Beets are one vegetable often overlooked when it comes to supporting overall health. This one vegetable has more nutrition than most others in the grocery store, yet they don’t seem to make it to most American’s dinner table.
Thankfully, they winter quite well in my garden, but with all the snow and extreme cold right now, the tops are no longer useable. I like to plant them near my other root crops which I enjoy year round. Like so many other root crops, they’re great potassium foods.
When I consider plant signatures, it’s not hard to see a relationship between beets and a healthy heart. What I mean by plant signatures is that many plants have an appearance which assists in understanding the body tissues benefited by the plant. For instance, kidney beans are actually shaped like little kidneys and excellent nutrition for assisting kidney function and rebuilding.
The shape and color match with the heart and blood, which it does much to improve. Any anemia can be assisted by consuming fresh beets, and the potassium is critical for proper heart muscle contraction. In cases of deficient potassium, heart valves can shrink causing regurgitation.
When it comes to potassium, there are other high potassium foods available, but the mineral balance and construction of the beet is excellent for supporting the heart. A study of 27 of the most commonly used vegetables in the U.S. to determine cellular antioxidant activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity, beets, along with broccoli and red pepper, were shown to be the highest. Taking this into consideration, reducing risk of developing chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease can be dramatically impacted by eating beets.
Young beet leaves have a higher concentration of iron than spinach and are rich in phytonutrients to control hypertension and heart attack risks. When significant levels of choline and betaine are consumed through beets in the diet, lower concentrations of homocysteine, a marker for increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, is also seen.
Need help with your eyes? Beets are one of the best sources of lutein and zeaxanthin, highly beneficial for eye health. Because of their benefit in supporting the liver health, here’s another area where beets shine. The liver makes and stores rhodopsin. This is visual purple, responsible for night vision. Liver problems often show up with variations in eyesight. Look for beets in your store.
Some studies revealed daily consumption of beet juice boosts blood flow to the brain, in turn restricting frontal lobe degeneration. This is important to the potential Alzheimers patient. Betaine, found in beets enhances serotonin production in the brain. You don’t have to be depressed.
They are high sugar content, but they’re low in calories, fat, and cholesterol, and high in critical nutrition. They’re an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, and folate. This helps make and maintain RNA and DNA in your cells preventing anemia. The potassium is necessary for building muscle and regulating the heart’s electrical activity. Without potassium your heart would stop. Manganese maintains muscle and nerve function, builds bone strength, maintains tendons and ligaments, regulates blood sugar levels, and promotes a healthy immune system.
Studies on tumor cells in humans revealed how beets significantly curbed tumor growth. Betaine, an amino acid found in beets, inhibits the formation of cancer-causing compounds and is protective against colon and stomach cancer. It’s also critical in regulating stomach acid.
It’s always entertaining when a patient who hasn’t made a habit of eating beets, calls in a panic to alert me they’re hemorrhaging after a bright red bowel movement. Having bright red urine or red water in the toilet after a bowel moment the day after a beet binge is quite normal.
When recording heart sounds on the heart sound recorder and I see a second sound elevation in the aortic valves, I will utilize a potent concentrated beet supplement. This is an indication of a thick bile viscosity, and can ultimately lead to imbalances in blood fats. This type of treatment is so much smarter than resorting to statin drugs which actually cripple the liver’s function rather than improve it.
Although I have access to whole food nutritional supports which can be used to restore health when it goes bad, the best medicine is always food. And the best time to resort to it is before you have a problem. For those who don’t like, or can’t obtain fresh beets, there’s always supplements like Betafood from Standard Process.
Proper nutrition before you have a medical emergency is the least expensive insurance you can purchase. Enjoying vitality throughout your life is a great benefit. Eat your Beets! They’re good for you!
Thankfully, they winter quite well in my garden, but with all the snow and extreme cold right now, the tops are no longer useable. I like to plant them near my other root crops which I enjoy year round. Like so many other root crops, they’re great potassium foods.
When I consider plant signatures, it’s not hard to see a relationship between beets and a healthy heart. What I mean by plant signatures is that many plants have an appearance which assists in understanding the body tissues benefited by the plant. For instance, kidney beans are actually shaped like little kidneys and excellent nutrition for assisting kidney function and rebuilding.
The shape and color match with the heart and blood, which it does much to improve. Any anemia can be assisted by consuming fresh beets, and the potassium is critical for proper heart muscle contraction. In cases of deficient potassium, heart valves can shrink causing regurgitation.
When it comes to potassium, there are other high potassium foods available, but the mineral balance and construction of the beet is excellent for supporting the heart. A study of 27 of the most commonly used vegetables in the U.S. to determine cellular antioxidant activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity, beets, along with broccoli and red pepper, were shown to be the highest. Taking this into consideration, reducing risk of developing chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease can be dramatically impacted by eating beets.
Young beet leaves have a higher concentration of iron than spinach and are rich in phytonutrients to control hypertension and heart attack risks. When significant levels of choline and betaine are consumed through beets in the diet, lower concentrations of homocysteine, a marker for increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, is also seen.
Need help with your eyes? Beets are one of the best sources of lutein and zeaxanthin, highly beneficial for eye health. Because of their benefit in supporting the liver health, here’s another area where beets shine. The liver makes and stores rhodopsin. This is visual purple, responsible for night vision. Liver problems often show up with variations in eyesight. Look for beets in your store.
Some studies revealed daily consumption of beet juice boosts blood flow to the brain, in turn restricting frontal lobe degeneration. This is important to the potential Alzheimers patient. Betaine, found in beets enhances serotonin production in the brain. You don’t have to be depressed.
They are high sugar content, but they’re low in calories, fat, and cholesterol, and high in critical nutrition. They’re an excellent source of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, and folate. This helps make and maintain RNA and DNA in your cells preventing anemia. The potassium is necessary for building muscle and regulating the heart’s electrical activity. Without potassium your heart would stop. Manganese maintains muscle and nerve function, builds bone strength, maintains tendons and ligaments, regulates blood sugar levels, and promotes a healthy immune system.
Studies on tumor cells in humans revealed how beets significantly curbed tumor growth. Betaine, an amino acid found in beets, inhibits the formation of cancer-causing compounds and is protective against colon and stomach cancer. It’s also critical in regulating stomach acid.
It’s always entertaining when a patient who hasn’t made a habit of eating beets, calls in a panic to alert me they’re hemorrhaging after a bright red bowel movement. Having bright red urine or red water in the toilet after a bowel moment the day after a beet binge is quite normal.
When recording heart sounds on the heart sound recorder and I see a second sound elevation in the aortic valves, I will utilize a potent concentrated beet supplement. This is an indication of a thick bile viscosity, and can ultimately lead to imbalances in blood fats. This type of treatment is so much smarter than resorting to statin drugs which actually cripple the liver’s function rather than improve it.
Although I have access to whole food nutritional supports which can be used to restore health when it goes bad, the best medicine is always food. And the best time to resort to it is before you have a problem. For those who don’t like, or can’t obtain fresh beets, there’s always supplements like Betafood from Standard Process.
Proper nutrition before you have a medical emergency is the least expensive insurance you can purchase. Enjoying vitality throughout your life is a great benefit. Eat your Beets! They’re good for you!
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