Asparagus - A Miracle Vegetable

Asparagus is a green vegetable that looks like a spear. This vegetable tastes good and that it can be a good delicacy. It belongs to the lily family which looks like leafless. One of the top 10 most nutritious vegetables, it has a lot of benefits on the health too. We all know that all produce are really good for the health and help in prevention of a lot of disease that makes life so difficult. Asparagus is seen as one of the best vegetables that can cure a very dreadful disease called cancer.
Many testimonials claim that they are miraculously cured after having asparagus therapy. This is an amazing news most especially to those who are suffering from cancer. However, there are still who oppose the claim that asparagus is a cure to cancer. As far as the opposition is concerned, the fact that the entire nutritious factor this vegetable brings to the body nothing is debatable with that. But it may not be really a cure, it only health benefits that a person can get.
One of the health benefits that asparagus gives to the body it keeps the heart healthy. Asparagus is rich in folate which is a good for the heart. It can give at least 66 % of folate to the body in one serving. The body needs 400 mg of folate daily which prevents heart attack.
Asparagus is also a natural diuretic. It is rich in potassium and is low in sodium. The vegetable is has plenty of active amino acid called asparagines. The combination of these three has good effect as a diuretic agent. Water retention in the body as you may know can cause a lot of problem. As we can see if there is a swelling in our extremities it is also painful. Fluid retention may cause complications like pulmonary edema and heart congestions. The asparagus can help in expelling out all the water that is trapped inside the body.
Furthermore, it promotes a healthy digestive system. A carbohydrate called insulin can be found in asparagus. Our body can’t digest the insulin but the good bacteria that are present inside the body which is good for the health can digest this. Lastly, asparagus is good for pregnant women because it is high in folate. It is good for the brain development of the baby inside the pregnant women.
As mentioned earlier there are many claims that they were cured of cancer because of asparagus. Asparagus is a high source of phytochemicals which is a very potent anti-oxidant that fights cancer. It also contains glutathione used for the treatment of cancer and fights free radicals in the body that may cause malignancies. There is also another phytochemical present in the asparagus. They call it Ferulic acid. This phytochemical inhibits any cancer activities. It can stop the formation of blood vessels that results to tumor and it halts the nutrients and oxygen supply to tumor. It also has quercetin and rutin which has cell destroying properties to cancer cells. Lastly, it also contains steroidal saponins which stop the growth of liver cancer. These relevant facts about the asparagus are essential for us to see the importance of asparagus in restoring good health for our body.


Ludovic Beraud