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Green Machine: Why you need more leafy vegetables in your diet

17 January 2020
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They might not be the tastiest things in the world but leafy green vegetables are a vital part of a healthy diet. In fact, leafy greens are amongst the best of the best when it comes to keeping your mind and body in good nick. Here’s why you need to more of them into your diet. 


Keep your gut happy


Good choices: chard and seaweed.


A healthy guy = a healthy body. Your gut is the engine which fuels the rest of your body - it’s where 80% of your immune system lives and where around 90% of your serotonin is produced. So, it’s important to keep it happy.


Green leafy vegetables help to keep your gut in good shape by encouraging the production of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). These can protect you against gut infections and inflammation, help to tame food sensitivities and support a healthy immune system. 


Maintain your brain function


Good choices: spinach and spring greens.


Everyone wants to maintain their brain function, especially as they get older. Regular social interaction, sharing your emotions, doing brain exercises (e.g. sudoku) and getting regular exercise are all great ways to keep your brain whirring. An additional (and surprising) way of keeping the old grey matter fighting fit is maximising your intake of green leafy vegetables.


A recent study found that people who ate the most leafy greens each day had much slower rates of cognitive decline compared to those who ate less. In fact, greens-eaters had the memory equivalent of 11 years younger than their counterparts. 


Support your immune system 


Good choices: kale and rocket. 


Unless you enjoy being ill, it’s vital that you keep your immune system as strong as possible. There are plenty of ways to keep your immune system in top nick, including regular exercise, getting good sleep and reducing your intake of alcohol. Another way is to eat more greens. Green vegetables contain vitamins, minerals and fibres that feed the good bacteria in your gut. This helps it to fight against bad bacteria and aids the repair of your body when it’s under attack. 


Full of vitamins, minerals and fibre, but low in calories - green leafy vegetables are one of the best foods to prioritise in your diet. If you want to keep yourself healthy, improve your mood, support your immune system and maintain your brain function - get more greens on-the-go now.

All of our blog articles are reviewed by our Medical Director before publication.

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