12 health benefits of parsley - appreciate goods
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THIS HERB IS PROBABLY THE RICHESTSOURCE OF VITAMIN K, AN IMPORTANTNUTRIENT NEEDED IN THE FORMATIONAND FORTIFICATION OF THE BONES AND
TEETH. VITAMIN K, ALONG WITH CALCIUMAND PHOSPHORUS, PROMOTES THESYNTHESIS OF OSTEOCALCIN AND
REDUCES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING BONEDISEASES SUCH AS OSTEOPOROSIS.
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T R E A T S D E N T A L P R O B L E M S
PARSLEY CONTAINS EUGENOL, ANESSENTIAL OIL THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR
MANY YEARS AS A LOCAL ANESTHETIC ANDANTISEPTIC IN THE DENTAL INDUSTRY. ITRELIEVES TOOTHACHES AND TREATS GUM
DISEASES BECAUSE OF ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES.
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E X P E L S H A R M F U L T O X I N S
PARSLEY IS RICH IN POLYPHENOLICANTIOXIDANTS SUCH AS APIGENIN,
LUTEOLIN, AND CRISOERIOL, ADDING IT TOYOUR DISHES CAN HELP IN EXPELLING
HARMFUL TOXINS AND PREVENTINGDEADLY DISEASES.
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P R O M O T E S H E A L T H Y E Y E S I G H T
PARSLEY IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT SOURCEOF VITAMIN A, LUTEIN, AND ZEAXANTHIN –
ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS THAT AREESSENTIAL IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY
EYESIGHT AND PREVENTING AGE-RELATEDMACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD) AND
RETINAL DAMAGE DUE TO UV EXPOSURE.
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R E G U L A T E S N O R M A L B L O O D P R E S S U R E
A CUP OF FRESH, RAW PARSLEY CONTAINS332 MILLIGRAMS OF POTASSIUM, AN
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MINERAL THATIS NEEDED IN CELL METABOLISM AND
FOUND IN BODILY FLUIDS. IT HELPSREGULATE NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE
AND COUNTERS THE NEGATIVE EFFECTSOF SODIUM.
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B O O S T S M E T A B O L I S M
THE ABUNDANT B-VITAMINS(PANTOTHENIC ACID, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN,
PYRIDOXINE, AND THIAMINE) IN THISHERB HELPS BOOST THE BODY’S
METABOLISM BY ASSISTING IN THEBREAKING DOWN OF CARBOHYDRATES,
PROTEINS, AND FATS.
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PARSLEY IS A GOOD SOURCE OF FOLATETHAT IS ESSENTIAL IN THE PRODUCTION
OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND THEDEVELOPMENT OF A FETUS’S NERVOUS
SYSTEM. LOW LEVELS OF FOLATE IN THEBODY COULD LEAD TO FOLATE-
DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN ADULTS ANDNEURAL TUBE DEFECTS IN BABIES.
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F I G H T S I N F E C T I O N S
PARSLEY CAN BE USED FOR TREATINGKIDNEY, GALLBLADDER, AND LIVER
PROBLEMS DUE TO ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES THAT FIGHTINFECTIONS AND HEAL SWOLLEN GLANDS,
WHILE ITS ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIESCLEANSE THE ORGANS SO THEY CAN
FUNCTION BETTER.
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THE ESSENTIAL OILS EXTRACTED FROMTHE PARSLEY LEAVES STIMULATES THE
PRODUCTION OF GASTRIC JUICES,HELPING THE STOMACH DIGEST THEFOOD AND ABSORB THE NUTRIENTS
BETTER. IT ALSO PROVIDES RELIEF FORGASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS SUCH ASCONSTIPATION, GAS, IRREGULAR BOWEL
MOVEMENT, AND INDIGESTION.
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C O M B A T S R H E U M A T I S M A N D A R T H R I T I S
ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERINGFROM RHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS FIND
IT DIFFICULT TO WALK AND MOVEAROUND A LOT, BUT PARSLEY CAN HELPALLEVIATE THE PAIN AND SWELLING OF
THE JOINTS THROUGH ITS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANESTHETIC
PROPERTIES.
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L O W E R S B L O O D S U G A R L E V E L S
PEOPLE WITH DIABETES HAVE BEENUSING PARSLEY TO MANAGE THEIRBLOOD SUGAR LEVELS NATURALLY
SINCE THE EUGENOL FOUND IN THISHERB CAN LOWER THE GLUCOSE LEVEL
IN THE BODY.