Who is the first person that comes to your mind when you think of spinach? For us it is Popeye the sailor man, he showed us how spinach would instantly give him energy and somewhere gave a message to his viewers that spinach is excellent for health. Now as an adult, not many of us are a fan of spinach, yet as they say, health is wealth, we decided to make spinach yummilicious for you. Yes, try spinach smoothies with your favorite fruit like strawberry, banana, orange, lime or even with oats, flax seeds. If you like spinach you can even sip the famous spinach juice and nourish your health. We can't tell how good spinach is for your health, it is loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, iron, zinc, magnesium that indirectly make you beautiful too. Just drink spinach smoothie for one month and you can see visible changes on your skin and hair. But we would like to rave about spinach health benefits. So read on to know the miracle which spinach does to your health.

1. Prevents osteoporosis:
Weak bones are signs of vitamin K, calcium deficiency. So drink a glass of spinach juice on an empty stomach and improve the health of your bones. Also as women age, they often suffer from osteoporosis, which is due to the deficiency of calcium and if you are lactose intolerant, then spinach is the best substitute as it has the presence of oxalate that will bind calcium and prevent calcium absorption (main reason of osteoporosis).

2. Improves eyesight:
Spinach contains lutein, which is a carotenoid that improves the vision health and protects the eye from any damage. Apart from lutein, zinc, Vitamin C, beta-carotene that acts like sunscreen for the eyes and protect the retina tissues. Drink a glass of spinach, carrot smoothie and boost your eyesight.

3. Fights cancer:
Spinach is known for protecting the body from cancer cells. It has antioxidants, flavonoids, carotenoids, that prevent the growth of cancer cells and even reduces the risk of liver, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate cancer. So protect your body from the life-threatening disease by drinking spinach juice every morning. If you find digestive issues with spinach you can switch to baby spinach.

4. Lowers high blood pressure:
Spinach is an excellent source of potassium that regulates your blood pressure and is a must have for every high BP patients. Spinach has folate, magnesium, low sodium levels that will reduce stress and anxiety indirectly reducing your blood pressure. Instead of cooking spinach, you can go ahead with spinach smoothie with lime.

5. Protect heart:
Beta carotene protects your heart from various diseases, and spinach is a rich source of beta-carotene that will prevent plaque formation, improve the blood circulation and prevent heart disease. Also, the presence of lutein in spinach prevents hardening of arteries and blockages that can cause heart attacks and heart disease. You can drink spinach juice early morning and boost healthy heart functioning.

6. Manages weight:
Spinach is low in fat, rich in dietary fibre that aids your digestion, fills your appetite and maintains low sugar levels which will help in weight loss. You can make spinach, oats, lemon smoothie that works perfectly for weight loss, drink it in your breakfast and within months you will notice terrific changes.

7. Prevents anemia:
Drink spinach juice daily and increase iron content in your body. People suffering from anemia are often suggested to include spinach in their diet as it has rich content of iron. Iron promotes red blood cells and hemoglobin that prevents anemia. Also, spinach juice is an energy drink that will strengthen your body, make you feel energised and prevent fatigue.

Do you need any more reasons to drink spinach juice/smoothie? Start drinking spinach juice for a healthy lifestyle. It might not appeal your taste buds, but we have shared a yummy spinach smoothie recipe, that will work in a tremendous way and keep your body and mind healthy.

Spinach smoothie recipe:

1 cup of spinach
1 cucumber
1 teaspoon lemon juice
4 slices of apple
Few strands of cilantro, parsley
½ ripe banana

Blend all the ingredients in a blender and voila, you would have a glass of lip-smacking smoothie that will work on shedding fat and would taste heavenly too. Another easy recipe is spinach, lemon juice, a dash of salt and water. Drink it daily and promote good health.