The dandelion cure for health and happiness!
For health and happiness!
Give yourself a youth boost!
Dandelion greens are a backyard Fountain of Youth! They contain more carotene than any other green vegetable, which shields your skin and eyes from sun and age-related damage. Just a cup has over 100% of your RDA for vitamin A, which regenerates skin cells for a younger complexion, and over 500% of vitamin K, which blocks post-menopausal bone loss. That’s not all: Dandelions are also full of minerals that help reverse hair loss!
✤ Dandelion cure: Use skin and hair products containing dandelion (such as Timebalm Dandelion Skin Brightening Moisturizer, $30, Luckyvitamin.com: and Davines Natural Tech Purifying Shampoo, $18, Amazon.com). Or brew dandelion tea, let cool and use as a skin toner or a conditioning hair rinse after shampooing.
Fortify your immune system!
“While widely considered weeds, dandelions are really vegetables,” reveals Peter Gail, PH.D., author of The Dandelion Celebration: A Guide to Unexpected Cuisine. “And the USDA ranks their leaves as one of the most nutritious greens—even more than spinach or broccoli!” They’re chock-full of healing vitamin C, diseasefighting polyphenols and anti-inflammatory compounds that bolster your immune system to keep you healthy! ✤ Dandelion cure: Find dandelion greens in natural food stores, farmers’ markets and many supermarkets. Use in recipes and salads as you would kale.
Those “weeds” you see everywhere may help cure your biggest health woes! From their roots to their leaves to their delicate flowers, dandelions are packed with powerful medicine!
Prevent UTIS!
Move over, cranberry juice: Research proves that dandelions prevent urinary tract infections as well as or even better! Already a widely used diuretic to increase urine flow to flush out excess salt and fluids, dandelions also stop bacteria from attaching to the bladder wall, preventing UTIS and bladder infections before they can start, according to a recent study in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology!
✤ Dandelion cure: Replace your morning cup of joe with dandelion root coffee (such as Dandy Blend Instant Beverage, $7, iherb.com; or Teeccino Herbal Organic Coffee, $5, Jet.com). You’ll get more antioxidants and also sidestep caffeine, which may actually contribute to UTIS!
Battle brain fog! Ward off cancer!
Preliminary research finds that dandelion root may contain a “kill switch” for certain types of cancer, causing toxic cells to self-destruct while leaving nearby healthy cells unharmed. Canadian tests suggest it destroys even the most aggressive types of cancer cells—including pancreatic, melanoma and CMML, a type of leukemia. Other research indicates that dandelion extract can prevent healthy cells from turning cancerous in the first place!
✤ Dandelion cure: Try sipping three cups of butterscotch-like dandelion tea (such as Alvita Herbal Dandelion Root Tea, $8 for 24 tea bags, Vitaminshoppe.com; or Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Tea, $6.50 for 16 tea bags, Gnc.com). Since dandelion tea has no negative side effects, it can safely be used both as a preventative and as an adjunct to cancer treatment. Finding it hard to stay focused? The energizing B vitamins in dandelions help keep your brain alert and increase your attention span while reducing the stress that can interfere with clear thinking. Dandelions are also a top source of memory-boosting luteolin. Plus, they contain lipids that slow the age-related breakdown of the brain chemical acetylcholine, a key to blocking dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.