Sunday, April 8, 2012

Omega-3 may just be found in your back yard!

Omega-3 Levels in Common Foods:
Romaine lettuce, 1 cup, 53 mgPurslane, 1 cup, 300-400 mgFlaxseed oil, 1 Tbsp., 7196 mgBroccoli, raw, 1 stalk, 147 mgChia seeds, 1 ounce, 4915 mgCauliflower, ½ cup, 104 mgWalnuts, 1 ounce, 2542 mgSpinach, 1 cup, 41 mgWalnut Oil, 1 Tbsp., 1404 mg 
Found in your back yard:

Every part of the dandelion is edible and full of nutrition. Dandelion, or Taraxacum officinale, is part of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae). It also goes by other common names, including priest's crown, Irish daisy, monk's head, blowball and lion's tooth. Dandelions have antioxidant properties and contain bitter crystalline compounds called Taraxacin and Taracerin, along with inulin and levulin, compounds thought to explain some of its therapeutic properties.Dandelions offer you a wealth of nutrition!
They contain:
One of the richest sources of beta caroteneof all herbs (10161 IU per 100g, which is 338 percent of the RDA)Numerous flavonoids, including FOUR times thebeta carotene of broccoli; also lutein, cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthinPossibly the HIGHEST herbal source of vitamin K 1, providing 650 percent of the RDA
Vitamins, including folic acid, riboflavin, pyroxidine, niacin, and vitamins E and CGreat source of minerals, including magnesium, calcium, potassium, manganese, and ironLeaves rich in dietary fiber, as well as a good laxative

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