Health Benefits of Lettuce

• good source of vitamin k and chlorophyll
• good for dieters because it is low in calories
• beneficial in the treatment of insomnia as it contains a sleep inducing substance
• the juice of lettuce combined with carrot and spinach juice is very helpful for maintaining the normal color of the hair
• lettuce magnesium content has exceptional vitalizing powers especially in the muscular tissues, the brain and the nerves
• good source of iron which is the most active element in the body therefore it must be replenished frequently to meet any sudden demand of the body such as the rapid formation of red blood corpuscles in heavy loss of blood