Research

“The leaves of spinach are used in various pharmacological activities such as, anti-cancer properties, anti-inflammatory properties, anti-obesity properties etc. various phytochemicals such as flavonoids, carotenoids and phenolic groups have been noticed in high amounts.”

“In subjects over 50 years of age, moderate-intensity strength training combined with daily supplementation for 12 weeks with a natural extract of Spinacia oleracea L. improved muscle-related variables and muscle quality. Maintaining muscle health is a key component of healthy aging.”

“Blood lipids have been demonstrated to be reduced by thylakoid membranes extracted from spinach leaves. When compared to subjects who did not consume spinach thylakoids, men and women who consumed a meal containing 50 g thylakoids had considerably reduced serum free fatty acids postprandially (ca. –25%)”

“In terms of mechanism, spinach-derived NAO may provide protection via NF-B. Cytosolic activation or DNA-binding activity is inhibited. Aromatic phenolics are a type of phenolic compound that has NAO’s anti-inflammatory properties (including p-coumaric acid) are most likely due to these compounds. Evidence from animal and cell research indicates that lutein reduces the inflammatory response by inhibiting NF-B activation, and that eating lutein-rich foods like spinach could help to reduce inflammation.”

Recipe

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or water
• 1 organic frozen banana
• 1 cup fresh or frozen spinach
• 1⁄2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
• ½ avocado
• 1 tsp ground flaxseed
• 1 dose of your favorite protein powder (optional)

Resources

Pounis G, et al. (2015). Consumption of healthy dietary bioactive compounds reduces oxidative stress and inflammation and helps protect against disease development. Nutrients, 7(3), 1290-1330. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7031290

Pérez-Piñero S, Ávila-Gandía V, Rubio Arias JA, Muñoz-Carrillo JC, Losada-Zafrilla P, López-Román FJ. A 12-Week Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Evaluating the Effect of Supplementation with a Spinach Extract on Skeletal Muscle Fitness in Adults Older Than 50 Years of Age. Nutrients. 2021; 13(12):4373. doi.org/10.3390/nu13124373

Köhnke R, Lindbo A, Larsson T, Lindqvist A, Rayner M, Emek SC, et al. Thylakoids promote release of the satiety hormone cholecystokinin while reducing insulin in healthy humans. Scandinavian gastroenterology. 2009;44(6):712-719.

Graydon R, et al. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of the anti-inflammatory effects of a low-dose anti-inflammatory nutrition mixture in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Nutrition Journal, 17(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-018-0401-0

Lin YL, Lin JK. (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate blocks the induction of nitric oxide synthase by down-regulating lipopolysaccharide-induced activity of transcription factor nuclear factor-κB. Molecular pharmacology. 1997;52(3):465-472.

Bergman M, Perelman A, Dubinsky Z, Grossman S. Scavenging of reactive oxygen species by a novel glucurinated flavonoid antioxidant isolated and purified from spinach. Phytochemistry. 2003;62(5):753-762.

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