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PIZZAZZ folic acid; an excellent source Cooking with Parsley
of vitamins B and A. Parsley Choose fresh parsley whenever
P ByTricia Danflous is easy to grow year-round,
lace a small sprig of bright green inexpensive, and tasty, too. possible — just cut a few snips from your
parsley on your plate for attractive Parsley deserves its super-food windowsill herb garden and be sure to
visual appeal. Ingest a bit of this title. It assists in the treatment wash it in cold water before using.When
super herb in a salad, juice or vegetarian of kidney stones, urinary cooking, make it one of the last ingredients
stew and you’ll bring pizzazz to your diet to add to your dish to enjoy the biggest
and good health to your body. tract infections, high blood benefit in nutrition and in taste.
That’s right, parsley is not just a pretty pressure, gastrointestinal
decoration. It is a powerful source of conditions, colic, fluid Don’t overpower your dishes with
nutrients ranging from anti-oxidants to retention, coughing, diabetes, parsley — a little goes a long way — but
prostate problems, osteoarthritis try a dash or two in soups, tomato sauce,
and spleen issues, arthritis, anemia salads, or sprinkle chopped parsley on
and bad breath. Parsley is associated vegetables right before serving.
with initiating menstrual flow and has
aphrodisiac properties. Applying parsley Parsley Smoothie
to the skin will ease the discomfort of lice, Don’t forget to include parsley when you
irritated skin, bruises and bug bites. It has
even been known to stimulate hair growth. are preparing your favorite green veggie juice
Rich in the B vitamin folic acid, parsley or smoothie, or add to your glass of freshly
is good for your heart. The folic acid in squeezed orange juice.Try a refreshing glass
parsley may assist in minimizing the risk of of nothing-but-parsley juice — you will need
colon and cervical cancer — areas of the about a half-cup of chopped parsley to make
body with cells that divide very fast. one ounce of juice.
RECIPE FOR
Parsley Tea
• Boil a quart of water
• When it begins to boil, pour
over a full cup of fresh parsley
• Steep for 10 to 15 minutes
• Strain, refrigerate and enjoy
by the cupful.
Be careful: avoid the overuse of
parsley if you are pregnant.
March § April 2015 INSPIRE HEALTH 5
PIZZAZZ folic acid; an excellent source Cooking with Parsley
of vitamins B and A. Parsley Choose fresh parsley whenever
P ByTricia Danflous is easy to grow year-round,
lace a small sprig of bright green inexpensive, and tasty, too. possible — just cut a few snips from your
parsley on your plate for attractive Parsley deserves its super-food windowsill herb garden and be sure to
visual appeal. Ingest a bit of this title. It assists in the treatment wash it in cold water before using.When
super herb in a salad, juice or vegetarian of kidney stones, urinary cooking, make it one of the last ingredients
stew and you’ll bring pizzazz to your diet to add to your dish to enjoy the biggest
and good health to your body. tract infections, high blood benefit in nutrition and in taste.
That’s right, parsley is not just a pretty pressure, gastrointestinal
decoration. It is a powerful source of conditions, colic, fluid Don’t overpower your dishes with
nutrients ranging from anti-oxidants to retention, coughing, diabetes, parsley — a little goes a long way — but
prostate problems, osteoarthritis try a dash or two in soups, tomato sauce,
and spleen issues, arthritis, anemia salads, or sprinkle chopped parsley on
and bad breath. Parsley is associated vegetables right before serving.
with initiating menstrual flow and has
aphrodisiac properties. Applying parsley Parsley Smoothie
to the skin will ease the discomfort of lice, Don’t forget to include parsley when you
irritated skin, bruises and bug bites. It has
even been known to stimulate hair growth. are preparing your favorite green veggie juice
Rich in the B vitamin folic acid, parsley or smoothie, or add to your glass of freshly
is good for your heart. The folic acid in squeezed orange juice.Try a refreshing glass
parsley may assist in minimizing the risk of of nothing-but-parsley juice — you will need
colon and cervical cancer — areas of the about a half-cup of chopped parsley to make
body with cells that divide very fast. one ounce of juice.
RECIPE FOR
Parsley Tea
• Boil a quart of water
• When it begins to boil, pour
over a full cup of fresh parsley
• Steep for 10 to 15 minutes
• Strain, refrigerate and enjoy
by the cupful.
Be careful: avoid the overuse of
parsley if you are pregnant.
March § April 2015 INSPIRE HEALTH 5
