It is April and asparagus is in season. Although a spring vegetable but available all year long due to technology and easy transportation, it never tastes as good as it does when in season fresh from the farms or farmer’s markets.
Who does not love asparagus even if it makes pee smell funny? If you ever wondered about this, studies as to why are inconclusive because it does not happen to everybody. It only occurs in two out of three people and the smell may only be noticed by one of the two. Strange! Some say the odor, if noticed, comes from sulfurous elements in asparagus others from asparagine, a diuretic that people who lack the gene cannot break down. As to being sulfurous, sulfur is in many vegetables and is a good thing.
Asparagus is very nutritious to say the least. High in vitamin K, B vitamins, selenium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and iron it also contains inulin, a prebiotic maintaining healthy gut bacteria. Asparagus also contains glutathione an antioxidant that has been studied for its effect as anti-cancer agent and saponins for their anti-inflammatory properties. Saponins are plant nutrients found in many plant sources as for example beans and yams.
Other phytonutrients in asparagus are the bioflavonoids quercetin and rutin. Quercetin provides relief in inflammation caused by allergies. Rutin strengthens blood vessels and capillaries. Besides this wealth of nutrients, it is high in fiber and, above all, very low in calories only 35 calories in one cup of cooked asparagus.
Asparagus root, shatavari, is used in Ayurvedic medicine to heal female disorders, to increase lactation and ease menstrual pain. It is equally preferred in Chinese medicine.
Asparagus comes in green, red and white. The white eaten mainly in Europe is grown without sunlight kept submerged in sandy soil. Even without chlorophyll it is still a nutritious vegetable.
There are male and female spears. The male is skinny, the plump female. Even vegetables prefer roundness in their females!
Homeopathy has Asparagus officinalis as a remedy in its materia medica. Although not one of the polycrest remedies, it is used for various problems like different headaches, coughs with stringy mucus and rheumatic pains in the back.
Reasons for eating this wondrous plant are plenty. If eating merely steamed does not appeal, sautéing in broth or butter with a preferred seasoning hot or cold can be the crowning to a wonderful meal.
The pictured dish contains spiced red lentils, chicken sausage and plump, steamed asparagus. A complimentary combination that filled the spot.
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Who does not love asparagus even if it makes pee smell funny? If you ever wondered about this, studies as to why are inconclusive because it does not happen to everybody. It only occurs in two out of three people and the smell may only be noticed by one of the two. Strange! Some say the odor, if noticed, comes from sulfurous elements in asparagus others from asparagine, a diuretic that people who lack the gene cannot break down. As to being sulfurous, sulfur is in many vegetables and is a good thing.
Asparagus is very nutritious to say the least. High in vitamin K, B vitamins, selenium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and iron it also contains inulin, a prebiotic maintaining healthy gut bacteria. Asparagus also contains glutathione an antioxidant that has been studied for its effect as anti-cancer agent and saponins for their anti-inflammatory properties. Saponins are plant nutrients found in many plant sources as for example beans and yams.
Other phytonutrients in asparagus are the bioflavonoids quercetin and rutin. Quercetin provides relief in inflammation caused by allergies. Rutin strengthens blood vessels and capillaries. Besides this wealth of nutrients, it is high in fiber and, above all, very low in calories only 35 calories in one cup of cooked asparagus.
Asparagus root, shatavari, is used in Ayurvedic medicine to heal female disorders, to increase lactation and ease menstrual pain. It is equally preferred in Chinese medicine.
Asparagus comes in green, red and white. The white eaten mainly in Europe is grown without sunlight kept submerged in sandy soil. Even without chlorophyll it is still a nutritious vegetable.
There are male and female spears. The male is skinny, the plump female. Even vegetables prefer roundness in their females!
Homeopathy has Asparagus officinalis as a remedy in its materia medica. Although not one of the polycrest remedies, it is used for various problems like different headaches, coughs with stringy mucus and rheumatic pains in the back.
Reasons for eating this wondrous plant are plenty. If eating merely steamed does not appeal, sautéing in broth or butter with a preferred seasoning hot or cold can be the crowning to a wonderful meal.
The pictured dish contains spiced red lentils, chicken sausage and plump, steamed asparagus. A complimentary combination that filled the spot.
For more info visit : http://www.bodyiqonline.com/
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