Healing properties of red beets and contraindications to its use

Red beets are an unpretentious vegetable that can be grown throughout Russia. What if you grow beets not only for cooking aromatic borscht and herring under a fur coat? Red beets are a storehouse of useful vitamins and microelements. Do you still not know how to use vegetables for health benefits? Read our article.

Red beetroot

It’s probably rare that someone hasn’t tried red beets. Let's take a closer look at the composition of the famous vegetable.

Compound

Red beets are rich in vitamins, macroelements, and microelements (we'll look at them in more detail below). In addition, the composition includes sucrose, oxalic acid, malic acid, and fiber. The abundant content of mineral salts enhances the beneficial properties of beets both raw and cooked.

Content of vitamins and microelements

As already mentioned, red beets are a real treasure trove of vitamins and microelements:

1. Retinol (vitamin A) is widely used in cosmetology as a powerful antioxidant. In addition, vitamin A maintains visual acuity and clarity.
2. Thiamine (B1) – improves brain activity, helps increase concentration. The key function is to convert food into energy. This means that thiamine is involved in the metabolic process.
3. Riboflavin (B2) – promotes high performance, strengthens the body during physical and mental overload. Indispensable for maintaining female beauty and youth.
4. Niacin (B3).Performs an important life-supporting function - dilation of blood vessels, including cerebral vessels. Improves blood circulation and cardiac activity.
5. Pantothenic acid (B5) reduces the level of dangerous cholesterol. Strengthens nerve cells, promotes normal functioning of the nervous system.
6. Pyridoxine, or B6, eliminates swelling and removes excess fluid and salt from the human body.
7. B9 is indispensable in the fight against anemia. Strengthens the walls of the heart and blood vessels.
8. Vitamin C is known to everyone as ascorbic acid. Helps strengthen the immune system and lower blood sugar levels.
9. Vitamin E is an excellent prevention of thrombosis. Has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system.

Well, the list of vitamins turned out to be very impressive. Here's how things stand with microelements:

• manganese;
• iron;
• iodine;
• zinc;
• fluorine;
• nickel;
• rubidium;
• molybdenum;
• chromium;
• vanadium;
• boron

Macronutrients contained in red vegetables:

• magnesium;
• sulfur;
• phosphorus;
• calcium;
• chlorine;
• potassium;
• sodium.

Calorie content and BZHU

Medicinal properties of red beets

Now that we know the composition of the vegetable, let’s look at the beneficial properties of beets for the human body. What organs does it affect, what diseases is it useful for?

Impact on various body systems

The vegetable has an effect on:

• digestive organs;
• intestines;
• organs of vision;
• nervous system;
• arterial pressure;
• heart muscle;
• vessels;
• general state of youth and health.

Beneficial properties for various diseases

So, red beets are an excellent help for many ailments.

For example, if the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted, a boiled vegetable helps to improve its functioning and has a laxative effect. It can provide an analgesic effect for women during menopause or menstruation.

The organs of vision will be reliably protected if you include this vegetable in your diet. Thanks to the rich content of vitamins, your eyes will see brightly and clearly. They are not at risk of inflammation and suppuration.

For those who have a predisposition to cancer, beets with walnuts are a must. This combination of products will reduce the risk of tumors.

With high blood pressure, the vegetable normalizes the condition, strengthens the walls of blood vessels and the heart muscle. The plant is also able to cleanse blood vessels and prevent the formation of blood clots.

If you are often stressed, your nerves are on edge, you lack strength, then beets should become your constant companion. The vegetable will help cope with heavy loads and overstrain, and strengthen nerve cells.

Did you notice that it contains iodine? And it is known to help with thyroid diseases.

For obesity, the plant helps to lose weight. Including it in your diet will promote speedy but safe weight loss.

Ascorbic acid in the vegetable will strengthen the immune system and help if you already have a cold. In late autumn, it is advisable to eat a small amount of vegetable every day, for example, with butter or sour cream, as a preventative measure.

The benefits and harms of beets

Beets are useful for men whose work involves heavy physical labor. The vegetable increases the body's endurance. If you are a business person, your head is constantly tense and looking for solutions to problems, red beets will help you maintain calm and balance.

For sexual activity, the vegetable will come in handy. You need to eat it raw - this way the benefits will be maximum. The juice of the plant helps prevent prostate adenoma.

Men are susceptible to such bad habits as drinking alcohol. If you had a good rest the day before, but in the morning you feel worse than ever, then beet juice will ease the symptoms of a hangover.

As for women, beets will help those who constantly watch their figure. It saturates the body, promoting weight loss. Beetroot also has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, hair and nails.

Pregnant women not only can, but also need to introduce beets into their diet. Calcium, iodine and vitamins will strengthen the body of the expectant mother. And once the baby is born, don’t stop using it. The vegetable will help you recover quickly after childbirth.

When breastfeeding, it is better to stick to boiled beets. The beneficial substances remain, but are better absorbed.

Important! A woman’s body during pregnancy is extremely unpredictable. After eating the vegetable for the first time, monitor your body’s reaction. Have any rashes appeared on your skin or are you feeling nauseous? If everything is normal, continue taking it, but in reasonable quantities.

Beets are very useful for schoolchildren, especially first-graders and graduates. It is this category of children that is subject to maximum stress. Parents are strongly encouraged to prepare dishes with beets for dinner or season them themselves as a salad or appetizer.

Beetroot is allowed for children from six months.But it is still better to wait until they reach one year of age. If your child categorically refuses to eat this vegetable, then it’s not time yet.

Note! Make sure you have no allergies.

The benefits are clear, now about the harm.

If you have frequent loose stools, it is better not to eat beets. This especially applies to pregnant women. The vegetable has a laxative effect, washing away beneficial substances from the body. If you suffer from constipation, then beets will help you cope with the problem in a short time.

If you have urolithiasis, the disease will go into an exacerbation phase if you consume beets.

How do medicinal properties change depending on the type of treatment?

Beetroot is a unique vegetable that retains its beneficial properties in any form. However, differences still exist. Let's take a closer look.

For those who decide to lose weight, it is better to eat raw beets. It contains fewer calories. There are many recipes, everyone can find something suitable. The most common one is with nuts, butter, carrots and dried fruits. If you want to lose weight, forget about sour cream.

It is better to use for pregnant women and during lactation boiled beets. In this form, it does not irritate the stomach and intestines, which happens when consumed raw. Boiled vegetables are also beneficial for athletes. It gives energy and stamina to the body.

As for nutrients, the difference in their content in boiled and raw vegetables is minimal, so you can easily alternate the type of processing.

Canned beets contain significantly less carbohydrates. Interestingly, it is pickled beets that actively fight vascular and heart diseases, preventing anemia.

Contraindications for use

Alas, the vegetable is not suitable for everyone.Along with its healing properties, red beets also have contraindications for consumption.

It is recommended to carefully study the list of contraindications so as not to harm the body:

• tendency to loose stools: if diarrhea is a common occurrence, you should forget about beets;
• increased acidity;
• gastritis in the active phase;
• urolithiasis disease;
• allergy;
• diabetes.

Do you have anything from this list? Don't make the situation worse, give up the red vegetable.

Conclusion

So, red beets are a reliable source of vitamins and microelements. Regular consumption of this vegetable can fight diseases of the heart, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, and organs of vision. It will help men maintain sexual strength, and women - beauty and youth. The vegetable can be consumed raw, boiled and pickled. Useful properties practically do not change depending on the type of processing.

We wish you health, strength and vigor!