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Drinking parsley tea has a good deal of health care benefits. We take the gorgeous green garnish on our plates for granted. It is a packed full of nutrients and powerful antioxidants. Parsley, is likewise known as Petroselinum crispus, is one of the most effortlessly identifiable of the herbs. Its name comes from the Greek word meaning “rock celery” (it is a relative in the celery family). It is considered a very potent impairment of normal physiological function fighting herb. This bright green plant is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, beta carotene, folic acid, iron and potassium. Parsley is natures most concentrated multi vitamin and mineral, immune heightening herb. Parsley holds two types of strange nutritional compounds that provide a great deal of very distinguishable health benefits. The firstborn compound found is a volatile oil that includes: myristicin, limonene, eugenol, and alpha-thujene. The second compounds found are the flavonoids: apiin, apigenin, crisoeriol, and luteolin The component, myristicin has been shown to be effective at preventing tumor formation, in particular in the lungs. These studies were done on animals and more extensive exploration will need to be done, but, the results look promising. In fact, the oils in parsley have been shown to be very effective in neutralizing peculiar carcinogens, such as benzopyrenes found in cigarette smoke and charcoal grill smoke. Parsley is likewise plentiful in chlorophyll. This purifies and inhibits the disseminate of bacteria, fungi and other organisms. Chlorophyll in parsley has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties that act to heighten the immune system. The chlorophyll factor in parsley is high in oxygen and helps the body in fighting viruses as well. Drinking parsley tea helps the lungs to eliminate residues from environmental pollution, enhances the immune response to relieve mucus congestion, sinusitis and asthma. Research studies done in Morocco on herbs employed in folk medicine to treat high blood pressure found that parsley was very effective as an herbal tea remedies. It is very effective diuretic. Hungarian researchers have not long back freed a study that investigated the potential antioxidant effects of parsley. The study showed that flavonoids found in parsley are very effective at scavenging free radicals. Free radicals in the body are responsible for the development of a good deal of medical conditions: atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon and cervical cancer and asthma. More of the 7 top health gains of drinking parsley tea. One of the most potent herbal tea remedies. There is an fabulously big amount of iron in this powerful little plant. In fact, it is outstanding for treating anemia as one quarter cup of fresh parsley in a cup of tea is equivalent to 10 percent of the each day requisites according to the FDA. Parsley also holds the vitamin C that is necessary for the absorption if iron. Vitamin K is necessary for the body to promote bone health by encouraging the absorption of the solid homogeneous inorgani substances to make strong bones. When heated, the vitamin K in parsley almost doubles. Parsley holds apiol which is a element of the female sex hormone estrogen. As a tea, women drink it to regulate their menstrual cycle and after childbirth it is given to advertize uterine contractions. Pregnant women will have to keep away from drinking parsley tea. The heart healthful factor to parsley tea comes from assorted dissimilar actions on the body. It was applied in World War II to with great success treat soldiers with kidney and bladder ailments. It helps the body to increase the elimination of waste by preventing salt from being reabsorbed into the body. It is effective to decrease swelling and usual water retention. The powerful antioxidants in parsley tea make homocysteine, a potentially dangerous molecule to the body ineffective. Homocystine causes harm to blood vessels that significantly increased peril of heart attack and stroke. The next time you see this bright green garnish in your garden or served on your plate, think of how this tiny herb is a nutritional powerhouse. To get enjoyment from the health gains of drinking parsley tea take a handful of fresh parsley, with regards to one quarter cup and cover with 1 cup of boiling water. Let steep for 5 minutes then strain. Add your bestloved sweetener, honey or stevia, add a touch a lemon and enjoy. Here’s to your good health.
315 of 324 people found the following review helpful. Victoria Boutenko’s book answers my question so completely that you would think that she was wondering the same thing. Many of the plants that are the healthiest for you (the dark green types) are difficult to eat raw in any meaningful quantity; kale, mustard greens, spinach, collard greens, etc. This is why so many people either cook them to death or smoother them with high calorie dressings. The Green Smoothie Revolution book showed me how I could add all of things that I believe are healthy for us (leaves, fruit, and berries) to my diet in an easy and fun way. I was introduced to the Green Smoothie by a friend who had been eating this way for a while. I have to admit that when I made my first one I looked at it and said “Really?” It looked like something that Yoda, the swamp dwelling Jedi master from the Star Wars movies, would eat. Green, thick and kind of bubbling. I pride myself on my cooking abilities, especially in making a dish look appetizing by skillful plating. This did not look good; as a matter of fact my other friends used quite a few “colorful” expressions to describe my concoctions, none of which are appropriate here. The taste however is an entirely different matter. The simple blend of bananas, strawberries and kale was sweet, earthy and fresh. I was hooked! In addition to the wonderful recipes for green smoothies (with alluring names such as “Hawaiian Hibiscus”, “The Laughing Gorilla” and “Green Monkey Face”) the book also offers moving testimonials and, most importantly, sage advice from Mrs. Boutenko. I have grown to really enjoy mustard greens as a part of my smoothie meals but she gives a great reason to “rotate” your choice of greens. It seems many plants have ingredients in them (including alkaloids) that could become slightly toxic if eaten in large quantities in order to encourage animals to vary their diet so that the plant would not be eaten to extinction. By regularly changing my choice of greens I can avoid this problem as each plant has a different chemical make-up. Another thing that surprised me is that pets enjoy this type of food as much as people do. I will have to admit that I am not planning to eat 100% raw foods. I believe that humans are omnivores and that a varied diet is a good thing. However, I feel much better now that I have made my daily Green Smoothie my major meal of the day. I still enjoy my cheeses, breads, butter (I LOVE good, cultured Vermont butter) and meat, but I am eating much less of each of them. Thanks to a great friend and this book I have finally learned a practical way to “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto 148 of 151 people found the following review helpful. As the author of a raw food book myself, I rarely come across a related book in which I find many new facts. But it is clear that Victoria did her homework, because I found myself highlighting sentences on nearly every page. Though Victoria includes ample science in her book, the tone is very conversational and easy to read. I was delighted to come across many surprising new tidbits such how, if you blend the greens you only need half as much as you do if you eat them in a salad; green grapes, tomatoes, apples, bell peppers (and more) are really unripe fruits; a zinc deficiency can create a lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, and much, much more! Victoria also teaches us how processed foods have created degeneration that progresses with each generation! She found that ear lobes get smaller, which reflects a lack of cartilage in the body. She points out that the current generation of children is not only more obese than ever, but also is using more psychiatric drugs, braces for the teeth, and glasses. Our lack of good nutritious food (especially greens) is clearly degenerating us as a species. I was most impressed with the research Victoria did on greens. For example, I used to have a nosebleed at least once a week until I switched to a raw diet 7 years ago. From reading this book, I realize now it was a lack of Vitamin K. Victoria lists the many symptoms that come from a lack of Vitamin K, which is found abundantly in greens. There plenty of other useful lists, such as cultivated greens, wild edibles and weeds, herbs, medicinal herbs, and most important: poisonous plants (with a stern warning to learn how to identify these before going foraging for wild plants!) Victoria assures us that if we start blending the greens with plenty of fruit we will love the smoothies. She argues that this is good food combining, since greens are not really vegetables–because they are not starchy. Then, as we get used to them, we will not need so much sweet fruit, but will crave and enjoy the bitter greens. There is info on how to get even your cat to eat green smoothies (dogs are easy!) and also guidelines and tips for green smoothie production. The book also contains personal stories, such as the delightful one about how her grandchild became hooked on green smoothies while in the womb, and another about leaving green smoothies out for wild animals -which led to, among other creatures, a bear coming for green smoothies! In one appendix we learn about how the Boutenko family went raw, and in another we read about how one guy lost 230 pounds in a year by doing green smoothies. (When will the TV “Biggest Loser” contestants catch on to this?) All of the above makes the book worth the price even without the recipes. Yet the recipes make up the half of the book–there are 72 pages of them! Many are donated by readers from all over the world, and there are even green smoothie soups, puddings and body care recipes! This book has truly inspired me to get back on track with more green smoothies. I had gone down to just one a day because of my fondness for chewing. But reading this has definitely inspired me to upgrade my “raw glow” to a “green smoothie glow.” 160 of 164 people found the following review helpful. I’ve been studying raw foods eating for the past week and the Boutenkos are definitely pioneers. The book has a brief testimonial from Victoria, a really neat Russian lady whose entire family at one point was diagnosed with severe medical conditions. Desperate for answers she met a lady who introduced her to the raw food diet. The entire family went ‘cold turkey’ and despite complaints and grumbling the daughter’s asthma went away, and the son who was recently diagnosed w/juvenile diabetes, noticed that his blood sugar readings were dropping. Eventually the family was healed from all their medical conditions and they became sold on the raw foods way of living. The Green Smoothie was a culmination of Victoria’s efforts to figure out why her family had seemed to reach a plateau. She researched chimpanzee diets and found that leafy greens comprised a high part of their diet. However she admits that she had very little tolerance for raw leafy greens and found them disgusting. After trying to blend the raw greens in a blender, which resulted in a stinky mess, Victoria added a banana and realized the fruit masked the smell of the greens. So she and her family began incorporating this vital nutrient into their diet by making ‘green smoothies’ w/fruit, water and greens. The book contains a testimonial, important pointers for preparing smoothies such as rotating greens to avoid buildup of ‘alkaloids’, opinions on what ingredients add to or detract from an effective smoothie, a section w/smoothie recipes, and an appendix, which contains a testimonial from a 400 pound guy who found that green smoothies were the only way he could cut his cravings and effectively complete a weight loss program. It’s a very nice little book and it’s something anyone can do. All it takes is water, greens, fruit and a blender. It would make a very nice gift for someone who needed a simple way to start improving their diet. I have actually been drinking them and notice a big difference in my energy. Raw foods can be intimidating but this is such an easy first step. The book also has footnotes is well researched. |
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