health benefits of eating spinach

If you pick spinach fresh and eat it raw, it's really good. The minute you cook it, YUK!! Try it in a salad. Really good!!

Hi Viru, Yes spinach does contain lot of health benefits and is one of natural powerhouses of essential nutrients.Health benefits of spinach are due to presence of minerals, vitamins, pigments and phytonutrient and minerals like minerals like potassium, manganese, zinc, magnesium, iron and calcium. Spinach is a rich source of Vitamins C and A, folic acid and lutein. Spinach is a good source of Vitamin K, which aids in the formation of the blood substance required for clotting of blood.Spinach contains choline and inositol, the substances that help to prevent atherosclerosis or thickening and hardening of arteries. Spinach helps stabilize blood sugar among diabetics. Health benefits of spinach include good eyesight, blood pressure, strengthens muscles, prevention of age-related macula degeneration (AMD), cataract, atherosclerosis and heart attack, neurological benefits, etc. So no wonder popeye uses it as his magic potion to get superhuman strength.