Lettuce is 95% water, but the remaining 5% is vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates, dietary fiber and other nutrients. The calorie content of this greens is very low - about 15 Kcal in one hundred grams of the product.
The content of nutrients in the salad
Lettuce contains a large amount of vitamins B, E, K and PP, iron, potassium, calcium, carotene, phosphorus salts, folic acid and other microelements. Most of all vitamin C is found in the inner light leaves, and vitamin B - in the outer green ones. Because of this uneven distribution of nutrients, it is best to consume the entire head of lettuce rather than just the inner leaves.
Healing properties of lettuce and healthy recipes
This vegetable helps with chronic fatigue, metabolic disorders, insomnia and stress. Thanks to its rich composition, lettuce perfectly tones, calms the nerves, helps to cope with stress and insomnia. The salad consists mainly of pure water, therefore, it normalizes its balance and helps with edema. Lettuce contains a lot of vitamin C, so it is used to prevent colds.
The vegetable is used to cleanse the body, it removes excess cholesterol, salts and other harmful substances. Lettuce helps revitalize sluggish bowel movements and is therefore recommended for constipation. In addition, lettuce strengthens blood vessels and improves blood formation.
The fresh juice of this vegetable helps with gastritis and ulcers, and if you mix it with carrot and turnip juice, you get a cure for atherosclerosis and polio. Fresh lettuce juice also has beneficial effects on the liver, pancreas and kidneys.
Lettuce is used in many medicinal and preventive recipes. This vegetable has expectorant properties. To get rid of a cough, you need to pour 20 grams of crushed leaves with 200 milliliters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, and then strain. Drink infusion 3-4 times a day, 50 milliliters.
To get rid of insomnia, 250 ml of boiling water is brewed with 20 g of crushed lettuce leaves, left for half an hour and 100 ml is taken before bedtime. And to cure cystitis, the same amount of crushed lettuce leaves are poured in 250 ml of boiling water and brewed for 2 hours. Then they filter it through a filter or gauze and drink 100 milliliters 2-3 times a day.
To relieve the symptoms of rheumatism, you need to pour 30 g of crushed leaves with 600 ml of boiling water, leave for 4 hours and strain. Take 3 times a day, 50 ml.
Regular consumption of lettuce in the blood increases the level of beta-carotene and lutein, which act as antioxidants. Moreover, these enzymes protect the eyes from various diseases, including cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.
