Beet juice

Beet belongs to herbaceous plants of family of Amarantov which brightest representatives are ordinary, sugar and fodder beet. On the most part of Ukraine and in the southern regions of Russia it is also called by a beetroot or a beet.

Beet is widely cultivated as vegetable culture practically worldwide and has a number of medicinal properties. Beet juice belongs to valuable foodstuff as in it all useful properties of a root crop are concentrated.

Composition of beet juice

Nutrition value of beet juice varies depending on a beet grade. On average in 100 g of juice contains:

• 1 g of proteins;
• 9,9 g of carbohydrates;
• 1 g of food fibers;
• 83,4 g of water;
• 0,3 g of ashes;
• 14,1 g mono - and disaccharides;
• 0,2 g of organic acids.

Are a part of beet juice:

• Vitamins – PP, B2, C, E, P;
• Macrocells – potassium (148 mg in 100 g of fresh juice), phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium;
• Microelements – chlorine, iodine, manganese, sulfur, iron.

Caloric content of beet juice makes 42 kcal.

Useful properties of beet juice

The beets which are contained in a large number in juice iron and folic acid favorably influence blood, improve development of erythrocytes, increase the level of hemoglobin and, as a result, improve food of cells oxygen.

The iodine which is contained in beet juice is useful to a thyroid gland and improves memory.

Besides, salts of potassium, magnesium and sodium in a complex influence cardiovascular system and promote purification of blood. Magnesium promotes clarification of vessels from cholesteric plaques, to improvement of lipidic exchange and normalization of digestion. The optimum ratio of sodium and calcium promotes removal of deposits of calcium from walls of blood vessels. Therefore beet juice is extremely useful at thrombophlebitis, a varicosity, a hypertension and other diseases of cardiovascular system.

Beet juice influences immune system and increases body resistance to various diseases.

Advantage of beet juice

Researches of the Canadian scientists proved that the daily use of beet juice reduces risk of development of cardiovascular diseases, and also such diseases as high arterial pressure and the increased cholesterol level.

Also the advantage of beet juice is noted as suburban power engineering specialist – the juice use considerably increases endurance and activity.

Beet juice belongs to the vegetable juice rich with antioxidants and natural nitrates. Nitrates are the connections improving a blood stream of all body including a brain, heart and muscles. They promote vasodilatation and allow to increase an oxygen flow.

Advantage of beet juice at a hypertension

Long time the advantage of beet juice for a lowering of arterial pressure was not scientifically confirmed, however in the last decades the set of researches which allowed to include it in the list of the products which are well influencing blood circulation was conducted.

It is especially important as the number of the people suffering from a hypertension increases in the world, and use of synthetic drugs often harmful influences a liver and has other side effects. The effect of a portion of beet juice remains for days.

Beet juice is rich with dietary nitrates and other important nutrients and is a natural and inexpensive way to reduce arterial pressure that is especially important because the hypertension is recognized as a major factor of risk of development of heart troubles and a stroke.

As the advantage of beet juice for a lowering of arterial pressure is scientifically proved and confirmed with the numerous researches conducted in the different countries it it is possible to include in the daily diet at a hypertension.

Use of beet juice

At a hypertension to begin to drink beet juice follows from small portions, having brought gradually its quantity to one glass a day.

Beet juice can be used as an antiseptic agent at catarrhal diseases – to them rinse a throat and dig in a nose at cold.

At treatment of anemia it is recommended to add honey to juice.

To take off fatigue and a stress effectively to mix beet juice with cranberry.

For normalization of a menstrual cycle women are recommended to drink juice from beet, garnet and carrots.

Use of beet juice at oncology

Useful properties of beet juice at oncology are known long ago. Traditional medicine ranks it as products, effective for a rassasyvaniye of tumors. It is recommended to be drunk it is long (about one year) small portions to five times a day.

The fact that the chemotherapy is transferred better against the background of reception of juice from beet is also known.

However the advantage of beet juice at oncology for reduction of tumors is not confirmed with official medicine though it is recognized as good prophylactic for the prevention of developing of cancer.

Use of beet juice at pregnancy

Folic acid is one of key vitamins for the correct fetation. It promotes the correct division of new cells of a backbone and child's brain.

For the prevention of inborn defects doctors recommend to increase amount of folic acid in a diet of the pregnant woman. Therefore the use of beet juice at pregnancy is very useful.

However not divorced juice from beet makes strong impact on arterial pressure. In this regard doctors, as a rule, recommend to mix beet juice at pregnancy with other juice.

The best combination juice from garnet, beet and grapes is considered that allows to receive amount of necessary minerals, sufficient for this period, and vitamins. At will it is possible to add a few spices (black pepper, ginger, cardamom or a turmeric) to similar cocktail and salt or sugar (to taste).

Also to support up to standard the amount of iron can be prepared juice from beet, a pear, carrots and apple. Such juice can be drunk at pregnancy almost every day that will save from need to take synthetic medicine for increase in level of iron in an organism.

Harm of beet juice

Despite a large amount of useful properties, harm of beet juice can arise in cases of its excessive use. So, with care it is recommended to be drunk at an urolithiasis. Beet juice, clearing a liver, can cause complications in cases of stones in bilious channels.

Besides, harm of beet juice arises at its use in large numbers at the expressed hypotonia. In this case even one glass of not divorced beet juice can cause weakness and dizziness.

Also it is necessary to remember that juice from beet has laxative and diuretic effect that can lead to intestinal frustration.

In cases of individual intolerance beet juice can lead to development of the allergic reactions which are shown as a fever, fever, rash, burning or an itch.