So here are the great health benefits I have compiled for the wonderful food of Asparagus…
- It is high in vitamin K and Folate
- Eat asparagus when you are pregnant or thinking about conceiving - because of it being high in folic acid it helps prevent birth defects such as spina bifida
- Great for your heart
- Helps w*Helps menstrual cramps with fertility problems
- Great for your gastrointestinal tract and your colon
- Helps menstrual cramps
- Great food to help treat depression
- Has been known to increase the success rate of chemo therapy
- Is considered a diuretic which means it is a good anti-inflammatory - best for arthritis, asthma rheumatism, and even water retention…PMS
- Help get rid of warts
- Helps detoxify your body
- Add more asparagus to your diet to lover cholesterol
- Great for nursing mothers stimulating milk production
- Has antioxidant agents - prevents the effects of aging
- Has antifungal and antiviral qualities
- Great for your kidneys - cleansing your body by stimulating urination and preventing kidney stones
- Helps prevent bladder and urinary tract infections
- Use to be used as an a aphrodisiac - increase sexual and comforting feelings
- Helps with treating HIV
- Helps prevent multiple sclerosis
- Helps prevent scurvy
- Asparagus has anti-cancer agents - especially lung cancer
- Helps fight chronic fatigue syndrome
- Helps fight off high blood pressure
- If you bruise easily - eat more asparagus
- Is considered a laxative - eat an asparagus if you have diarrhea and constipation
- Great for your capillaries - eat more asparagus to avoid varicose veins
- Great for your eyes preventing cataracts
- If you are experiencing hair loss- eat more asparagus
- Helps treat toothaches
