“Captain Cook’s sailors used this vegetable on their wounds to prevent gangrene ……….”

MOTHER NATURE’S NATURAL HEALING GIFTS -
A-Z OF EVERYDAY FOODS AND THEIR AMAZING
HEALTH BENEFITS

The next food of our A-Z of Everyday Foods is the humble CABBAGE.

Cabbage is believed to be a descendant of wild sea plants which were grown along the coast of England.  Some historians say that the Celtic wanderers brought wild cabbage to Europe around 600 B.C.  It was known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans and Cato the Elder praised it for its medicinal properties.

Early explorers and their crews ate cabbage because of its high Vitamin C content to prevent scurvy.  It has even been noted that on one of Captain Cook’s voyages sailors who were injured in a storm had their wounds bound with cabbage to help prevent gangrene.

The three main varieties of cabbage are Green, Red and Savoy.  Red cabbage contains additional health benefits not found in green cabbage. Other varieties are the Chinese or Napa Cabbage and Bok Choy.

Cabbage is best cooked sautéed to retain all its goodness.  It can also be eaten raw in salads such as coleslaw and is great in stir fries.

Cabbage has many great benefits and may assist in the following:

• Prevents Constipation
• Helps Haemorrhoids
• Protects your Heart
• Reduce the risk of cancer – such as lung, colon,
  breast and ovarian cancers.

Just a single serving of Cabbage daily contains nearly half of the Vitamin C requirements.  It also contains high levels of Vitamin K.  It also has good levels of fibre, manganese, Vitamin B6 and Folate and Omega 3 Fatty Acids.

Cabbage contains impressive amounts of photo-nutrient anti-oxidants and is rich in anti-inflammatory nutrients.  One well known remedy for new mothers is using the leaf of a cabbage to cover a breast that has mastitis.  Another well known treatment using cabbage juice is for the treatment of a Peptic Ulcer.

Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage and is excellent for putting the friendly bacteria back into the bowel because of the positive fermentation effects.

Unfortunately not all fermentation of foods is good as foods like bread, alcohol and sugar create negative or bad bacteria which will overrun the good bacteria within the bowel.

Cabbage is an ideal inclusion in your diet as it is usually inexpensive, is versatile and available all year round.

Yours in health,

Dedicated to Improving Your Wellbeing and Committed To Helping You Achieve Abundance

From the Team at the Hervey Bay Wellbeing, Anti-Aging and Longevity Centre

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