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Raw or cooked cabbage inhibits the conversion of sugar and other carbohydrates into fat. Hence, it is of great value in weight reduction. Cabbage is easy to find in just about any market or supermarket. There is the green, almost white, and red cabbage all will help to cleanse the system and encourage weight-loss.

Eat cabbage shredded raw in salads, steamed or in stir-fries, or in soups. Maybe you are someone who avoids eating cabbage because it causes you digestive discomfort. Cooking cabbage with spices and/or herbs can help this problem a lot, for instance dill seeds or celery seeds, or fennel seeds can all help improve digestion of cabbage.

Chinese cabbage is easier to digest, if ordinary cabbage causes problems. This cabbage is half way between a cabbage and a lettuce. Excellent in salads or lightly steamed. Cabbage really is a powerful detoxifier, extremely cleansing to the upper colon. Every dieter’s soup contains cabbage! Encourages normal contractions of the bowels, prevents auto-intoxication. You can boil the cabbage in water and drink the water.

Cabbage and Carrots

Finely grated red and white cabbage

Carrots grated

½ onion finely grated

2 or 3 grated apples

1 carton of natural yogurt

Chopped fresh herbs of your choice

Crushed garlic

Ground pepper and a little salt

Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Nutrients – Vitamin C, E, K, Beta-carotene, folic acid, calcium, iodine, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and fiber