On Healthy Living

We all know that eating our vegetables is a must to stay healthy. But with anything else some veggies are better for you than others. Making sure you get plenty of antioxidants doesn’t have to be as hard as you thought anymore. There are five salad vegetables that are actually antioxidant superstars. These veggies not only instantly boost your defenses against anything like wrinkles and heart disease but they can even help make your realage younger.

The five superstar vegetables are as follows, Artichokes, radishes, broccoli, red chicory and leeks.  Out of the 27 vegetables that were tested artichokes hands down led the pack highest in antioxidants. They are also rich in fiber as well as foliate which are two other nutrients that are very good for you.

If you are like me and only like one of these superstar antioxidants or none at all don’t worry you can get the same amount of antioxidants from some herbs and spices.  The spices you should try to put in at least one meal a day are sage, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, tarragon, cumin, fresh ginger and garlic. We all know that garlic is great for the heart but now you have other herbs and spice to choose from in the spice cabinet to help you led a healthier life.  The best things to do are experiment with your favorite herbs and spices from this list and see what works best for you. It doesn’t matter what you come up with all seven of them will help boost your health and add great flavor to your food.

Ashley Ford wrote this on April 28th, 2008 and filed it under Healthy Living |