Sunday 20 July 2008

Beauty of Beetroot



Beetroot works wonders on your body. It has remarkable effect on reducing blood pressure. A 500ml of raw root juice which equal to 5 medium sized beetroots has shown a significant effect in patients with blood pressure within couple of hours.

Beetroot is like any other vegetable, rich in antioxidants and folic acid. The speciality of this veg is Betanene which gives that strong color makes this as a super root. In addition to all these the exceptional characteristic of storing nitrate in abundance makes it a super root vegetable. This nitrate is converted into nitrite due to the chemical reaction between saliva and nitrate. When this nitrite is swallowed it releases nitrous oxide which relaxes the blood vessels thus reduces the blood pressure.

People who have problems of hypertension and blood pressure issues use cocktail of medicines which contain Aspirin. To all those people, having a fresh beetroot juice in a 250 ml glass can give a good solution and make big difference in their lives.
Consuming beetroot juice makes a healthy change in their lives, according to the research lead by a team scientists at barts and London school of medicine.

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