Have you heard of a name Lotus? What comes to your mind when you hear this word “Lotus”? Do you imagine a car, or a flower, or food? Well, believe it or not, but yes there are Lotus Cars, Flowers, and people even eat Lotus. No, people don’t eat Lotus cars, they eat Lotus roots which come from Lotus Flowers.

The Lotus flower that I’m talking about is also called Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Bean of India, or Binomialy speaking Nelumbo Nucifera, Nelumbium Seciosum, or Nymphaea Nelumbo, but NOT just Nymphaea which is a Water Lily. This Lotus flower is considered as an aquatic perennial plant.

Lotus’s roots grow in the bottom of the river or a pond and the leaves usually float on top of the surface of water. The flower itself, using a thick stem, rises a little higher then the water’s surface. A very unique feature of this flower which was observed and documented is that in cool temperatures of like 10 degrees Celcius (50 degrees Feirenheit) Lotus flower is able to keep or regulate its own temperature of like 35 degrees Celcius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).

The flower, leaves, seeds, and roots of the Lotus plant can all be eaten. Different cultures throughout the world cook and prepare Lotus plant in many different ways. One of the most popular ways to enjoy a Lotus Plant is by boiling its roots, slicing them, and then serving them sprinkled with spices or herbs in salads. The Nutrients that can be found in Raw 10 slices of Lotus Root before it gets cooked are:

- Vitamin B1, Thiamin
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
- Vitamin B9, Folate, Folic Acid
- Vitamin C (Large Amount)
- Protein
- Calcium
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Zinc
- Copper
- Manganese
- Selenium
- Natural Fats
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber
- Calories

The Health Benefits that we can expect to get from these amounts of Nutrients that are in Lotus Roots are:

Vitamin C:
- Improves wound healing
- Prevents cells from damages
- Improves gums health
- Improves teeth health
- Improves Immune System
- Protects from free radicals
- Reduces Aging
- Lowers Risks of some Cancers
- Improves Iron absorption
- Improves Lung health
- Prevents from frequent colds
- Protects from frequent infections

Potassium:
- Improves nerve function
- Improves muscle function
- Reduces confusion
- Reduces irritability
- Reduces fatigue
- Lowers chance of heart problems
- Lowers chance of high blood pressure
- Protects from chronic diarrhea
- Improves exercise ability

Dietary Fiber:
- Normalizes Blood Sugar Levels
- Normalizes Cholesterol Levels
- Helps prevent constipation
- Helps prevent hemorrhoids
- Supports Weight Loss

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From time to time it is good and healthy for us to eat the sea vegetable because of these benefits:
- Reduces Risk of Cancers
- Promotes Optimal Health
- Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer
- Helps Protect from Colon Cancer
- Improves Thyroid Function
- Helps protect from Radiation by giving your body the Good Natural Iodine instead of letting your body absorb the Radioactive Iodine
- Lowers Risk of Birth Defects
- Protects from Cardiovascular Disease
- Protects from Heart Disease
- Prevents heart attack
- Reduces high blood pressure
- Reduces Inflammations
- Provides Natural Relaxation
- Helps prevent migraine headaches
- Reduces Asthma Symptoms
- Improves sleep patterns
- Relieves menopausal symptoms
- Reduces Weight gain
- Reduces Depression
- Reduces Weakness

Here are some Kelp and Seaweed related products that you may want to consider :)

Swiss Chard Vegetable has very good and healthy benefits too, especially after seeing a huge list of nutrients. The leaves and the Roots of this Green Leafy Vegetable are important for our health:
- Prevents Digestive Tract Cancers
- Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer
- Improves Kidney Health
- Improves Bone Health
- Supports Vision
- Reduces Risk of Cataracts
- Reduces Risk of Cancers
- Lowers Risk of Skin Cancer
- Improves Lung Health
- Supports Immune System
- Antioxidant Protection
- Protects from Free Radicals
- Protects from Asthma
- Protects from Osteoarthritis
- Protects from Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Prevents oxidation of cholesterol
- Prevents colds
- Prevents Ear Infections
- Improves Heart Health
- Regulates Blood Pressure
- Improves Heart function
- Promotes Cardiovascular Health
- Protects from atherosclerosis
- Lowers High blood pressure
- Reduces Risk of Stroke
- Provides Healthy Energy
- Helps with menopause
- Reduces Diabetic Complications
- Protects from Heart Attack
- Prevent blocked arteries
- Lowers Cholesterol
- Regulates Blood Sugar Levels
- Supports Healthy Nervous system
- Slows down Loss of Mental Function
- Decreases Cognitive Decline

So, yeah, that was some very good and useful info about Swiss Chard the Green and Leafy Vegetable. Well, we sure do recommend for all of you to try introducing this vegetable to your healthy diet. You could enjoy Swiss Chard in salads, pastas, omelets, and lasagna.

The Health Benefits in Romaine Lettuce are awesomely healthy too:
- Improves Heart Health
- Prevents Oxidation of Cholesterol
- Prevents Blood Clots
- Prevents Strokes
- Prevents Heart Attacks
- Lowers High Cholesterol Levels
- Lowers High blood pressure Levels
- Prevents Heart Diseases
- Supports Good Vision
- Fights Viral Infections
- Helps Prevent Cancers

We recommend to use fresh cut parsley because the dry parsley does not have as much effect and smell. From good fresh parsley you could get these kinds of healthy benefits:
- promotes optimal health
- an anti-oxidant herb
- protects from free radicals
- helps protect from atherosclerosis
- helps protect from colon cancer
- helps protect from diabetes
- helps protect from asthma
- an anti-inflammatory herb
- helps protect from Osteoarthritis
- helps protect from rheumatoid arthritis
- helps protect from colds
- helps protect from ear infections
- promotes healthy immune system
- promotes healthy heart

Fresh parsley can be added to these foods to make them smell and taste better, these foods are: salads, fish dishes, sauces, soups, and pesto.

Just like many other fruits and vegetables Avocado has good and healthy benefits for our bodies too:
- Lowers Cholesterol
- Regulates Blood Pressure
- Reduces Risk of Stroke
- Promotes Heart Health
- Reduces Risk of Heart Attack
- Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular disease
- Promotes optimal health
- Protects against breast cancer
- Fights Oral Cancer
- Fights Prostate Cancer

Not only the onions are great in salads, soups, meat dishes or just alone by itself, but they have very good and healthy benefits for our bodies too:
- Lowers blood sugar or glucose levels
- Decreases bad cholesterol levels
- Increases good cholesterol levels
- Lowers high blood pressure
- Prevents Atherosclerosis
- Prevents Diabetic heart disease
- Reduces the risk of heart attack
- Reduces the risk of stroke
- Reduces the development of colon cancer
- Halts the grows of tumors in animals
- Protects against many cancers
- Reduces the risk of oral cavity cancer
- Reduces the risk of pharynx cancer
- Reduces the risk of esophageal cancer
- Reduces the risk of colorectal cancer
- Reduces the risk of laryngeal cancer
- Reduces the risk of breast cancer
- Reduces the risk of ovarian cancer
- Reduces the risk of prostate cancer
- Reduces the risk of renal cell cancer
- Supports bone health
- it is an anti-inflammatory vegetable
- it is an anti-bacterial vegetable

The onions will make your mouth smell pretty strong and they will make your tears come out when you cut it up, but it sure is worth it for the taste and the benefits.