Vanessa Somerville provides the freshest and tastiest greens at the market, specialising in lettuces, watercress, spinach and mesculin
Lettuce aids digestion and promotes liver health. It may also reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and cataracts and may ease nervous insomnia. Lettuce is a good source of folate which is known to reduce neural tube defects such as spina bifida. The Spina Bifida Assocation of South Australia says the incidence of spina bifida could be reduced up to 70% by getting enough folate before and during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Lettuce is also a good source of iron and vitamin C and according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, lettuce may help to fight anemia
Spinach is truly a nutritional powerhouse - and perfect for green smoothies. A Harvard University study found that women who ate spinach more than five times a week had a 47 percent decrease in risk of cataract surgery compared with those who ate spinach less than once a month. Lutein, found in spinach, may also benefit eye health by reducing the risk of macular degeneration, according to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Vitamin A and vitamin K are two of the prevalent vitamins in spinach and they are known to help regulate blood flow, maintain bone health, preserve cell health and help the cells in the body grown normally.
