Health Benefit of Drinking Beetroot Juice
Beetroot juice, having most benefits of beetroot eating, is good because if we drink it, it can give us an instant boost. It is the undisputed champion of all the juices that we can drink to improve our health. Beetroot also contains nitrates, which in many other cases may be harmful, but in this case, it is highly beneficial. These inorganic nitrates are converted by our body into nitric oxide which is helpful in dilating blood vessels and reduce blood pressure, etc.
1. Prevents Birth Defects
Beetroot contains folic acid, and just 100 g of beetroot has enough of it to fulfill 27 % of required daily intake. This folic acid prevents any kind of birth defects.
It contains betacyanin which is said to be helpful in prevention of cancers. Some even say that it might even help in beating cancer altogether.
3. Reduces Chances Of Obesity
Studies show that consuming beetroot lessens our chances of being obese and reduces our overall chances of prematurely dying.
4. Reduces Risk Of Hypertension
Beetroot reduces running the risk of hypertension. As explained earlier above, the nitrates in beetroot dilate the blood vessels and reduce blood pressure.
5. Improves Memory & Vital Functions
Beetroot contains choline which is very helpful in vitalizing memory, boost learning, improve sleep and muscle movements. Choline also helps keep the nerve transmissions healthy, helps in fat absorption and in maintaining cell structure.
6. Detoxification
Beetroot also contains tri-methyl glycine, which helps in detoxification and removal of an amino acid called homocysteine which is linked to the occurrence of strokes, causing damage to red blood vessels and atherosclerosis.
7. Reduces Cholesterol
Beetroot juice is said to increase the production of glutathione which attaches itself to the toxins in the body and expels them through the feces. It also lowers the bad cholesterol and triglycerides in our body. It also enhances the good cholesterol levels (HDL) and prevents heart diseases and arteriosclerosis.
8. Good Energizer
It boosts athletic performance by increasing the capacity of our blood to carry oxygen. It also causes a reduction in the oxygen demand of the muscles. All this means a substantial increase in our energy levels and stamina.
9. Controls Diabetes
It contains alpha-lipoic acid which increases insulin sensitivity, lowers the glucose levels and prevents the changes induced by oxidative stress in patients suffering from Diabetes.
It helps in dissolving the excess calcium that may have deposited around joints and tissues. Being highly alkaline in nature, it causes this extra calcium deposits to dissolve. This way it is helpful in fighting arthritis.
11. Fights Anemia
Beetroot’s richness in Vitamins’ B1, B2, B6, and P, and Phosphorous, Magnesium, Potassium, Zinc, Calcium, Sulfur, Iodine, Copper and fat help patients with low hemoglobin levels against their anemia.
12. Effective Anti-Aging Agent
Beetroot juice helps in neutralization of free radical which cause many other problems and lead to a faster aging process. Beetroot helps us slow the process of aging and keeping ourselves look younger for longer.
13. Improves Digestion
Beetroot juice is also known to improve the intestine functioning and digestion and absorption of food. It also helps in bringing to normalcy an upset stomach.
14. Boosts Metabolism
Beetroot juice also helps boost our metabolism, which would mean our basal metabolic rate is increased. This in turn would mean that we must put in lesser efforts to be in the perfect body shape.
15. Stress Buster
It also contains tryptophan and betaine, both of which uplift our mood. Hence, it will also help us keep happier and keep our stress at bay in today’s fast paced life.
16. Prevents Acne
Beetroot juice daily will help us keep our skin clear and without acne and would minimize the oil. Applying a mixture of 2 portions of beetroot juice with 1 portion of yogurt and the acne will dry very quickly and wouldn’t even leave any scars.
Applying beetroot juice over dark circles also helps in eliminating them.
18. Enriches Hair Health
Beetroot improves the overall hair health. It can be mixed with some ginger juice if the goal is prevention of hair loss. Adding vinegar and to it and the problem of a dry scalp would be long gone.
Being full of antioxidants, it boosts liver function by eliminating the toxins that hamper liver health. The glutathione helps in keeping our liver healthy and in regenerating our liver cells and improves the production of fats in the liver.
20. Improves Skin Hydration
Beetroot juice also helps in keeping the skin hydrated and by removing the top dead cell layer of our skin it helps us in maintaining a smooth skin.
*It is advisable not to store it for long otherwise it may become a breeding ground for bacteria which convert the nitrate into nitrite and then it will be potentially very harmful.
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