Last evening while getting ready for bed, Denise asked “Do you know what Kale is”? I said yes, he was a NASCAR driver in the late 70’s, Cale Yarborough, why do you ask? She said no, no, Kale “the wonder vegetable”.
That’s what our life is now, research , reading and more research.
We’re trying to get a better understanding of what's in store, what our options are, what decisions we need to make. So I've been on the Internet. And I've gotten some books. Four of them, to be exact. I've got one that cover the "basics," one that provides practical tips, two aimed at women with breast cancer and one on preventing breast cancer through diet. Last night we downloaded an app to our iPhone titled “ieat healthy for breast cancer”. Thus we discovered Kale, the wonder vegetable.
Kale is considered by nutritionists to be the most nutritious vegetable in the world with extremely powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Kale is among one of the most nutritional vegetables around even though it may not spend much nights on the dining room table as would spinach, lettuce, broccoli and even Brussels sprouts. But this member of the Brassica family of vegetables sure does know how to pack quite a nutritional punch and keep up with the all stars of dining room vegetables. Kale has many health benefits that may just tempt you to add more kale to your diet.
One of the health benefits of this wonder vegetable is that it is loaded with a lot of vitamins. Kale contains a healthy serving of vitamin A, B-vitamins, vitamins C, E and K and has many essential minerals. These vitamins and minerals help to keep the body fit and healthy. B-vitamins help to give the body energy to last throughout the day, vitamin K helps the blood to clot and vitamins A, C and E are known antioxidants that rid the body of dangerous free radicals.
As such, kale has the health benefit of fighting cancer. Green leafy vegetables such as kale have some of the most powerful cancer fighting phytonutrients. Kale is an excellent source of gluosinolates, a substance that helps the body to render harmful substances harmless. Several studies have shown that people who eat kale regularly have a decreased chance of getting cancers. A Korean study found an association between kale consumption and lower incidence of breast cancer. Kale components quercetin, I3C and sulforaphane have all been shown increase the anti-cancer effects of the chemotherapy drug Taxol (paclitaxel).
So load up on kale and green leafy vegetables to ward off cancer.
Randy, Nothing wrong with eating healthy. Here is a recipe I've tried that is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBaked Kale Chips
1 bunch (about 6 ounces) kale (I used Lacinato or “Dinosaur” Kale but I understand that the curlier stuff works, too, possibly even better)
1 tablespoon olive oil
Sea salt, to taste
Preheat oven to 300°F. Rinse and dry the kale, then remove the stems and tough center ribs. Cut into large pieces, toss with olive oil in a bowl then sprinkle with salt. Arrange leaves in a single layer on a large baking sheet (I needed two because mine are tiny; I also lined mine with parchment for easy clean-up but there’s no reason that you must). Bake for 20 minutes, or until crisp. Place baking sheet on a rack to cool.