Beets

Beets

If you include beets weekly in your diet you may find improvements in blood pressure, your immune system, a healthier liver, gallbladder and healthier bowels and digestive systems including lymphatic systems.

Beets are amongst that rarity of plants, a root vegetable with a second super healing leafy green vegetable attached.

Beets are a rejuvenative food for nearly every organ in the body according to researchers at the American College of Clinical Nutrition, and an effective healing agent for disorders affecting organs especially liver, lymph and digestive systems.

Beets are high in beta-carotene, flavonoids, fiber, certain B vitamins, certain amino acids and have many other micronutrients.

German researchers concluded beet juice has anticancer properties as well due to the combination of detoxifying and antioxidant properties.

The greens growing above beets rank in the top 5 sources of 3 antiaging antioxidants – flavonoids, alpha and beta carotenes and chlorophyll as well as many valuable minerals and other phytonutrients.

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Suggestions for Eating:

raw
grate or slice beet into salads, use the leafs too
roasted
juicing both beet and leaf is best way to liberate more nutrients
combine with other potent carotenoid plants like spinach, collards and squash.

Skin Care Wrinkle Reducer:

raw grated beets can be added to your favorite mask cream and left on 20 to 30 minutes to help reduce wrinkles and under eye puffiness

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