Red beet is a very striking vegetable because of its color and sweet taste. The scientific name is Beta vulgaris and belongs to the Amarantáceas family. This plant is well known all over the world but is not so used in the gastronomy today. The leaves and roots of beets are edible parts but also contain substances with nutritional benefits but also medicinal.
Some of the benefits of beets is that it helps prevent and treat heart disease, cancer and constipation, it brings a lot of iron to the body so its consumption is highly recommended to pregnant and menstruating women, anemia, states of weakness , hypertension, gout.
It is useful for people with stomach disorders, heartburn, gas, fluid retention stones in the kidneys, improves liver function and is very good in cases of bladder infections and urinary system.
This vegetable has rejuvenating qualities for the skin, nails, hair but also the bones and arteries. It also prevents states of chronic moodiness and symptoms of depression by having among its components the hormone called dopamine. It also has antioxidant qualities so they delay the action of free radicals that are responsible for aging.
Beets can be eaten raw or cooked, but when in the fire, it loses important substances and vitamins so it is better to eat it raw because it keeps all its active ingredients. You can eat in salads or prepare juices to drink alone or with other vegetables to drink. The reddish color of the beet after a while of ingesting them will stain the urine of our body of this color but do not have to be scared is natural and normal is only a sign that its positive substances are in our organism.
There are no relevant contraindications in any person only if you are with diarrhea it is not convenient to eat this vegetable because of its laxative effect may increase these symptoms. Children, pregnant and lactating women can consume it without problems. If we have doubts about the use of red beet with medicinal uses we should consult the doctor.
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