooms

White button mushrooms are a wonderful source of many minerals including selenium, copper, potassium, zinc and phytochemicals. Furthermore they are also an excellent source of B vitamins, thiamine, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and niacin.

Button mushrooms as well as shiitake and maitake and reishi mushrooms have shown to contain polysaccharide and beta-glucan components and anticancer properties.

Ginger

A stimulant for the heart and circulation. Ginger has many very favorable warming properties which stimulate the circulation, invigorate digestion and dispel lethargy.

Hot ginger tea at the onset of a flue or cold will help you sweat out the infection, reduce fever, and clear catarrh. Ginger has a long tradition of being a great remedy for all gastric upsets including diarrhea, griping pain and stomach spasms.

Ginger also contains very potent anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols. Gingerols inhibit the formation of inflammatory cytokines which are chemical messengers of the immune system. 

Eggplant and Mozzarella

Eggplant is a great source of dietary fiber, as well as a very good source of vitamin B1, B6, potassium , copper, magnesium, phosphorous, niacin and folic acid.

An anthocyanin flavonoid called nasunin found in the skin of eggplants, helps remove excess iron out of the body. although iron is san essential nutrient and is necessary for oxygen transport in the body, normal immune functions and collagen synthesis, too much is not a good thing either.