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Eat Fresh Green In The Winter?

Eat Fresh Green In The Winter?

By Joan McDaniel                              

Simple Ways to Increase Eating Fresh Leafy Greens All Year Long

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   Winter Sun

To maintain good health, your mother and grandmother were right when they said, “EAT YOUR VEGETABLES”.  I live in the Northern United States and it is now winter.  Because the Sun’s heat rays have gone south and is off visiting Africa and Australia the temperatures are dropping and so is my vegetable garden. I won’t be seeing much of the suns warmth for the next several months.  The growing season is over – or is it?

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So how can I continue to eat Fresh Green Leafy vegetables that use to grow under the suns warm rays in my garden?    Maybe that is why we get sick more in the winter than summer. In order for your immune system to make fresh healthy cells, it needs the nutrition found in fresh green leafy vegetables at least three or more times a day.

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