5 Benefits of Eating Vegetables

November 18, 2016

Admit it—when you were younger, you always avoided almost all vegetables in your meals and put them on the sides of your plate without even trying to taste them. Since you were a kid, you were always told that eating vegetables is good for our health, but how?

This World Vegan Month, let’s know some of the biggest health benefits of eating vegetables:

1. Healthier skin

This is made possible by the pigments present in vegetables which improve the color of your skin, making it more rosy and glowing. Also, since many vegetables are known for their anti-aging benefits, it helps your skin to be firmer and have fewer wrinkles. A cheap and healthy way to look young!

2. Lowers risk of critical illnesses

Eating a diet rich in vegetables lessen the risk of cardiovascular diseases including stroke and high blood pressure, certain type of cancers, obesity, diabetes, kidney stones, and more. Remember, prevention is better than cure, not just for your health, but also for your money!

3. Stronger immune system

According to a research, green and leafy vegetables help produce critical immune cells in your gut. These cells are essential for keeping your intestines healthy, helping resolve cancerous wounds, preventing food allergies, and maintaining balance between tolerance, immunity and inflammation in your body. This way, you will not catch sickness as easy as people who don’t eat vegetables!

4. Less Stress

Eating vegetables provides your body nutrients that help you adapt to stress. According to a study, vegetables replenish the magnesium, vitamin C and other nutrition depleted by stress. A good substitute for eating your high-cholesterol comfort food!

5. More Savings

A great way to save your budget—vegetables! Since meat is way more expensive, this will help you save your money while being healthier! Also, this will help you save trips to the hospital since the probability of you getting sick is lower. Try to include some in your favorite meals, so you will appreciate eating them along with your favorites, too.

Friendly tip: aside from eating a balanced diet, take your health and your savings protection to a whole new level by investing your money in health insurance that gives security not just for your health, but also for your finances.

If you are someone who still doesn’t eat vegetables that much, it is time to think through it! With just some of the benefits that it can bring, imagine how your body can be healthier (and your wallet, too!) than before.

Start eating healthy today!

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