Beetroot Benefits – The amazing beetroot

by V.K Singh on February 2, 2012

The many awesome benefits of beetroot…

There are so many benefits of beetroot, it truly is a wonder vegetable.
Beetroot is known as a natural detoxifier and blood cleanser. Beetroot is rich in a number of nutrients that are vital for the full and efficient function of your immune system. Beetroot encourages the production of antibodies to fight against free radicals and other disease or infection in your body.
Beetroot (also known as Beets) is also high in nutritional iron which helps to facilitate creation of red blood cells and helps to move oxygen towards your cells, enabling the body to repair itself. Beetroot also contains other minerals such as manganese which is important for the formation of interferon that is an important anti-cancer substance.

Beetroot are bright red because of the betanin pigment found in beets. This pigment is also known as prominent anthocyanin antioxidant and it helps to ward against heart disease and cancer by combatting free radicals. These antioxidants also help provide foundation support for your liver and kidney function. Beetroot also is high in fiber (dietary fibre) which is important for heart and intestinal health.

 

Let’s get into it a bit deeper, what are the key health benefits of beetroot?

Eating beetroot increases your stamina and can help you exercise for longer periods, according to a study in the United Kingdom. The nitrate in beetroot leads to a reduction in oxygen intake, making longer periods of exercise possible!
Beetroot is also good for reducing blood pressure, research has even shown that a daily beetroot can improve hypertension and prevent heart disease.
Beetroot also has an amazing cleansing power and the ability to increase your haemoglobin, as well as cleansing the waste products in your blood and bloodstream.

Don’t be scared of beetroots bright red color, this is natural and won’t affect your body in adverse ways.

How can you serve beetroot?
It is best eaten cooked and the vinegared, grated into a salad, or perhaps shredded amongst the leaves of a scattered vegetable entree.

Beetroot is also great in juiced form, try it with a touch of lemon and apple, for a refreshing beverage.

Have a good quality juicer handy, and be prepared for a red mess.

It is rare in today’s society to find someone who actually dislikes beetroot, statistics show it is growing in popularity along with the swede, the parsnip, and the turnip as previously misunderstood vegetables.

Let’s talk about Betacyanin, which gives beetroot its startling red hue. This molecule is very good for your body, particularly your colon, which is part of your digestive system.

Your Liver also craves beetroot, because of the anti-oxidants and free radical fighting ability that it is rumoured for.

Have you ever heard of Europe? It is a place near Africa, where Beetroot is very popular and often sold in large calico sacks.

The Europeans used to buy and sell beetroot to the Prussians and this is where Borscht developed.

Borscht is beetroot soup, flavoured with sour cream, boiled with onion and vegetable stock. Tasty, no?

Try some for yourself and you will understand why the Polish and their descendents are so numerous amongst the European peoples, vibrant and succesful in business and life. This could be because of the fact they eat HEAPS of beetroot.

There is truly no denying beetroot’s wonderous health benefits!

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The secret benefits of beetroot juice

by V.K Singh on February 1, 2012

There are so many hidden benefits of beetroot juice; it is no surprise that European communities have relied on the health boosting benefits of beetroot and beetroot juice for generations.

The most frequent use for beetroot is to be cooked and vinegared, then added to sandwiches or grated into salads or coleslaws. It is more rare to find people juicing beetroots and drinking the beet juice to take advantage of the many health boosting qualities.

It is no wonder that it is considered a super-food.

People often ask, is it easy to squeeze the beetroot to make juice? Well first, you don’t squeeze it. You need to have a proper vitamizer or juicer.

What is the taste like?

It tastes very pleasant, mild, and a little bit sweet. Some people would say it has an earthy taste and is often nice sweetened up with a bit of carrot or pineapple juice. Try adding other super-nutrients like wheatgrass or chlorella for extra immunity boosting power!

What is in beetroot juice?

Let’s examine what you might find in a typical glass of beetroot juice

- Minerals

Beetroot Juice is high in sodium, potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and also trace amounts of copper.

- Amino Acids

Important protein building blocks, not found very highly but in small amounts.

 

- Your Immune System

The beetroot juice penetrates your immune system to fight inflammation and disease. This is especially important to consider if you have deficiencies in your immunity or recurrent infections. Consider taking the juice on a regular basis, and you may experience tremendous positive effects.

- What about blood pressure?

Beetroot juice (Beet juice) has also got you covered. It has been credited for lowering blood pressure which will save you from an early trip to the hospital emergency room.

According to the American Heart Association, up to one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure!

- Vitamins

All fruit contains vitamins, it would be quite unusual for beetroot to miss out on this vitamin party, and indeed it doesn’t. Beetroot has an invitation to the party in the front row!

Vitamin A, B1, B2, C, and folate (aka folic acid)

Tastes good man.

 

- Other trace nutrients

Have you ever wondered why beetroot has a deep red color? This is caused by the presence of betacyanin and is often credited as a protective agent against certain cancers. Silica also is found which helps to improve bone strength.

Strong bones are strong!

- Antioxidants

This juice is an anti-oxidant power slam to your system, which helps to combat free-radicals in your body to keep you youthful and garrulous.

What do we know about environmental toxins?

Well, there was research conducted which showed that the glutathione in beetroot can take hold of the many thousands of different environmental toxins and pull them into your colon where they can pass as waste. It goes without saying that beetroot juice can increase your body’s glutathione.

- Anti-Aging

Have you ever wondered why people in the beetroot juice industry are so youthful looking and have such supple skin?

This is not a coincidence; in fact it is directly linked to the qualities and benefits inherent in beetroot.

We are talking, of course, about the presence of anti-oxidants and phenolic compounds.

Your DNA and RNA will be protected and nurtured, removing so-called “free radicals” and helping to shield you from the hurtful effects of aging.

- Digestion

Digest this! Get the juice in your belly and it will move through you like a rat through a drainpipe. You will find a boost to your metabolism, chronic toilet usage, and a strong belly-ache! Your intestinal fortitude will be shaken, but not stirred :)

- Glandular Fever

Also known as the Kissing Disease and Epstein Barr virus, this terrible fever afflicts immoral teenagers and those who consort with them.

Here’s something you may not know, when beetroot was used on the Epstein-Barr virus, early antigen (EBV-EA) induction, it was revealed that taking beetroot juice COULD be of benefit. This discovery has, unsurprisingly, not yet shaken the medical world.

- Side effects

If you think that you may be affected poorly by beetroot then please contact your medical professional before using it! We give this advice purely for educational purposes and in no ways should it constitute legitimate medical advice.

 

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Question by Rodger T: Is there such a thing as canned jellied beets, and if so, where can I buy one?
We all know about jellied cranberries, but a friend of mine insisted that she had eaten jellied beets years ago.

Best answer:

Answer by °???°
There is such a thing yes, though I don’t know where you would find them, probably near the canned yams.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Beet-In

by V.K Singh on May 25, 2013

Some cool beet images:

Beet-In
beet

Image by Parker Knight
Frannie, Zut Alor, Katie, and TiGeorge presents Beet-In. Everything from birth to recipes to cooking and all life cycles of Beets. History, growth, composting, and recipes, cooking examples, and stories behind varieties; hands on examination of life; all are covered. Beet-in included performance arts of juicing to textile permanent colot to fabric and using the juice to paint beet, beet to beet painting. Many laughters and socializing after…. Beet-In is a huge success to getting people to look at beet in a whole new way.

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Trash Blanc: Beetroot Cake

by V.K Singh on May 24, 2013

Check out these beetroot images:

Trash Blanc: Beetroot Cake
beetroot

Image by Cian O’Donovan
TrashBlanc kicks the carrots to the curb and dances to a different beet

Trash Blanc: Beetroot Cake
beetroot

Image by Cian O’Donovan
TrashBlanc kicks the carrots to the curb and dances to a different beet

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How many calories have I eaten today?

by V.K Singh on May 24, 2013

Question by Jay: How many calories have I eaten today?
Breakfast: Chicken & Cheese on wholegrain long roll (Decent amount of chicken. Not totally stuffed but a good amount, & probably full fat cheese)

Snacks: Carrot, Mini boost bar, Afew pieces of beetroot…

Lunch: Ham & Light Cheese on Cape Seed bread (thin bread, cape seed has a lot of seeds rofl so its pretty heavy) & a glass of low fat milk (about 200mL)

Im usually good at this stuff but today i dont know =l Can anyone help out?

Best answer:

Answer by *Misz.WannaBEE*
you have to add them up from the nutrition facts different brands differ calories

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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Beet-In

by V.K Singh on May 23, 2013

A few nice beet images I found:

Beet-In
beet

Image by Parker Knight
Frannie, Zut Alor, Katie, and TiGeorge presents Beet-In. Everything from birth to recipes to cooking and all life cycles of Beets. History, growth, composting, and recipes, cooking examples, and stories behind varieties; hands on examination of life; all are covered. Beet-in included performance arts of juicing to textile permanent colot to fabric and using the juice to paint beet, beet to beet painting. Many laughters and socializing after…. Beet-In is a huge success to getting people to look at beet in a whole new way.

Beet-In
beet

Image by Parker Knight
Frannie, Zut Alor, Katie, and TiGeorge presents Beet-In. Everything from birth to recipes to cooking and all life cycles of Beets. History, growth, composting, and recipes, cooking examples, and stories behind varieties; hands on examination of life; all are covered. Beet-in included performance arts of juicing to textile permanent colot to fabric and using the juice to paint beet, beet to beet painting. Many laughters and socializing after…. Beet-In is a huge success to getting people to look at beet in a whole new way.

Beet-In
beet

Image by Parker Knight
Frannie, Zut Alor, Katie, and TiGeorge presents Beet-In. Everything from birth to recipes to cooking and all life cycles of Beets. History, growth, composting, and recipes, cooking examples, and stories behind varieties; hands on examination of life; all are covered. Beet-in included performance arts of juicing to textile permanent colot to fabric and using the juice to paint beet, beet to beet painting. Many laughters and socializing after…. Beet-In is a huge success to getting people to look at beet in a whole new way.

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Beets can be sown, similar to the way you would sow a carrot during planting. Plant beets in your garden with help from a longtime gardener in this free vide…

Nova testing the strawberries as she goes about harvesting several different beet varieties. The turnips are already long gone!!!
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Cool Beet images

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Some cool beet images: Beet-In Image by Parker Knight Frannie, Zut Alor, Katie, and TiGeorge presents Beet-In. Everything from birth to recipes to cooking and all life cycles of Beets. History, growth, composting, and recipes, cooking examples, and stories behind varieties; hands on examination of life; all are covered. Beet-in included performance arts of juicing [...]

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