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Watercress: The anti-cancer super food
You may have see green, leafy plants growing wild, submerged or floating in cool, running waterways like brooks, marshes and streams and you may be at a loss as to what they are.
These are hardy perennials which thrive in clear, cold water and are officially known as Nasturtium officinale, which is a member of the mustard family known for a peppery, tangy flavour. Of European origin, the watercress is widely naturalised in North America, Canada, the West Indies and South America. According to the Collins Dictionary, watercress is an Old World plant with small, crisp, dark green leaves giving it its distinctive look.

In Season. Adding Kick to Green Salads
Summer is the season of the salad? And why limit yourself to the same old iceberg lettuce! Leaf for leaf, a salad of watercress or spinach has more nutritional value than one of iceberg lettuce. This summer, add some zest to your meals with some refreshing green salads that add extra nutrients and flavor.

Watercress. Super for Juicing
The juice extracted from watercress is one of the best body-cleansers and toxin-neutralizers. It is extremely high in sulphur, which represents more than one third of all its mineral elements and salts....Watercress juice is a powerful intestinal cleanser, removes toxic impurities from the body, heals kidney and bladder inflammation, regulates the glands, dissolves rheumatic poisons, eradicates skin affections, stimulate the circulation and tones up the entire system.

New Wild Red Watercress
Mother Nature’s never-ending evolution has revealed a new, colorful and more flavorful variety of watercress…"Wild Red" watercress from B&W Quality Growers.

Watercress and Vitamin K
Vitamin K is another fat-soluble vitamin that is vital to life. Vitamin K is primarily involved in blood clotting. Blood clotting is important in the body to prevent hemorrhage in times of injury or cut to the tissues.

Bon Appetit
B&W Watercress's incredible new "Wild Red" Watercress

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Watercress supplementation in diet reduces lymphocyte DNA damage and alters blood antioxidant status in healthy adults

A Daily Diet of Watercress Could be a Life Saver
Eating watercress daily can significantly reduce DNA damage to blood cells, which is considered to be an important trigger in the development of cancer, scientists revealed today

More Evidence of Cancer Fighting Benefit from Nutrients in Certain Vegetables
Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to stop human prostate cancer cells from growing in mice by affecting the expression of proteins, says a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute study.

Potential Health Benefits of Watercress
Hippocrates was one of the first to recognize the potential health benefits of watercress. Today, good intakes of nutrient and phytochemicals-dense green leafy and/or cruciferous vegetables has been associated with a decreased risk of conditions such as certain cancers, coronary heart disease, age-related macular degeneration and skin photo damage.

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