Healthy benefits of Beetroot.

AMAZING HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEETROOTS

      Beetroot is a dark red vegetable with an acquired taste. It has been linked with better stamina, improved blood flood and lower blood pressure.

BEETROOT FACTS:   

     Most beetroot on sale is round and red but yellow, white and striped versions are available.

     The beetroot taste is described as sweet, earthy and tender to eat. It is grown in the ground and is related to turnips, swedes, and sugar beet.

   Beetroot contains Potassium, Magnesium, Iron, Vitamin A, B6 and C, Folic acid, Carbohydrates, Protein, Antioxidants and Soluble fiber.

For Blood Pressure Management:-

    Researchers have known for some time that juice may help lower blood pressure.

  Beetroot have a special ingredient nitrate which lowers blood pressure and may help to fight heart disease.

 Beetroot For The Brain and Mental Illness:-

     Drinking Beetroot juice increases blood flow to the brain in older people, which may be able to fight the progression of mental illness.

    Beetroot contains high concentration of nitrates, which are converted into nitrites by bacteria in the mouth. Nitrates help open blood vessels in the body, increasing blood flow and oxygen to places lacking in oxygen.

    Beetroot contains betaine, which in other forms is used to help treat depression, and tryptophan, the feel-good chemical in chocolate.

    If you boil beetroots in water and then massage the water into the scalp each night, it works as an effective cure for dandruff.

ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES

    The powerful phytonutrients that give beets their deep crimson color may help to ward of cancer. Research has shown that beetroot extract reduced multi-organ tumor formations in various animal models when administered in drinking water, for instance, while beetroot extract is also being studied for use in treating human pancreatic, breast, and prostate cancers.

Uses of Beets

• Chard and spinach leaves are cooked and consumed as a vegetable
• The roots of garden beet or beet are eaten after boiling or steaming, or raw as in salads or as a soup and as a pickle.
• The betalain pigments are used by the food industry to provide color to tomato pastes, sauces, jams, jellies and in ice creams, cereals, etc.
• Beetroot is used to make wine.
• Beet pulp is fed to horses that are being trained and to those that are allergic to hay.
• varieties with large colored leaves are used for decorative purposes.

   

 Medicinal uses of Beet 

        Traditionally, the roots and leaves of the beet plant have been used to treat a variety of health issues like fever, constipation, wounds etc. Beet soup was given as a laxative.

        Beetroot juice was given to enhance libido. Beet was also used to treat digestive issues and blood problems. Beet was eaten along with garlic to prevent 'garlic breath'

        Beetroot juice increases blood in the body and removes toxins as it is a cleaning agent.

        Beetroot pulp applied on the face and left for some time gives a glowing skin as it provides iron and vitamins to the skin.