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Spinach53ALL leafy greens should be eaten in abundancebut spinach is my absolute favourite becauseit’s easy to buy, easy to use in recipes andsalads and is delicious. Baby spinach or fullygrown spinach are nutritional powerhouses andare incredibly alkaline.As with all green foods, spinach is rich in chlorophyll,a potent alkaliser and blood builder.It is also super high in vitamin K, vitamin A,manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, vitaminc, vitamin b2, calcium, potassium, vitamin e,dietary fiber….need I go on?I doubt there is a more all round healthy foodon earth and I highly encourage you to eatspinach throughout the day, every day.Research on Spinach:Nutrients per 1 CupVitamin K – 1110% RDAVitamin A – 337.3% RDAManganese – 84% RDAFolate – 65.7% RDAMagnesium – 38% RDAIron – 35% RDAVitamin C – 31% RDAVitamin B2 – 27% RDACalcium – 25% RDAPotassium – 23% RDAVitamin E – 21% RDAFiber – 19% RDASpinach as a powerful antioxidant: Manach C,Scalbert A, Morand C, Rémésy C, Jiménez L.Polyphenols: food sources and bioavailability.Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 May;79(5):727-47. 2004.PMID:15113710.Spinach intake and ovarian cancer reduction:Gates MA, Tworoger SS, Hecht JL, De Vivo I,Rosner B, Hankinson SE. A prospective study ofdietary flavonoid intake and incidence of epithelialovarian cancer. Int J Cancer. 2007 Apr 30; [Epubahead of print] 2007. PMID:17471564.Spinach intake and breast cancer: M P Longnecker,P A Newcomb, R Mittendorf, E R Greenbergand W C Willett. Intake of carrots, spinach,and supplements containing vitamin A in relationto risk of breast cancer. 1997. American Associationfor Cancer Research.Spinach and reversing motor and neuronal aging:James A. Joseph1, Barbara Shukitt-Hale1,Natalia A. Denisova1,Donna Bielinski1, AntonioMartin1, John J. McEwen1, and Paula C. Bickford.Reversals of Age-Related Declines in NeuronalSignal Transduction, Cognitive, and MotorBehavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, orStrawberry Dietary Supplementation. 1999. TheJournal of Neuroscience.