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Roots and Leaves
This Folk-Remedy is making a come back in modern medicine. The roots and leaves of this plant have long been a staple part of the human diet. In fact, we have been growing it so long and in so many parts of the world that there are literally thousands of varieties and even wild crops growing in temperate and tropical regions around the world. And while we do use the sugar beet to manufacture refined beet sugar, it's the red beet root which has the most benefits.
Modern research is investigating several possible uses for the phytochemicals found in beets. Right now they estimate that beets could be good for protecting the livers in diabetics and well as their impact on treating cancer. Beets have been used for ages to treat anemia.
For centuries in memorial, beets and their juice have been used to treat fevers, constipation, and for treating wounds externally. Even in the middle ages beet root was used to aid in digestion.
The Romans thought beets were an aphrodisiac, since beets are a rich source of boron which plays an important role in the hormone cycles in males and in females.
Modern Treatments
Europe has been using beet root and extracts as effective treatment for cancer for the last several centuries. A pigment called betanin is now under research for being the possible reason for its health-giving properties. Recent research suggests that the antioxidant properties of the beet root can inhibit cancer growth and may even prevent the development of oncogenesis.
Beets are famous because they are a rich sources of calcium, iron, sulfur, potassium, choline, manganese, beta-carotene, and vitamin-C. They are also high in minerals which seem to have a strengthening effect on the gall bladder. They even contain properties which have a cleansing effect on the liver and kidneys. Due to its cleansing effects, beet root has a profound effect on the skin and circulatory system.
More recently, the American heart association found that drinking 500ml of beetroot juice led to a significant reduction in blood pressure and could still be measured up to 24-hours after drinking the juice.
A Long History
Beets have a long history with mankind reaching back to the 2nd millennium B.C. It was once domesticated somewhere in the Mediterranean from its still wild ancestor, the sea beet, which grows in marshes and coastlines around the mid-latitudes. From there, it has spread around the world and touched nearly every culture on the globe.
If you would like to receive the possible health benefits of a glass of beet juice daily without the hassle of juicing it yourself, simply buy yourself a canister of Delicious Greens 8000. It's just one of the 40+ fruits and vegetables in this terrific whole food powder.