According to a review in the August 19, 2010, issue of the British Medical Journal, people who consume an average of about 1.5 servings of green leafy vegetables per day have a 14 percent lower risk of Type 2 diabetes compared with those who eat less than half a serving of those vegetables per day.
There are some side benefits as well if you grow some of those vegetables yourself in your flower beds or your veranda and will add its own special health and beauty to your life. Lettuce, Swiss chard, beet tops (with stem as well as root) and spinach are among the most beneficial plants that are easy to grow and will retain more vitamins with their daily supply of fresh greens. Spring will soon be here to offer fresh air and simple exercises to add to the pleasures of your day. Finding those first two green leaves that have suddenly burst forth from Mother Earth to reach for the sun brings a special joy to the children as they rush inside to report the emergence of the first two green leaves to the rest of the family.
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