Beet Juice
Species Name: Beta vulgaris
Also Known As: beetroot, table beet, garden beet, red beet
The beet plant is generally a herbaceous biennial that is rarely a perennial plant. It has tall leafy stems with heart shaped leaves. These leaves are edible, juicible, and are known as beet greens. The bulb shaped root can be eaten as a vegetable. Sugar beets are used to make sugar.
Because Beet juice is so potent is should be diluted at least 4 times and combined with other juices like carrot, cucumber, celery, or apple. The juice is a dark red color, and is known to purify the blood.
What is Beet Juice? Beet juice is made from the roots and/or the greens of the beet plant.
Beet Juice Recipe:
Beetroot Juice with Cucumber and Pineapple:
This drink is very cleansing and should be sipped on an empty stomach.
Ingredients:
- 1 small beetroot (small and crisp beets are sweeter)
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 cup of pineapple chunks
Directions:
- Clean beetroot and remove top. Scrub with vegetable brush.
- Peel or wash the cucumber. Waxed cucumbers should be peeled.
- Slice the pineapple and remove skin.
- Cut all fruit and vegetables to fit your juicer.
- Juice and serve.
Home Remedies Using Beet Juice:
Benefits of Beet Juice:
Historically Beet juice made from the roots and leaves of the plant have been used to treat a variety of ailments. Ancient Romans used beetroot for fevers and constipation. Hippocrates bound wounds with the leaves, and since Roman times, beetroot juice has been considered an aphrodisiac.
Beet Juice is traditionally used for the treatment of:
- Anemia
- Bladder Problems
- Circulatory Problems
- Eye Fatigue
- Kidneys
- Liver
- Lymphatic Circulation
- Menstrual Problems
- Menopause
- Skin Problems
- Tiredness
- Weight Loss Problems
Beet Juice provides a good source of the following nutrients:
- Calcium
- Chlorine
- Iron
- Sodium
- Sulfur
- Potassium
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B–6
- Choline
Beet juice is a strong blood and kidney cleanser, which is why you need to drink beet juice in moderation. Beet Juice is commonly recommended for those with cancer and anyone on a cleansing or alkaline diet.
New research on Beet Juice indicates that, “drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults. The finding could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.”
Side Effects of Beet Juice:
One side effect of Beet Juice is turning stools and urine red. This isn’t a health concern, just be prepared for it.
Other side effects occur when people drink straight beet juice. This is not something you want to do as pure beet juice from the root or greens can cause temporary paralysis of vocal chords, hives, increased heart rate, chills and fever. Beet juice should always be mixed with apple juice or another vegetable juice.
High in oxalic acid, Beet juice made from beet root or beet greens should be avoided by at risk or suffering with kidney stones, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and upset stomach.
Fever, chills and rashes can occur even in mixed juices with beet added. If you experience these symptoms, quite drinking the juice and if the problem persists, see a doctor. A Rash may indicate an allergic reaction.
