a tale about cabbage

Cabbage has been saving lives and making history for centuries. The cabbage dish known as Sauerkraut helped Asian workers build the Great Wall of China. Cabbage also kept sailors from dying of scurvy during Captain Cook's voyage.

Modern science indicates that it helps prevent cancer. Choose from regular green cabbage, crinkle-leaved Savoy, or delightful red cabbage. All the nutritious and delicious in stir-fries, salads, and more.

Find new ways to enjoy cabbage and add extra muscle to your cancer defense. Though, cabbage does not just take out inactive cancer-causers. It also delivers substances to combat cancer-causing particles that are already active. For instance, by eating red cabbage you get an extra benefit for women past menopause. It has more flavonoids than other cabbage and a study showed that women who ate more flavonoids lowered their breast cancer risk. To make sure you get enough of these healthy flavonoids, enjoy cabbage along with other treats like apples, broccoli, tea, and onions.

Sauerkraut is a potent cancer fighter. This form of cabbage can defend health just as well as its full leaf counterpart. Research suggests that eating, raw cabbage or quick-cooked cabbage thrice a week may lower women's risk of breast cancer, especially if they started eating it when they were younger. Furthermore, a Finnish study found that turning white cabbage into sauerkraut creates cancer-fighting juices. If you are on a low-salt diet, strain and rinse canned sauerkraut before eating it-or just eat more raw or short cooked cabbage. Along with dental hygiene and calcium-rich foods, some dental specialists now recommend vitamin C for healthy gums and teeth. Research shows that people who do not get enough vitamin C have a higher risk of gum disease. Fortunately, eating just a few ounces of shredded cabbage can give you as much C as a half cup of pineapple.

Last but not least if you bruise easily than you did once before, check your diet and medications. One of them could be lowering your levels of vitamin K-which could be why you are 'cruising for a bruising".

Innately easy bruising is a symptom of vitamin K deficiency.