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April 9, 2019

What Are The Health Benefits Of Eating Beetroot?

Overview

Going natural is the best way to have a healthy life as no shortcut is there which can help you get that natural glow. Beetroot is an amazing and coolest thing given to us by nature. It is the taproot portion of the plant (beet). This article is all about beetroot and its numerous health benefits. It is used to eat as a vegetable, salad, for medicinal purpose and also as a natural colorant. This sweet root vegetable is not  only a simple vegetable but is a storehouse for amazing nutrients that may help you to get a healthy life. It is recommended to drink its juice or have it as a salad, better than cooking it, As during cooking some nutrients that beetroot contains might get lost and also juice is easier to digest.

beetroot health benefits

Let’s explore the different health benefits of this sour and earthy taste vegetable.

Health Benefits of Eating Beetroot

1. Lowers the blood pressure-

  • Drinking beetroot juice daily helps to lower the blood pressure as it contains nitrates compounds which get converted into nitric acid when reaches in the body and helps to relax and broaden the blood vessels.

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2.Help to Treat Anemia

  • Chukandar, as it is known in Hindi, has been used since ages to treat anemia by Indian people. This quality of beetroot is due to its high content of folate and as everybody knows it is necessary for the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow. Hence, helps to treat anemia.

These are the early symptoms-Increase in heartbeat, dryness in the body, decreased sweating, and lethargy in the body. With the use of Chukandar, it can be treated naturally.

3.Prevent Heart Diseases

  • As said above, beetroot is rich in nitrates which helps to lower the blood pressure. Hence, ultimately decreasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Impaired oxygen delivery to skeletal muscles results in decreased movements of arms and legs, less physical activity resulting in obesity and heart diseases. While Chukandar helps to improve oxygen supply to these skeletal muscles, preventing heart diseases.

4. Increases Stamina

  • Having a glass of beetroot juice daily have proved to boost up the stamina and energy levels. Some study shows that drinking chukandar juice enhances the levels of plasma nitrates and improves the physical performance of the person.
  • High levels of nitrates in the chukandar improve the blood flow, enhances stamina. It is found that  beetroot decreases the use of the chief source of energy of the body, i.e. adenosine triphosphate. This leads to more energy saved in the body and helps to stay energized for a long time.

health benemfits of eating beetroot

5. Fights Cancer-

  • Though it is only in the studies yet but is promising that extract of the beetroot decreases the tumor formation in the body. Use of it for treating breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer is being studied.

6. Good for the liver-

  • Liver is an organ which is usually overloaded with unhealthy foods, excessive alcohol, and exposure to certain toxic things. It may help your liver to remove toxins that are needed to be thrown out of it.Chukandar detoxifies the liver and clears out the accumulated toxins in it. It decreases the fatty depositions in the liver. This is due to the betaine content of beetroot which helps to protect your liver and stay healthy.

7. High Source of Nutrients

  • Vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and manganese are found in abundance in the chukandar. As we know potassium is very essential for the good function of muscle and nerves while manganese is vital for liver, bones, pancreas, and kidneys. Vitamin B folate decreases the risk of birth defects in the child.

8.  Relieves Inflammation-

  • Beetroot is an amazing anti-inflammatory vegetable owing to its high content of fiber, folate, and betalains. Juice of chukandar is the best way to combat inflammation naturally. Also, its extract eases the inflammatory symptoms in kidneys.

9. Enhance Brain Health

  • Nitrates content of beetroot gets convert into nitric oxide when reaches in the body which promotes the communication of the brain cells, hence increasing the healthy brain activity. Juice of this wonderful vegetable is found to be effective in helping to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Increased blood flow to the brain by drinking beetroot also has a therapeutic effect on the brain.

10. Manages Blood sugar level

11. Improves Digestion-

  • Beetroot is rich in fiber content, thereby it aids the digestion and improves blood flow to the organs. It prevents any kind of digestive health ailments if taken daily in the form of juice or salad.

Amazing Health Benefits of Beetroot

12. Decreases Bad Cholesterol

  • Regular consumption of the chukandar helps to decrease the level of bad cholesterol and maintains the level of good cholesterol in the blood. These amazing effects are owing to its high content of soluble fiber.

13. Enhances Sexual Health

  • Beetroot is full of boron which increases the production of sex hormones. Hence helps to have a great sex life. Also, the Betaine present in chukandar calms and relaxes the mind, which will ultimately make a person happier and in a good mood. Sexual weakness is also treated by the use of beetroot in many countries.

14. Accelerate Healthy Weight Loss

  • Beetroot has a high amount of natural sweetness and anybody who wants to lose weight can use it as a natural sweetener in place of the normal refined sugar. Also, the high fiber content of this vegetable makes it the best choice for those thinking to lose weight.

15. Slow down the Aging-

  • Vitamin content of beetroot helps to delay the aging properties. Lutein content of this vegetable works as an antioxidant which prevents the oxidative damage in the body, thereby slowing the aging process.
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March 20, 2019

Everyone should know the Health Benefits of Amla Juice(Amla Saar)(Indian Gooseberry)

Overview

Amla which is also known as Indian gooseberry is power house of rich nutrients and vit. c. It contains many essential minerals and vitamins which are not only an integral part of our body’s health and well being, but also play a major role in preventing and managing some of the most common diseases which are widespread. It can be consumed in various ways like eaten raw, juiced, powdered, or can be made into an array of jams, pickles, dips or spreads. Amla is a great source of vitamin c which helps in boosting immunity, strengthen metabolism and prevents bacterial and viral infections.

Health Benefits of Amla Juice

According to Ayurveda

  • According to Ayurveda Amla Saar ( amla juice) have the property of balancing the all the processes in the body and brings equilibrium in all three doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Vit. C which is present in the amla is a natural antioxidant, which protects you against the harmful effects of free radicals.
  • It helps in slowing down the aging process. It is needed for collagen production hence keeping skin, hair healthy and improves the immunity.
  • Amla saar strengthens the eyes, teeth and roots of the hair.
  • Amla juice increases the blood (rakta) and shukra dhatu(semen).
  • It is very effective in piitaj vyadhis like burning sensation in urine, acidity, leucorrhoea, piles etc.

Following are some of the uses of Amla juice

For Physical strength:

  • Take Amla juice and add Ashwagandha churna(2gm) and sugar candy(mishri) to this. This will improve physical strength, vigour, and will also help in infertility. It improves Shukra dhatu in the body and increases the fertility.

Help in Diabetes:

  • Taking amla saar by mixing with 2-4 gms of turmeric shows good results in diabetes. It also helps in controlling nocturnal emission, and in semen related issues.

Leucorrhoea:

  • Amla saar taken with sugar candy(mishri) is very beneficial in leucorrhoea and in excessive bleeding during monthly periods in women.

For strength:

  • Mix honey, sugar candy and brown sugar (shakar) in 10-15 ml of amla saar and take this mixture in between the meal. It will provide strength to the body, helps in fighting infections,and increase the immunity within the body.

Burning micturation

  • Take half a cup of amla juice with 2 teaspoons of honey.
  • Take 50 ml juice of Amla and add 25 gms of honey or Shakaar(brown sugar) in it.
  • Take this mixture in the morning and evening. It will maintain the healthy flow of urine, and will also remove constipation. It will also cure the premature ejaculation.

In bleeding:

  • Apply fresh juice of amla over the bleeding part. It will stop the bleeding.

Dhatuvardhak(Increase semen production and its quality):

  • Take 2 teaspoons of amla rasa(juice) mixing with one teaspoon of pure cow ghee. Take this mixture three times a day for 7 days.

Amla Juice for Weak Eyesight

Weak EyeSight

  • Putting the juice of gooseberry(amla) in the eyes. Or juice of sahajan leaves and mixing it in 1/4th of 1 gm rock salt and apply it in the eyes. It will cure the initial cataract.
  • Amla rasa helps in maintaining healthy eyesight. Also taking amla with green coriander leaves is beneficial in eye disorders.

For Hiccoughs:

  • Take 10-20 ml juice of amla and add 2-3 gms of Piper longum powder and 2 teaspoons of honey.
  • Take it twice in a day. It is beneficial in hiccoughs.
  • Mixing 3 gms of pipali powder and 5 gms of honey in 10ml amal juice gives relief from hiccoughs.

For vomiting:

  • Take 20 ml of amla juice and add one tea spoon of honey and 10 gm powder of white chandan (santalum album). It will stop the vomiting.
  • Take amla rasa and add pippali (piper longum) powder and honey to it. It will be beneficial in vomiting.

For urine problems:

  • Taking 20 ml juice of amla and adding 2 gms of turmeric powder and 10 gms of honey and drink this mixture two times a day. It will help in passing the urine and will help in its proper flow.
  • Taking 20 ml of amla juice by adding cardamom powder to it will cure the Mutrakricchta i.e urine retention

Raktaatisara( bloody diarrhea)

  • In bloody diarrhea take 10-20 ml of amla rasa by adding 10 gm honey and 5 gm ghee to it. Give it to the patient. After that  make the patient to drink 100 ml goat milk thrice in a day.

For raktagulma:

  • Taking amla juice and add black pepper powder to it will cure the rakta gulma.

For Mutra atisara (som roga)

  • Make a mixture of one ripe banana, 10 ml amla juice, 5 gm honey, 250 ml of milk. Then give to the patient. It will cure mutraatisara.

For severe diarrhea

  • Make a paste of 5-6 amla and apply it around the umbilical region and pour juice of ginger in umbilicus. With this, even severe to severe diarrhea can be cured.

For burning and itching in the vagina:

Other Uses of Amla Juice

  • By using the juice of amla  mixed in water for bathing helps to overcome financial issues. But don’t use it on Saptami(7thday of the month), Navami(9th day of the month),  Amavasya(new moon), Sunday, Surya grahan(solar eclipse), Chander grahan(lunar eclipse) स्कंद पुराण, वैष्णव खंड (Skand puran, Vaishnav khand)
  • Washing the dead person’s bones with the juice of amla and stirring it in any river, provides moksha to that person.(स्कंद पुराण, वैष्णव खंड)

Note

  • So, there you go, it is a nature’s elixir packed to combat most of our daily health woes. Give it a try, you will be amazed and will stay healthy.
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