Brain Food: Keep Your Eyes on Spinach

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green vegetable that is a member of the Amaranthaceae, or amaranth family. This family of flowering plants derives its name from a Greek word that means “unfading,” or “unwilting,” and is symbolic of immortality.

Popeye had a point. Spinach may not grow muscle, but its healthy properties make the body strong in other ways.

The Biological Activity of Spinach

A current review of the functional properties of spinach notes that, “Spinach-derived phytochemicals and bioactives are able to (i) scavenge reactive oxygen species and prevent macromolecular oxidative damage, (ii) modulate expression and activity of genes involved …read more