Health, Skin and Hair Benefits of Spinach

Spinach is a edible flowering plant with high nutritional value, which grows upto 30cm tall. China is the top producing countries for spinach. Spinch is originated in ancient persia, so in china it was called as "Persian vegetable". It contains high amounts of , vitmins, minerals, potassium, iron and calcium.

Botanical Name: Amaranthaceae family

Scientific Name: Spinacia oleracea.

Nutritional Value of Spinach:

Vitamins:
Vitamin C     -    34%
Vitamin E      -    13%
Vitamin K     -    460%
Vitamin A       -   187%  

Minerals:
Iron                -   15%
Magnesium    -   19%
Calcium          -    9%
Dietary fiber   -    8%

Spinach Types:

Spinach has three different types: savoy with dark green and crinkly leaves, flat or smooth leaf, and semi savoy with slightly crinkly leaves. The savoy type spinach are sold in super markets in USA. Its heirloom varities are: Bloomsdale, Merlo Nero and Viroflay.  The flat leaf spinach is good for soup and child foods. the semi savoy is like as same as savoy, its not difficult to clean and you can get it from super markets.

Spinach and its health benefits:

Spinach is a dark green vegetbles contains flavonoids and carotenoids,  which fight against cancer. The spinach leaf is good for eye (retina) problems. Due to rich contents of vitamins, minerals, iron, proteins presents in spinach, it helps to improve your bone health, controls asthma, prevents from cancer, and maintains your blood pressure leels.

Due to the presence of anti-oxidants presents in spinach; it will decrease your sugar levels, and increase insulin levels to keep you healthy. Spinach contains high energy and rich in fiber and water content, so it helps you to prevent from constipation and make you healthy digestive tract.

Spinach contains Vitamin C, responsible to build collagen which makes your hair healthier and glow your skin. Its leaves plays a major role in weight reduction, presence of low calories and fat present in spinach.

Another important benefits of spinach are prevent form cancer, heart attack, improves insulin levels for diabetic patients, strengthen bone health, dicrease blood pressure, controns brains and nervous functionality, improves eyes, lowers hypertensions, prevents DNA damage, prevents from anaemia

Skin Benefits of Spinach:
Spinach cures acne from you skin, gives sun protection, which makes your skin  look young and rejuvenated, due to the presence of Vitamin B in spinach leaves.

Hair Benefits of Spinach:
Spinach is super and high nutrients food constitute Protein, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Vitamin B, C and E, and omega-3 fatty acids which makes you hair grow healthier and stronger.

Precautions While Eating Spinach - Individual Concerns::

1. If you're taking Coumadin(blood thinners), suddendly you should not take more or less foods containing VitaminK. Because it plays a major role in blood clotting, before taking consult your doctor.
2. Spinach contains potassium, so people who having kidney problems and unable to remove excess potassium containing in the blood should avoid this leaves.
3. It contains goitrogens, peoples who having thyroid problems must avoid this spinach leaves in your diet.