Zucchini, also known as courgette or summer squash, belongs to the Cucurbita pepo species. There are two color variations of this vegetable—green…
Vegetables
Discover the extra-ordinary nutritional value, health benefits and curative properties of Nature’s vegetables and roots. Although some of these are not veggies, I have put them in this section as we often class them as such.
As you discover the incredible health benefits of vegetables (Go here for Healing Fruits list), you may like to try some of my favorite green juice recipes. Here are some useful tips on how to make great-tasting green juices.
If you’re new here, you might like to check out Juicing Basics, and To peel or not to peel?
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Vegetables
This Nightshade Food Doesn’t Bother Most People And Has Many Health Benefits
May 28, 2016Eggplant (scientific name Solanum melongena)—also known as aubergine in France, and brinjal in other parts of the world—are not actually a vegetable…
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A Glass Of Parsnip Juice A Day For A Week Will STOP Asthma, Sinus, Wheezing And Emphysema
May 28, 2016Parsnips (scientific name Pastinaca sativa) belong to the root vegetable family. It is often mistaken as the white variety of carrot, but…
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Swiss chard (scientific name Beta vulgaris), is also known with its other monikers: chard, silverbeet, spinach beet, perpetual spinach, crab beet and…
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Prized for centuries in tropical cooking, science is only now beginning to discover the powerful health benefits of turmeric. Turmeric is a…
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Rutabaga As An Anti-Cancer And Anti-Diabetes Food, Protects Heart Health And Prevents Stroke
April 30, 2015Rutabaga (a.k.a. Swede turnip, yellow turnip, or neep) is a root vegetable from the cruciferous vegetable family that might have started from a…
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Radicchio (a.k.a. Italian chicory) is a leafy vegetable similar to cabbage that has red leaves and white stems/veins. The taste is spicy…
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Celeriac (a.k.a. turnip-rooted celery, knob celery, or celery root) is a type of celery that is grown for its edible roots, hypocotyls, and…
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The word “bokchoy” simply means “white vegetable” in Chinese. It is a type of Chinese cabbage that comes under the cruciferous vegetable family. Its…
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Collard greens are loose-leafed vegetables cultivated for their large, edible leaves that are highly nutritious. They belong to the Brassica family, the…
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Okra is also known as “lady’s finger” in some parts of Asia. And various other names in other parts of the world. The…
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Jicama is a large and bulbous root vegetable. Its skin is thick and brown in color, with very juicy white crunchy flesh.…
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Eat Fennel Bulbs To Kick Anemia, Heal Gut Issues, And Reduce Water Retention
August 8, 2012Fennel bulb is a vegetable that has a sweet taste with crunchiness that makes it refreshing when eaten raw or when used…
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Eat/Juice Lotusroots To Stop Bleeding In The Esophagus, Intestines, Stomach And Colon
July 13, 2012Lotusroots from lotus flowers (a.k.a. water lily) grow underwater in the mud. They have sausage-like sections in tuber form that have air…
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Kohlrabi is a German word for “cabbage turnip”. It is part of the cruciferous vegetable family as with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale,…
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Pumpkin is a gourd-like squash that belongs to the Cucurbita family. The shape varies from oblong to oblate and its “skin” is…
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Cilantro Is Powerful For Preventing Alzheimer’s, Lower Blood Sugar And Stop Insomnia
July 9, 2012Cilantro is also known as coriander leaves or Chinese parsley. Its seeds and leaves are used as a seasoning condiment hence it…
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Cauliflower is among the cruciferous vegetables, together with broccoli, kale, cabbage and collards. The average diameter of its compact head known as…
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Brussels sprouts is a member of the Brassica family together with broccoli and cabbage. It is like a miniature cabbage head and…
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These Leaves Get Rid Of Phlegm And Cough FAST, Also Ease Bronchitis, Asthma, Emphysema
June 27, 2012Watercress (Nasturtium officinalis) is a semi-aquatic perennial herb belonging to the family of Brassicaceae, which has been known since time immemorial for…
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Everybody is familiar with a tomato. But perhaps not everybody knows that tomato is a fruit. A tomato doesn’t have the sweet…
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Sweet Potato Has 1000x More Vitamin A Than White Potato And Is A Natural Painkiller!
June 26, 2012Despite its name, the sweet potato really doesn’t belong to the same family as the potato, not even close. Potatoes are tubers,…
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Spinach belongs to the same family as beets and chard. There are many types of spinach. I find that with different culture…
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How To Use Potatoes To Heal Gastritis, Gastric Ulcers, Rheumatism And Relieve Joint Pains
June 26, 2012Potatoes are the edible, starchy tubers of Solanum tuberosum, a plant species of the nightshade family Solanaceae. They are widely cultivated all…
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