Know what's super bad for your body? Inflammation. It’s thought to be at the core of problems like heart disease and heart attacks.
Know what's a great way to quiet inflammation? Get your fill of vitamin K. Good choices: just about anything leafy and green -- from spinach and kale to collards and turnip greens.
Inflammation is your body's response to injury or infection. And when it occurs in your blood vessels, inflammation can be a sign of bad things to come -- like ruptured arterial plaques, clot formation, heart attack, and stroke. Enter leafy greens. They pack a real vitamin K punch, and more and more research is linking high vitamin K intake to a lower bodywide inflammation index.
Bored with salads? The trick to getting more greens -- and more vitamin K -- into your diet may be learning to use them more creatively.
Simmer kale with chickpeas and exotic spices for this vegetarian Indian dish: Indian-Spiced Kale and Chickpeas.
Slip collard greens into your red sauces, like with this unique Italian dish: Pasta with Greens and Tomato Sauce.
Mix spinach with butternut squash and beans for this Brazilian soup: Amazon Bean Soup with Winter Squash and Greens.
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