By Sue Mount
www.perfectwaters.net
As I mentioned in my previous post, we started growing beets in our garden. I have beets growing both hydroponically and in a regular garden plot.
Beets are amazing! They are low calorie, and contain little or no fat. They are naturally sweet, so they can satisfy your cravings while keeping you slim and trim! They do contain carbohydrates, so they are source of energy for the body, but also contain fiber, important for the intestinal tract.
Per Wikipedia:
Beets contain many important nutrients, including calcium, manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorous, folic acid, iron, niacin, Vitamins B-5, B-6 and C - a powerful antioxidant (the leaves contain more Vitamin C than the roots).
Beets are great for cardiovascular health, as they contain glycine betaine, which lowers homocysteine levels within the blood - this promotes platelet clotting and lowers plaque formation in the blood vessels. The potassium found in beets will lower heart rate, and counteracts too much sodium in the blood. The cells of the body work on an intricate balance of sodium, potassium and water. An imbalance in any of these can cause cellular death.
Don't throw the greens out, as they contain flavonoids, Vitamin A and carotenoids, more so than the root of the plant. Flavonoids are cancer fighters. Vitamin A is essential for good vision, and maintaining mucus membranes, also great for your skin. Carotenoids have many physiological functions; most importantly, they are free radical scavengers.
The folic acid in beets contributes to DNA synthesis within the cells.
The powerful nutrients in beets cleanse the colon, the gallbladder and the liver. Studies have shown that beets are powerful anti-cancer vegetables, particularly for colon and lung cancer.
Remember, antioxidant means anti-aging; eating beets daily can halt or even reverse the aging process!
How do you eat beets?
Many people enjoy the benefits of raw beets through juicing. You can juice the whole beet, root and leaves, thereby obtaining the full benefit of the plant. Juice about a quart of beets, then add apple juice or carrot juice or other ingredients. Beet juice is powerful - it will begin detoxing you immediately; add only a couple of ounces to your glass.
Beets can be cooked in a soup (borscht), baked, steamed or even pickled (substitute Stevia for sugar for the healthiest version of pickled beets)!
Note: I always add Perfect Science Ayterion Agua(IP) to my juices and my food to raise the frequency and transform the toxins into beneficial amino acids.
Stay healthy!
Sue Mount is the co-owner of Perfect Waters, LLC, and is an energy healer, provides testing services and alternative health consulting.
www.perfectwaters.net
As I mentioned in my previous post, we started growing beets in our garden. I have beets growing both hydroponically and in a regular garden plot.
Beets are amazing! They are low calorie, and contain little or no fat. They are naturally sweet, so they can satisfy your cravings while keeping you slim and trim! They do contain carbohydrates, so they are source of energy for the body, but also contain fiber, important for the intestinal tract.
Per Wikipedia:
The beet has a long history of cultivation stretching back to the second millennium BC. The plant was probably domesticated somewhere along the Mediterranean, whence it was later spread to Babylonia by the 8th century BC and as far east as China by 850 AD. Available evidence, such as that provided by Aristotle and Theophrastus, suggests the leafy varieties of the beet were grown primarily for most of its history, though these lost much of their popularity much later following the introduction of spinach. The ancient Romans considered beets an important health food and an aphrodisiac.
The beet became highly commercially important in 19th century Europe following the development of the sugar beet in Germany and the discovery that sucrose could be extracted from them, providing an alternative to tropical sugar cane. It remains a widely cultivated commercial crop for producing table sugar.
Beets contain many important nutrients, including calcium, manganese, copper, magnesium, phosphorous, folic acid, iron, niacin, Vitamins B-5, B-6 and C - a powerful antioxidant (the leaves contain more Vitamin C than the roots).
Beets are great for cardiovascular health, as they contain glycine betaine, which lowers homocysteine levels within the blood - this promotes platelet clotting and lowers plaque formation in the blood vessels. The potassium found in beets will lower heart rate, and counteracts too much sodium in the blood. The cells of the body work on an intricate balance of sodium, potassium and water. An imbalance in any of these can cause cellular death.
Don't throw the greens out, as they contain flavonoids, Vitamin A and carotenoids, more so than the root of the plant. Flavonoids are cancer fighters. Vitamin A is essential for good vision, and maintaining mucus membranes, also great for your skin. Carotenoids have many physiological functions; most importantly, they are free radical scavengers.
The folic acid in beets contributes to DNA synthesis within the cells.
The powerful nutrients in beets cleanse the colon, the gallbladder and the liver. Studies have shown that beets are powerful anti-cancer vegetables, particularly for colon and lung cancer.
Remember, antioxidant means anti-aging; eating beets daily can halt or even reverse the aging process!
How do you eat beets?
Many people enjoy the benefits of raw beets through juicing. You can juice the whole beet, root and leaves, thereby obtaining the full benefit of the plant. Juice about a quart of beets, then add apple juice or carrot juice or other ingredients. Beet juice is powerful - it will begin detoxing you immediately; add only a couple of ounces to your glass.
Beets can be cooked in a soup (borscht), baked, steamed or even pickled (substitute Stevia for sugar for the healthiest version of pickled beets)!
Note: I always add Perfect Science Ayterion Agua(IP) to my juices and my food to raise the frequency and transform the toxins into beneficial amino acids.
Stay healthy!
Sue Mount is the co-owner of Perfect Waters, LLC, and is an energy healer, provides testing services and alternative health consulting.
