Did You Know: Healthy Food Facts Part-2

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From Monday, we had started the Did You Know Series. In which we will publish some interesting facts about food. So be ready for interesting food facts for today some of our new series, let’s start 🙂

1.) Celery

Celery is the best vegetable source of naturally occurring sodium.
It is high in potassium.
The high water content in celery makes it ideal for vegetable juicing.
As an easy way to reduce grains in your diet spread peanut butter on celery rather than bread.

2.) Cilantro

Cilantro may be useful to treat urinary tract infections
Both the leaves and seeds aid digestion, relieve intestinal gas, pain, and distention
They also treat nausea, soothe inflammation, rheumatic pain, headaches, coughs, and mental stress
Cilantro is a member of the carrot family.

3.) Chicory

Chicory contains inulin, which helps diabetics regulate their blood sugar levels
Chicory is closely related to lettuce and dandelion but is a member of the sunflower family
It may be cleansing to the liver and gallbladder
Chicory is beneficial for digestion, the circulatory system, and the blood
Chicory leaves are a good source of calcium, vitamin A and potassium

4.) Chinese Cabbage

Chinese cabbage has anti-inflammatory properties
It is an excellent source of folic acid
Chinese cabbage is low in calories and low in sodium
It is also high in vitamin A and a good source of potassium

5.) Dandelion Greens

Dandelion is beneficial to digestion and is an antiviral that may be useful in the treatment of AIDS and herpes
It may also be useful in treating jaundice, cirrhosis, edema due to high blood pressure, gout, eczema and acne
Dandelion is also used to treat and prevent breast and lung tumors and premenstrual bloating
Dandelion greens are high in vitamin A in the form of antioxidant carotenoid and vitamin C
They also contain calcium and potassium
Dandelion root contains inulin, which lowers blood sugar in diabetics

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