The simple little spinach leaf contains an absolute powerhouse of nutrients that protect the body from numerous degenerative diseases. Just take a look at the impressive vitamin and mineral credentials to get an idea of what I’m talking about: Vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6, C, E, K, beta-carotene, biotin, folic acid, calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, [...]
Remember the Popeye cartoon and how popping a can of spinach and eating it resulted in bulging muscles and super strength? Well, it turns out that, whilst spinach does contain iron, it’s perhaps not quite in the quantity as once thought. It turns out that many moons ago a food analyst put the decimal point [...]
There always seems to be the latest fad and new great thing from South America or some weird and wonderful place we’ve never heard of. So how do we know what works and what doesn’t. Well, the proof is in the pudding so to speak and Spirulina has been around rather longer than you might [...]
As oranges are the fruit of the week we’re going to have a closer look at the incredible health benefits of just one of the many vitamins and minerals they contain and the one they are perhaps best known for: Vitamin C What is Vitamin C? Vitamin C, also known as Ascorbic Acid, is a [...]
