Health
Just One Cup Of This Veggie Daily May Lower Heart Disease Risk, Study Finds – mindbodygreen.com
It’s no secret getting enough vegetables is important for your overall health.
A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University, the Danish Cancer Society, and the University of Western Australia wanted to look at how leafy greens affected blood pressure and heart disease risk. Their focus was specifically on nitrate-rich vegetables, so think kale, collards, spinach, along with beets and garlic.
As cardiologist Alejandro Junger, M.D., previously explained to mbg, “Nitrate-containing nutrients are essential precursors of nitric oxide, which helps to relax the arterial walls…
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