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How Arugula Became My Favorite Salad Green
Two years ago, You Tube’s beloved doctor — Dr. Berg came up in my feed. This particular vid is no longer available, but I clicked on it then out of curiosity as it involved information about foods that fight inflammation.
In the video, Dr. Berg listed a number of foods including sauerkraut and cinnamon, but what I did not expect on the list was arugula.
Arugula is not a common, leafy green that I have used on any regular basis before.
But that was about to change, as Arugula is now my favorite salad green and I’ll tell you why.
Arugula, known as Eruca vesicaria, is a *cruciferous vegetable, a cousin of broccoli, kale, and cabbage. The leaves have a peppery, spicy flavor that grows more bitter with age [WebMD]
*Cruciferous vegetables are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds.
In the video, Dr. Berg mentioned how arugula helps the heart.
I was all ears!
At that time, I was dealing with some irregular heart palpitations which was stress- related (I found that out later).
Arugula, per Dr. Berg is considered an antioxidant.
An antioxidant is a substance that removes potentially damaging, oxidizing agents in a living organism.
