Beet Juice Benefits

Beets are certainly not something that most people would crave for, but I'm sure that you would be amazed to know about its abundant benefits. Beet, also known as beetroot, is mainly used as a salad ingredient, because of its sweet taste and bright reddish-maroon color.

Many of its benefits are now being researched on and it is being advised to include beet juice into your everyday diet to cure and prevent many ailments and illnesses, and also to improve your overall health.

As mentioned before, beet juice has various essential nutrients that are extremely beneficial to human health. Beets are low in fat and contain vitamins like A, C, B6, B1 and B2 and betalains, an antioxidant in large quantities.

The greens of beet are known to have a higher content of iron as compared to spinach. Other nutrients include sodium, calcium, sulfur, chlorine, copper, iodine, natural sugar, bioflavonoids and potassium. It is also a good source of dietary fiber, carbohydrates, niacin, folic acid, biotin and magnesium.

With the abundance of nutrients that it contains, it's not surprising that there are a lot of health benefits of beet juice. Here's a list of the same.

Blood Cooling and Purification: One of the most well-known and important benefits is its blood cooling and blood purifying ability. This can be attributed to the rich iron content. It is also an indispensable cure for anemia.

Digestion and Digestive Disorders: The benefits of drinking it for healthy digestion can be attributed to the carbohydrates that it contains, in the form of natural sugar. These carbohydrates can be easily digested and the fibers aid the process of food digestion. It also aids the treatment and cure of ailments like jaundice, nausea and vomiting, dysentery, hepatitis, constipation, piles and diarrhea.

Cardiovascular Health: A number of research has been conducted to prove how beet juice can benefit cardiovascular health. It was then established that the nitrate contained in it was beneficial in lowering blood pressure in patients suffering from high blood pressure.

Stress: The betalains that it contains are a type of antioxidant that is known to prevent oxidative stress, that is common among people of all ages today. It also prevents heart related disorders and diseases.

Cholesterol: One of the important health benefits of beet juice is its ability to lower bad cholesterol levels and raise good cholesterol levels in the body.

Circulatory Disorders: It is known to be a good solvent of inorganic calcium deposits in the body. Therefore, it is essential in the prevention of circulatory disorders like varicose veins, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, etc.

Skin Problems: Drinking beet juice regularly can be beneficial in the prevention and cure of skin inflammation, acne, dry skin problems, dandruff and pustules. It also helps eliminate blemishes and promotes healthy skin and hair growth. It can be applied on skin, this helps to hydrate the skin and makes it glow.

Cancer: The betacyanin that beet juice contains helps prevent the formation of cancerous tumors and also detoxifies the body of all harmful toxins. Therefore, it is extremely beneficial in the prevention of cancer and especially colon cancer.

Birth Defects: Beet juice is known to prevent various birth defects in babies because of the B vitamin folate that it contains.

Improves Stamina: Another health benefit of drinking beet juice is increased stamina. This is because the nitrate it contains reduces the oxygen uptake which reduces fatigue and increases stamina.

Pregnancy: Beet juice contains a good amount of folic acid in it. Because of this it is recommended for pregnant women, as it helps to lower the risk of spina bifida.

Other Benefits: Apart from the above various benefits, red beets can also help to treat toothaches, menstrual problems, lumbago and headaches.

So, now that you are aware of its various benefits, you too can enjoy them by drinking a glass of beet juice everyday. Having it along with other fruit or vegetable juices will help you enjoy its additional health benefits. You can also flavor it with herbs, or try to make beet juice out of fresh and raw beets, and avoid adding sugar to the juice as this will add extra calories to it. Enjoy a healthy, illness-free lifestyle by utilizing the benefits of beet juice!