9. Collard greens
These leafy greens share a family with broccoli and cabbage and are the source of many childhoods fits about food. These greens tend to be a bit on the bitter side. No wonder kids have an aversion to it. However, as one grows older, one starts to realize what is truly important in life and one also realizes that taking care of one’s body becomes extremely important.
Collard greens contain carotenoids which is yet another source of food to combat allergies. They also boost the immune system due to its richness in vitamin C. However, unlike garlic, to extract the healing properties of collard greens, you only need to consume them, no rules on how you need to ingest the food type. Not all collard greens were created equal. If you want to pursue the magical benefits of collard greens, you need to ensure that you choose the darker-colored ones.
Like with all of the above-mentioned superfoods, collard greens do not only boost the immune system. It has many different medicinal uses. Collard greens have been reported to combat cancer, improve sleeping patterns and rejuvenate skin.
The vitamin A in these leafy greens has been known to maintain a person’s skin and there have also been reports of it being helpful in moisturizing the user’s hair. Boiling only one cup of collard greens provides roughly half of the daily dietary intake of vitamin A.