I've also been
finding dandelion greens in abundance lately too — a beneficial bitter spring green that I recommend for cleansing your digestive system and detoxing your body.
Not exact matches
if you can't
find / don't want to use radish
greens, a good replacement could be
dandelion greens, mustard
greens or arugula - or a mixture of these that totals the amount i indicate below.
With unique ingredients like E3 live,
dandelion greens, and burdock root, our juices flood your body with vital nutrients not
found in other juice cleanses.
Browse your farmers» market or grocery aisle to
find seasonal leafy
greens for your salad base, like mâche,
dandelion greens, microgreens, baby kale, chicory, and escarole.
Have a quick look around a Whole Foods Market and you'll
find dandelion root tea,
dandelion capsules and tablets, in addition to fresh
dandelion greens.
If you're excited to give it a try, here's the deal on sourcing:
Dandelion greens are seasonal in the spring and summer, so you can usually
find them at your local farmer's market or health food store this time of year.
The first time you try
dandelion greens, you might
find they're a bit bitter.
When eating salmon, I recommend having dark
greens and bitter herbs such as parsley, cilantro or
dandelion because those will help you grab up any environmental toxins that may be
found in the fish.
You may be able to
find organic
dandelion greens at your local market.
barley, red rice, job's tears, purple millet, pancharatna dal (5 legume mix of split mung, black gram, «lentils hulled» (possibly toor), pigeon pea, chickpea), extra mung, adzuki, burdock, beets, purple potato, [one of the high calcium
green leafys that has been a bit hard for me to
find but hopefully becomes more available as with others],
dandelion, bitter melon, mint, dill, coriander, rosemary, hibiscus, italian seasoning, garlic, ginger, purple onion, tomato, asafoetida, curry powder (coriander, fennel, cumin, mustard, turmeric, dill, rampe -LSB-?]
You can also drink
dandelion root tea (like this one) if you're unable to
find fresh
greens.
Artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, avocado, beets, Brussels sprouts, bok - choy, broccoli, broccoli rabe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, chard, chicory, collard
greens, cucumber,
dandelion greens, eggplant, endive, escarole, fennel, garlic, ginger, grape leaves, hearts of palm, horseradish, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, olives, onion, parsnips, peppers, pimento, pickles, potatoes, pumpkin, radicchio, rhubarb, rutabaga, sea vegetables (kelp, kombu, nori, spirulina, wakame), sauerkraut, scallion, shallots, spinach, squash, sweet potato, tomato, turnips, watercress, yams, zucchini and any others
found in your locale.
It also has been
found that
dandelion greens inhibit interleukins and other immune molecules that are responsible for inflammation.
A tissue culture study published in the «Journal of Medicinal Food»
found that
dandelion greens significantly suppressed nitric oxide, prostaglandins and cytokines — all known as pro-inflammatory molecules.
A study published in the 2009 issue of the «Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine»
found that
dandelion greens caused significant increase in urine output in the 5 - hour periods after consumption.
Chicory,
dandelion, arugula, radicchio or endive are all wonderfully complex - tasting
greens that can be
found in your garden or local farmers» market.