Transform Your Life in 30 Days – Day 29

Our goal at TRANSFORM is for you to have the drive to get through your active day and maximize your health and exercise potential. So “go green!” Leafy greens provide you with macronutrients (protein) complex carbohydrates (used as energy rather than stored for fat) omega 3 fats (inflammatory fighters) and energy converting nutrients such as B vitamins, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese. Not to mention that with every bite of delicious greenery you are boosting your immune system with more than 600 types of carotenoids plus vitamin C and phytonutrients. In other words, you are improving your overall quality of life more than you think.

Knowledge is power. Know why you are eating what you are eating and have the power to make the choice that puts you and your health first. For today let’s get to know the facts that are in all leafy greens.

Revive your life by adding more of these 10 micronutrients found in leafy greens to your diet.

VITAMIN B-6: Optimizes amino acid metabolism and influences cognitive development and immune function.

FOLATE: Another B vitamin that when paired up with vitamin B-12 boosts muscle cell growth and protein

synthesis.

VITAMIN K: Bone building vitamin. Vitamin K provides the brain with the ability to send signals to your muscles saying work harder, and plays a major role in helping your blood to clot normally.

VITAMIN C: Helps to build collagen, for instance, strong tendons, ligaments and skin. It also helps to fight off fat and free-radical damage.

MANGANESE: A mineral that helps activate enzymes know as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and strengthens bones while revving up energy.

COPPER: Enhances iron absorption, when paired with zinc it acts as a powerful antioxidant.

POTASSIUM: Delivers nutrition in and out of cells to maintain balance and helps rid your body of excess belly bloating sodium.

MAGNESIUM: Essential for metabolic processes and required for exercise such as protein, fat and carbohydrate synthesis as well as converting food into energy.

OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS: Reduces risk of bone density loss.

CALCIUM: Builds bones, muscle contraction, and blood cell expansion.