spinach

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Spinach

Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that originates from Persia. It belongs to the amaranth family and is related to beets and quinoa. Spinach is rich in vitamins A, C and K, magnesium, iron and manganese. Eating this green leafy vegetable may benefit eye health, reduce oxidative stress and reduce blood pressure levels among other health functions.

Category
Vegetable
Molecular Formula
N/A
Mechanism of Action
The nutrients in spinach work together to provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, among others. These can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Evidence Grade
A

Other Names

  • Spinacia oleracea

Primary Benefits

  • Rich in antioxidants
  • Promotes eye health
  • Helps combat cancer
  • Regulates blood pressure
  • Improves bone health

Recommended Dosage

Daily Intake 1-2 servings
Frequency daily

Side Effects

  • Stomach discomfort
  • Blood clotting interference

Precautions

  • People with kidney disease should limit consumption due to high potassium content
  • People taking blood thinners should monitor their spinach intake

Interactions

  • Warfarin and other blood thinners

Key References

  • https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/spinach
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270609
Bruce Ames on Triage Theory, Longevity Vitamins & Micronutrients
Understanding Nutritional Essentials for Optimal Health and Longevity 39:27 0
“Nature has conveniently colored it green for you because it's in plants. And so eat something. Eat a plate of spinach or kale or whatever, a couple often, because you need to get your magnesium.”

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Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)
Optimizing Health Through Micronutrients: Key Role in Disease Prevention 17:02 0
“Eat Your Greens magnesium is high in spinach and kale and other green leafy vegetables um vitamin K calcium vitamin C um this is me drinking my my vegetable smoothie that I drink almost every day which has kale and spinach and charred and and more vegetables.”

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Leading Cardiologist: Your Doctor Is WRONG About Cholesterol | Dr. William Davis
Challenging Health Myths: Nutrition, Heart Health, and Gut Microbiome Insights 1:01:09 0
“Those of us following these kinds of lifestyle changes are hyper absorbers of calcium that you get from broccoli or kale or spinach and those kinds of things.”

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The Truth About Microplastics – Dr Rhonda Patrick
Understanding Microplastics and Toxin Exposure in Everyday Health and Environment 1:24:31 0
“there are ways around it right like beetroot um spinach turmeric like these can color things and and you can find a lot of healthier quote unquote healthier they're still processed foods when you talk about that get more into that in a minute but you know there are at least you're not having chemicals that are known carcinogens that are known to disrupt cognitive function to be you know to disaster Bay and play a role in impulsive control um impulse control and impulsivity and like not being able to focus and pay attention right”

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Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health
Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Nutrition and Metabolic Health 12:17 0
“so we all eat protein let's say you eat too much protein yeah you know the Porter House steak all right now if you're a bodybuilder those amino acids might go to muscle and you might increase your muscle mass because you're a bodybuilder because you're putting uh excess uh force on those muscles and you're growing those muscles okay but let's say you're not a bodybuilder let's say you're a mmortal like me or let's say you're a kid going through puberty who's synthesizing a lot of muscle not because they're lifting weights because they're because testosterone's making it happen yeah absolutely but let's say you're not let's say you know you're just you know just schlump the the street like uh you know joeo okay and you eat that Porter House you've taken on all these amino acids there's no place to store it other than muscle so your liver takes the excess and deamidates that amino acid takes the amino group off to turn it from a amino acid into an organic acid and then that organic acid can then enter the kreb cycle the tricarboxylic acid cycle what goes on in the mitochondria in order to…”

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Dr. Casey Means: Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation
Transform health by improving metabolism, hormone regulation, blood sugar control. 1:46:50 0
“when you eat about 100 gram of spinach which gives you five grams of straight thyo covid over 12 weeks daily it led to a a significant increase in glp1”

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212 – The Neuroscience of Obesity | Peter Attia, M.D. & Stephan Guyenet, Ph.D.
Evolution of Obesity: Historical Trends, Genetic Factors, Health Impacts 1:39:37 0
“if you eat a lot of spinach you can get kidney stones from all the oxalate.”

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