Definition
Kale juice is good for your body and mind. Drinking it regularly may reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, and help you fight off the negative effects of aging.
How to Do It
Drink 1 cup of kale juice. If you don’t like the taste, it can be mixed into a smoothie or combined with other juices.
Benefits
- May improve cognitive ability[1,2,5]
- May reduce the likelihood of being affected by cancer[3] and heart disease[4]
- May reduce signs of aging[1]
Why it works
- Kale juice improves memory and protects against cognitive decline that often accompanies aging. One study of mice suggested that kale’s effect on cognitive health is caused by and increased number of ‘heat shock’ proteins in the brain[5].
- Kale juice may also delay physical aging by reducing damage to DNA. This is also how kale juice can protect against cancer[1,3].
- Heart problems can be caused by high levels of LDLs (a type of cholesterol). Kale juice increases the amount of HDLs (a different type of cholesterol) in the blood, which are much healthier than LDLs[4].
Suggested Frequency
Daily
Supporting Studies and Articles
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/gsr/3/2/3_081/_article/-char/ja/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618300963
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304383502000769
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895398808600124
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124078246000306
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15287394.2017.1357307
Side Effects
- When mixing kale juice with other ingredients, they should also be healthy. If you put kale juice in an unhealthy drink, it does not transform into a healthy drink.
- If you are taking blood thinners, ask a health professional about kale juice as it may thicken your blood due to it’s high vitamin K content.
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Related Products
Kale
Juicers
Kale Juice Powder
Kale Juice
Notes
- It is common to mix kale juice with any combination of carrot, pineapple, and apple juice.
- A study has shown that the effects of kale juice are amplified if mixed with other ‘green’ juices[6].
- Kale Juice, like most freshly squeezed juices is very perishable so drink it as soon as you make it.
