30 Health Benefits of Asparagus!

Asparagus is least likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues.

Asparagus, its fleshy spears topped with bud-like compact heads, is often thought of as a luxury vegetable, prized for its succulent taste and tender texture. It is harvested in the spring when it is 6 to 8 inches tall. While the most common variety of asparagus is green in color, two other edible varieties are available. White asparagus, with its more delicate flavor and tender texture, is grown underground to inhibit its development of chlorophyll content, therefore creating its distinctive white coloring. It is generally found canned, although you may find it fresh in some select gourmet shops, and it is generally more expensive than the green variety since its production is more labor intensive. The other edible variety of asparagus is purple in color. It is much smaller than the green or white variety (usually just 2 to 3 inches tall) and features a fruitier flavor. It also provides benefits from phytonutrients called anthocyanins that give it its purple color. With prolonged cooking, the purple color may disappear.

Health Benefits of Asparagus:

1) It is high in vitamin K and Folate 2) Eat asparagus when you are pregnant or thinking about conceiving – because of it being high in folic acid it helps prevent birth defects such as spina bifida 3) Great for your heart 4) Helps menstrual cramps with fertility problems 5) Great for your gastrointestinal tract and your colon 6) Helps menstrual cramps 7) Great food to help treat depression 8) Has been known to increase the success rate of chemo therapy 9) Is considered a diuretic which means it is a good anti-inflammatory – best for arthritis, asthma rheumatism, and even water retention…PMS 10) Help get rid of warts 11) Helps detoxify your body 12) Add more asparagus to your diet to lover cholesterol 13) Great for nursing mothers stimulating milk production 14) Has antioxidant agents – prevents the effects of aging 15) Has antifungal and antiviral qualities 16) Great for your kidneys – cleansing your body by stimulating urination and preventing kidney stones 17) Helps prevent bladder and urinary tract infections 18) Use to be used as an a aphrodisiac – increase sexual and comforting feelings 19) Helps with treating HIV 20 Helps prevent multiple sclerosis 21) Helps prevent scurvy 22) Asparagus has anti-cancer agents – especially lung cancer 23) Helps fight chronic fatigue syndrome 24) Helps fight off high blood pressure 25) If you bruise easily – eat more asparagus 26) Is considered a laxative – eat an asparagus if you have diarrhea and constipation 27) Great for your capillaries – eat more asparagus to avoid varicose veins 28) Great for your eyes preventing cataracts 29) If you are experiencing hair loss- eat more asparagus 30) Helps treat toothaches