A doctor has touted the benefits of a 'slimy' vegetable that can help to support gut health, weight loss, and cholesterol management. Okra, often snubbed due to its gooey feel, boasts a little-kno ...

Instead of crisp leaves, you're met by a slimy pile of dark green mess. It's not how you ... and seven days when refrigerated. However, the vegetable is notoriously susceptible to premature ...

this plant slime is actually soluble dietary fibre, with gut-friendly superpowers." Despite being botanically classified as a fruit, okra is often consumed and prepared like a vegetable.

When one thinks of vegetables to pickle ... southern United States may not have as much experience with the tubular green fruit (and yes, okra is technically a fruit because it is a seed pod).