Disease Proof

A staple topic for DiseaseProof are the many benefits of eating leafy green vegetables—just look at all the posts:

• Plant Fiber: Crucial For Healthy Body Weight
• The Secret to Extreme Longevity
• Vegetables Deliver Protein with Micronutrients
• Unrefined Carbohydrates Encourage Weight Loss
• Veggies Protect Your Heart
• Don't Settle For Diabetes
• Dr. Fuhrman’s Fab Five
• Ten Super Foods to Use in Your Recipes and Menus
• The Best Foods For Bones: Fruits and Vegetables
• Vitamins from Food
• A Table of High-Nutrient Foods
• Nutrient Density of Green Vegetables

I’m sure in a few months we’ll have double that! And news like this will certainly help get us there. According to the Associated Press new research shows eating green leafy vegetables including spinach, kale, and collards may help slow the mental decline associated with getting older. Lindsey Tanner reports:

On measures of mental sharpness, older people who ate more than two servings of vegetables daily appeared about five years younger at the end of the six-year study than those who ate few or no vegetables.

Researchers believe that the healthy amounts of vitamin E contained in leafy greens help fight chemicals that damage cells. Behold the power of the green!