Post on 14-Apr-2017
A R T I C H O K E
H E L P F I G H T S C A N C E R
RANKED 7TH IN THE LIST OF FOODS WITHMOST ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL. ARTICHOKE
HAS MORE ANTIOXIDANTS THAN THEWELL-KNOWN ANTIOXIDANT-RICH FOOD
LIKE BLUEBERRIES, GRAPE JUICE, AND REDWINE. THE PHYTONUTRIENTS PRESENT IN
THE ARTICHOKES HELP BOOST THEIMMUNE SYSTEM.
A R T I C H O K E
L O W I N C A L O R I E S , R I C H I N D I E T A R YF I B E R
ARTICHOKE IS LOADED WITH DIETARYFIBER THAT IS VITAL TO IMPROVING
DIGESTION. THE FIBER HELPS NORMALIZESBOWEL MOVEMENTS AND DECREASE THECHANCE OF CONSTIPATION. A HUNDREDGRAMS OF ARTICHOKES PROVIDE FOR 14
PERCENT OF YOUR DAILY RECOMMENDEDVALUE OF FIBER.
A R T I C H O K E
R E D U C E B A D C H O L E S T E R O L I N T H E B O D Y
A STUDY INVOLVING 143 PATIENTS WITHHIGH-LEVEL BLOOD CHOLESTEROL HAS
RESULTED IN 20 PERCENT REDUCTION OFBAD CHOLESTEROL AND 18 PERCENT
DECREASE IN TOTAL BLOODCHOLESTEROL. THIS TOOK PLACE AFTER
SHOTS OF ARTICHOKE LEAF EXTRACTWERE ADMINISTERED TO THE PATIENTS.
A R T I C H O K E
R E G U L A T E S B L O O D P R E S S U R E
SODIUM SPIKES UP THE BLOOD PRESSURE.THE 370MG OF POTASSIUM AND 60MG OF
MAGNESIUM FOUND IN ARTICHOKENEUTRALIZES THE BLOOD PRESSURE.
A R T I C H O K E
K E E P T H E L I V E R H E A L T H Y
THE BILE-PRODUCING LIVER RECEIVES AHUGE BENEFIT FROM ANTIOXIDANTS
CYNARINE AND SILYMARIN, WHICH AREHELPFUL IN REDUCING TOXINS FOUND INTHE LIVER AND FLUSHING THEM OUT OF
THE BODY.
A R T I C H O K E
I M P R O V E S D I G E S T I V E H E A L T H
THE PREBIOTIC, INULIN, WHICH IS ASOURCE OF FIBER IN ARTICHOKE,
INCREASES THE GOOD BACTERIA IN THESTOMACH THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY
DIGESTION. APART FROM FIBER, ANOTHERIMPORTANT AGENT IN IMPROVING THEDIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS THE CYNARINE,
WHICH AIDS IN PRODUCTION AND BILEAND EASES BLOATING AND OTHER PAIN.
A R T I C H O K E
B O O S T T H E I M M U N E S Y S T E M
A 100G SERVING OF ARTICHOKESPROVIDES FOR 11.7MG OR 20% RDV OF
VITAMIN C, WHICH AIDS IN DEVELOPINGBODY RESISTANCE AGAINST INFECTIOUS
AGENTS.
A R T I C H O K E
A I D S I N B R A I N O R C O G N I T I V E H E A L T H
ARITCHOKE COMES WITH A SIGNIFICANTAMOUNT OF VITAMIN K AND PHOSPHORUS
TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAIN CELLS AREPERFORMING ACTIVELY AND HEALTHY.
VITAMIN K LIMITS NEURONAL DAMAGE INTHE BRAIN AND ASSISTS PATIENTS IN
TREATING ALZHEIMER’S. PHOSPHORUSHELPS PREVENT A DECLINE IN COGNITIVE
ABILITY.
A R T I C H O K E
A N E X C E L L E N T S O U R C E O F F O L I C A C I D
FOLATES FUNCTION AS CO-FACTOR WITHENZYMES IN THE SYNTHESIS OF DNA. THIS
IS CRUCIAL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN ORWOMEN WHO WISH TO CONCEIVE AS IT
PREVENTS NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS AND ATTHE SAME TIME INCREASE FERTILITY.
A R T I C H O K E
M A I N T A I N B O N E H E A L T H
VITAMIN K PROMOTES OSTEOTROPICACTIVITY. APART FROM VITAMIN K,
VITAMIN C FOUND IN ARTICHOKE IS AVITAL ELEMENT IN THE FORMATION OF
COLLAGEN, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THEBONES, SKIN, AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
A R T I C H O K E
B O O S T M E T A B O L I C A C T I V I T I E S
ARTICHOKES CONTAIN MANGANESE THATAIDS THE BODY INCORRECTLY UTILIZINGTHE NUTRIENTS WE GET FROM THE FOOD
WE EAT. IT HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THEMETABOLISM OF AMINO ACIDS,
CARBOHYDRATES, AND CHOLESTEROL.
A R T I C H O K E
A R T I C H O K E I S A N U T R I E N T - D E N S EV E G E T A B L E
OVERALL, THE ARTICHOKE IS FULLYLOADED WITH ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND
MINERALS. FOR A LOW-CALORIEVEGETABLE, IT IS STILL AMUSING TO
LEARN HOW NUTRIENT DENSE ITACTUALLY IS. IT IS PACKED WITH
VITAMINS A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E, ANDK.