Personally, I don’t particularly care for cooked spinach - but I do like it in my Cole slaw and salads. It is chalk full of vitamin A, foliate, manganese, magnesium, vitamin C, iron, riboflavin, calcium, potassium,, and even tryptophan that that is just to name a few!! The benefits of this vegetable goes as follows:

*Help prevent kidney stones and gallbladder problems

*It will give you lots of energy - maybe not as much as Popeye but it’ll get you moving!

*Like other green leafy vegetables - it is great for you eyes preventing cataracts, and muscular degeneration

*Full of anti-oxidants - anti aging properties

*May prevent/treat hair loss

*Helps aid in the recovery of a stroke

*Helps treat conjunctivitis (pink eye)

*If you suffer from migraines and terrible headaches - eat more spinach

*Great food to have if you are a stressful person

*High in flavonoids

*Helps treat tinnitus

*Prevents anemia

*Helps fight depression - because of the vitamin B

*Help prevent varicose veins

*Prevents colon and lung cancer

*Great for you heart preventing heart disease and stroke

*Helps maintain a healthy blood pressure level

*Helps people with arthritis, gout and asthma because is has anti-inflammatory agents

*Great for overall bone health preventing such things as osteoporosis

*Contains anti-cancer agents

*Low in calories

*Helps treat infertility and low sperm count

*Help prevent anaphylaxis attacks

*Prevents stomach and intestinal problems such as diarrhea and constipation

*Helps treat chronic fatigue syndrome

*Recommended food for pregnant women because it is high in foliate proven to help prevent spina bifida and other birth defects in babies

*Great food if you are trying to loose weight

It is recommended that you should not have more than 2 serving of spinach a week and is better steamed than boiled although raw is best..

Remember if you have pre-existing or current condition, especially kidney or bladder problems because Spinach is high in oxalate’s, be sure to discuss with your doctor what foods you should and should not be having. As with anything eat your fruits and vegetables and foods in moderation - too much of anything can be harmful to your health.