Better Than Kale
If you’re still eating this, there’s a 60% chance you’ve ingested a pesticide that’s been linked to cancer.
Though Kale remains a leafy green favorite, it occupies the 3rd place in the Most Contaminated Foods of 2024.
That’s because Kale crops usually get sprayed with Dachtal, which ever since 1995 has been classified as a “possible carcinogen”. Several studies have found that it was so hard to break down that it could still get into our drinking water. One risk assessment revealed that Dachtal shows significant risks to human health, particularly for pregnant women. The European Union banned all of its uses, as opposed to the U.S. which only did so for certain crops. Unfortunately, those crops do not include kale, sweet potatoes, broccoli, eggplants and turnips, which are still being treated with the same cancer-causing poison.
While trendy foods like Kale are found in all supermarkets, are you really willing to risk your health just for the sake of convenience?
You’re probably overlooking a superfood that might be growing in your backyard right now. The unfortunate thing about it is that most people see it as a weed, and they either spray it with weedkiller or uproot it.
It’s a better food option for you than kale, but they won’t tell you that.
What they will tell you instead is that it has a lot of Vitamin C. Though the plant that they’re telling you to kill that grows wild in your garden has more vitamin C, which is essential for your immunity, and more vitamin A, which is needed to support vision.
Another thing they will tell you is that kale is great if you want to increase your iron intake. In reality, the weed from your garden contains even more iron than spinach!
This nutritional powerhouse shines in its mineral content, offering you higher levels of iron, magnesium, calcium and potassium. It’s an excellent choice for those who want healthy blood and energy levels, as well as to support their bone health.
They might say that kale is great if you want to eat more protein. Well, this weed has LOADS of plant-based protein, like essential amino acids, which is why so many vegans and vegetarians prefer it to kale.
Look, all in all, kale is a fantastic superfood. There’s no ”Kale Agenda”, but that doesn’t change the fact that if you’re not eating organic produce (that you know for a fact is organic), you’re doing more harm than good to your health.
Instead, an overlooked plant like Stinging Nettle, which grows wild on streets, gardens, and fields everywhere, has superior nutritive and medicine levels. On top of that, it’s free! It grows in nature’s supermarket, it’s not touched by harmful substances, and it has many medicinal properties that kale lacks, which I will explore below.
Anti-Inflammatory
Nettle can reduce the inflammation in your body thanks to compounds like quercetin and kaempferol. That’s why if you suffer from arthritis, allergies or joint pain, you can consider nettle a powerful ally.
No wonder my grandma told me she used to rub fresh nettle leaves on her knees whenever they hurt. It stung a bit in the beginning, but she quickly used some plantain to calm the itch. In a few days, not only the redness but the joint pain would subside as well!
On the other hand, Kale is a nutritious green, but it won’t do much for inflammation or your joint health.
Additionally, tinctures made from nettle are full of antioxidants, which can help protect your body from oxidative stress and free radical damage.
Free radicals are molecules that can damage proteins, lipids, and even your DNA. This damage disrupts the normal functioning of your cells and may lead to the growth of cancerous mutations.
You can get your own Stinging Nettle tincture from here.
Regulates Blood Sugar Levels
I’ve also read that nettle can help lower blood sugar levels. It can be a useful herb if you’re among those dealing with type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance. Kale has also shown some promise for blood sugar control, but there aren’t many studies that can prove that yet.
Diuretic and Detoxifying Properties
Kale is indeed high in fiber and good for your digestion, but it doesn’t have any cleansing effects.
If you’re looking for a gentle diuretic that supports kidney and liver health, Nettle might be the answer. It can get rid of the toxins in your body, as well as help with kidney stones.
Though there are no studies about what it can do to parasites, you can combine Nettle with mushrooms and plants like Reishi, Turkey Tail, Plantain, Slippery Elm, Marshmallow, Lion’s Mane which have shown promising anti-parasitic activity.
There’s a tincture made by one of America’s top herbalists that I’m really enjoying at the moment. It helped me get these pesky worms out of my intestinal tract in just one week. It’s really powerful, so I’m only doing this anti-parasitic protocol once every four or five months.
Once you dry or cook Nettles, the stinging hairs most people are afraid of become harmless.
It’s super easy to incorporate it into soups, pies, salads and even fettucine. It really gives a new health kick to your meals!
I thought it was important you knew about this powerful Kale alternative that’s hiding in your backyard.
I’ve come across this information through The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies II, and I wanted to share some of it with you here.
What I like about this book is that it basically completes the first one. More plants, more remedies, more healing medicine that you need in your own home.
They even listened to those of us out there who had the first one and added extreme close-ups of the plant parts for better identification so you can easily identify food and medicine and be 100%, all stress-free.
Here are some of the remedies I’ve made using this book:
- The Pain Control Tincture
- Parasite-Killing Herbal Candy
- Butterfly Lung and Respiratory Support
- Root Mouthwash for Canker Sores and Ulcers
- The Only Anti-Inflammatory Extract You’ll Ever Need
- Sore Joints and Arthritis Balm
- Herbal Lymphatic Drain Compresses
- The Bark Laxative
- The Recovery Plant Bone Broth
And there are so many others that I’m excited to get to! If you want to browse through The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies II, you can do it here.
I am a 74 year old man who has a great deal of issues with my health, nothing is life threatening that I know of.i do however take a number of synthetic drugs. Am I able to talk to as to what I should do
How could we be sure nettles we collect are not loaded with heavy metals which is one of the primary properties of nettles (detoxifying the soil where they grow from toxic compounds)?
If you are gathering nettles from a old factory site beware but if it is beside the woods don’t worry about it.
There are so many plants that we overlook and have come to think of as troublesome. Like stinging nettle as outlined here in the article and dandelions which can be used as a delicious salad. Just to name two. Instead people flock to the drug companies for every little ailment and willingly swallow the poisons Big Pharma foists on us. I detest pills and only use them when I absolutely have to which isn’t very often. I don’t smoke nor vape. Drink VERY moderately. Stay away from drugs and don’t get their damnable flu shots. I don’t get sick in the winter. I’m pro-active about my OWN health.
I want to buy it now but this do not go to other place outside unitedstades like europa
Who is writing the above info? I took it as from Nicole Apelian, but again I read in this, as in other articles, ” I’ve come across this information through “The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies II.” If she wrote the book, and wrote the article, that’s an odd way to state it!
At the top of the article under the first picture, there’s a link to Eliza. I believe that’s the author of this article. I’ve noticed others that list someone other than Nicole as well. I guess her people are sharing information from others that she endorses.
Apparently you don’t ship to other countries or have a digital version.Pity
Barry
I live in UK, it was shipped to me. Hope this helps.
Is the book herbal remedies 2, USA or European/UK based