The detox power of leeks: read about all its properties!

Leeks are recommended for their purifying properties and for theri actions on our intestine and heart.

Leeks are vegetables widely used in recipes. They remind both garlic and onion and have the same main features.

However, leeks have a more delicate taste than the other two “cousins”. Therefore, it is perfect to flavour your dishes, but you can also eat it on its own. Regardless, the first reason why we should eat this vegetable is because it is rich in beneficial properties.

Leeks: nutritional values and calories

First of all, this vegetable contains very few calories, therefore it is perfect if you are following a diet. It has 30 calories per 100 grams.

Other than being rich in water, leeks contain fundamental nutrients for our body. Among the minerals, there are potassium, magnesium, selenium, phosphorus, copper, sodium, calcium, iron and manganese.

Leeks also contain a lot of vitamins and important anti-oxidants, such as beta carotene and lutein. In which way do these vegetables benefit our body?

Properties

This vegetable has many beneficial properties for our stomach and intestine. For example, it promotes our digestion stimulating gastric juices. Moreover, it helps reducing a swollen belly and reduce metorism. Finally, considered is high content of water and fibers, it is also a mild laxative, helping the right functioning of our bowels.

Due to their high content of potassium, leeks have detox and diuretic properties. They promote liquid and toxic substances elimination trough the kidneys. If you want to fight water retention, you must try them!

Instead, its antibiotic action protects our body from bacteria. Moreover, thanks to its content of vitamin C, these vegetables are very useful to strengthen the immune system and fight flu and seasonal diseases. Leeks also have anti-oxidant properties: they reduce free radical effects and prevent cell aging.

Finally, these vegetables help stabilizing the blood sugar level, while also reducing the bad cholesterol thus protecting the cardiocirculatory system. Its content of potassium also helps keeping under control our blood pressure.

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