Bet You Didn’t Know About These Chlorophyll Benefits
March 28, 2011 by Eric
Filed under Natural Pain Relief
When it comes to the best of the natural health remedies, chlorophyll is at the top of the list. Most people are familiar with the fact that chlorophyll is the component in plants that lends them it’s green color. But did you know that chlorophyll has some amazing health benefits and is one reason fruits and vegetables are so good for you? Similar in makeup to hemoglobin, chlorophyll strengthens the blood and is extremely easy for the body to absorb. It also helps prevent high-blood pressure and efficiently cleanses and purifies the body.
Chlorophyll isn’t the only health-enhancing ingredient that all vegetables, but particularly the green ones, contain. Fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and micro-nutrients can all be found in these nutritious foods.Plants could not convert the sun’s energy into the sugar and oxygen they need to survive without chlorophyll. Where humans have blood flowing through their veins and arteries, plants have chlorophyll, and this compound has a makeup that is very similar to human blood. *One difference is that the main ingredient in chlorophyll is magnesium whereas it is iron in the blood. (*This is an oversimplification included to emphasize chlorophyll benefits.)
If you were to consider just one of all the natural health remedies available, figuring out how to include chlorophyll rich foods in your diet should be the number one choice. It works with liver detoxification, helps keep your digestive tract clean, it is an energy enhancer, benefits cancer therapy, and it even gives you fresher breath. A fast and easy way to consume chlorophyll daily is to mix chlorophyll-rich vegetables in a blender instead of juicing them. And cleanup is a snap – simply rinse out the blender, let it dry and put it away. My blender of choice is the Vita-Mix Blender, click here for more information.
Juiced fruits provide the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants our bodies need. However, blending is preferred over juicing because the insoluble fiber that blending leaves behind slow the rate at which sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream. This explains why consuming blended vegetables and even eating high-sugar-containing whole fruits does not lead to diabetes and helps get rid of toxins that can cause colon and other cancers.
On the other hand, each method of consuming fruits and vegetables has its own unique benefits. One advantage of drinking freshly pressed juices is the speed with which the body is able to absorb nutrients. The digestive system does not need to do much to process the juice in order for the nutrients it contains to make it into the bloodstream for absorption by the body. The main precaution is not to overload your system with too much fruit juice which can throw your blood sugar and insulin levels out of balance and lead to cardiovascular disease, as well as diabetes. It is always a good idea to consume more blended vegetables than fruit because vegetables contain a lot less sugar.
A wide variety of vegetables contain healthy chlorophyll, including kale, turnip greens, leeks, Brussels sprouts, spinach, green peppers, broccoli, alfalfa, Swiss chard, and beet greens. Create a delicious-tasting blended drink that’s rich in chlorophyll by mixing in fruit with the vegetables.
Try these tasty, vegetable-fruit combinations:
- Romaine lettuce and watermelon
- Turnip greens, berries, and lemon-lime
- Kale, berries, and oranges
- Chard, grapes, and mango
- Spinach, banana, and pears
You want to try experimenting with all these and more from the great variety of fruits and veggies available most of the year. Test, try out different combinations, that’s part of the fun.
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- Eric
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