It is now known that the different varieties of cabbage, most common among which are green, red, Nappa, savoy and bok choy, house glucosinolates with differing patterns. Hence to attain the broadest benefits, it is best to include and alternate all varieties in your diet. The Harvard School of Public Health confirms that the use of cabbage in the diet on a regular basis may decrease the chances of developing a large variety of chronic diseases.
Cabbage is loaded with cancer fighting properties, but cooking it destroys the special enzymes, especially myrosinase, which provide the vegetable with its healing powers. Drinking cabbage juice as a healing tonic every few days is the best option for obtaining all the benefits it has to offer. Drinking the juice straight might not suite everyone’s taste, but can easily be combined with other health promoting juices to produce a mixture of great tasting drinks.
Sweet Cabbage Melody
Ingredients:
- One medium apple
- two large carrots
- ½ head of cabbage
Directions:
Select fresh cabbage and wash thoroughly along with other fruits and vegetables. Cut all the ingredients into a size that will easily fit the juicer and juice away!
Add-ons
- lemon
- celery
Nutritional Information
Cabbage juice is packed with vital nutrients, providing excellent quantities of vitamins C, K, B6, Folate acid, as well as manganese and glucosinolates. If consumed raw it also supplements the diet with great quantities of fibre. Additionally it is a good source of iron, calcium, thiamin, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.
Health Benefits of Cabbage
Four of the glucosinolates in cabbage that have gotten special attention include indole-3-carbinol, sulforaphane, di-indolmethane, and isothiocyanates. They are converted into isothiocyanates in the body and trigger the antioxidant defense apparatus which give the vegetable its special detoxifying and anti-cancer abilities. Cabbage also has anti-inflammatory properties, making it a good food for people suffering from inflammation related issues. According to a study by Stanford University cabbage juice is the most effective natural remedy for people with peptic ulcers. Cabbage also linked with possible macular degeneration of the eyes due to age. The lactic acid in cabbage is helpful in providing relief from muscle sores.