{UAH} This salad looks simple

This salad looks simple, but all the ingredients together have many health benefits and a powerful effect on your health.

Let's see…

TOMATO

Tomatoes have tremendous healing power. They are rich in bioactive substances, vitamins, and fiber, and not only high in vitamin C but also high in lycopene. This powerful antioxidant gives them their red color.

Lycopene has been scientifically shown to protect against cancer, including prostate, pancreatic, breast, stomach, and lung cancer.

Tomatoes are also one of the richest sources of beta-carotene belonging to the carotenoid family of bioactive substances. Bioactive substances are plant molecules that can prevent and /or suppress disease in the human body.

In addition, tomatoes are an excellent source of flavonoids quercetin and kaempferol, which inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

Eating tomatoes and tomato products may also help lower cholesterol, improve blood vessel function, increase the elasticity of the walls of the arteries, and protect the skin from damage if exposed to the sun for too long.

In addition, the tomato helps against obesity and acts as a preventative against Alzheimer's disease.

AVOCADO

Avocado contains all the important nutrients that we need. Moreover, avocado has been proven to help combat various diseases, such as Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Avocados are not only packed with nutrients; they also help absorb nutrients from other foods. So fats in avocados promote the absorption of the active substances from tomatoes and garlic in this salad.

Lycopene, for example, that we discussed above, is fat-soluble. It means that fat must be present in your digestive system to absorb lycopene from tomatoes effectively. So avocados help to absorb lycopene.

PARSLEY

Parsley is rich in flavonoidsnaturally occurring plant compounds that are known to fight disease-causing agents in the body. Myricetin is one of those flavonoids. Studies have shown that myricetin can lower blood sugar levels and decrease insulin resistance.

It also appears to have anti-inflammatory effects and remove excess fat from the blood.

GARLIC

Garlic has many health benefits. One of the main active ingredients in garlic is a volatile oil. This oil contains the phytochemical allicin, whose main property is a killing and antibiotic effect on pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

That is why garlic is a perfect immune booster that helps against flu, colds, sore throats, and coughs. The benefits are generally noticeable if you eat one or two cloves of raw garlic daily.

Don't worry about the strong smell of garlic because parsley will neutralize it.

You can eat this salad as a side dish with your meal or separately between meals.

Ingredients (for 1 serving):

2 tomatoes

1 avocado

8 sprigs of parsley

2 cloves of garlic

Optional:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

freshly ground pepper

Himalayan or Celtic salt

Preparation:

Cut the tomatoes into pieces. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, scoop out the flesh, and cut it into cubes. Finely chop the parsley. Press the garlic.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, and if desired, add the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

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