10 green foods that pay you back with health

Finding extra funds to set aside for good health is always challenging. Supplements are expensive, insurance costs are always rising, and doctor bills keep coming--right? Well, it might be a good time for you to consider “going green” before you start going broke on healthcare.

It doesn’t take extra pennies to improve your health, but it may require you to adjust your dietary lifestyle. Instead of buying all those hamburgers, try buying a few extra vegetables...green ones! Why not start paying for foods that actually pay you back with health instead of heart disease?

Make your money count more toward foods that offer you maximum health benefits. If you know you should, but you don’t know where to start, here are 10 green power foods that will make you rich with longevity just by what they do when you eat them:

Asparagus

  • Promotes heart health
  • Provides detoxification
  • Increases pain reduction
  • Serves as osteoporosis prevention
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Avocado

  • Makes great breast cancer prevention
  • Acts as a daily anti-aging agent
  • Helps the body with nutrient absorption
  • Offers itself as a natural skin moisturizer

Broccoli

  • Serves as a skin damage repair agent
  • Increases normal muscle growth
  • Supports the immune system
  • Aids in healthy digestion

Brussel Sprouts

  • Assists with blood pressure control
  • Helps with constipation relief
  • Aids white blood cell maintenance
  • Increases brain function

Cucumber

  • Helps grow healthy hair
  • Supports with rehydration
  • Boosts the body with energy
  • Increases joint health

Green Tea

  • Reduces inflammation
  • Increases bone mineral density
  • Prevents heart disease
  • Maintains cholesterol balance

Guava

  • Maintains weight management
  • Prevents heart attacks and strokes
  • Gives glow and health to the skin
  • Aids red blood cell production

Kale

  • Helps fight prostrate cancer
  • Prevents the rate of lung cancer
  • Defends against colon cancer
  • Supports healthy metabolism

Kiwi

  • Serves as blood sugar control
  • Assists as asthma prevention
  • Protects from eye disease
  • Helps prevent coughing

Spinach

  • Enhances bone health
  • Supports brain health
  • Increases eye health
  • Adds energy to the body

Your best avenue toward total health is natural health! For more about power foods that can help your body improve health without putting an extra strain on your pocket books, please visit the following websites offering you advice from experts on going green and more: www.drlisawatson.com; www.drfuhrman.com. Good luck with your greens!

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, Tulsa Healthy Food Examiner

Keri Jenkins, owner of Keepsakes by Keri, is a freelance creative content writer. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Relations & Child Development. She has worked with the health of families and children for over a decade.

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