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"Smoking Versus Kale Juice"
This landmark study on the immune system boosting effects of kale concluded that the intake of kale might
provide a beneficial effect on humans, to enhance the defense against such pathogens as viruses, bacteria,
and toxins. The immuno-stimulating effect will provide an additional advantage of kale, as well as its antioxidative
capacity and other effects. Other effects, like improving coronary artery disease risk factors.
Did you know that kale juice has gained increasing attention as one of the most popular health-promoting
foods in Japan? I am packin’ my bags. Thirty two men with high cholesterol consumed 3 or 4 shots
of kale juice a day for 3 months. That’s like eating a total of about 30 pounds of kale, the amount
the average American consumes in a century. What happened? Did they turn green, start to photosynthesize?
What it did was dramatically lower their bad cholesterol, and boosted their good cholesterol as much as
would an hour of daily exercise, seven days a week. Obviously, by the end of the three months, the antioxidant
level of their blood shot up significantly, though not as much in the smokers. I can just imagine some guy
with a cigarette in one hand and his shot of kale juice in another. The researchers suggest that this is
because the smokers were actively using all those antioxidants up. When smoking
can use up the antioxidants contained in the equivalent of 200 cups of kale, you know it’s time to quit.