Beet Juice Makes A Powerful Ally: 5 Surprising Benefits

Beet juice can be powerful ally for boosting our nutrition. I always loved the brilliant crimson nature of beets and earthy taste. YUM! But, maybe you never cared for the taste/texture of beets or perhaps your picky family won’t eat them? Have you ever thought of juicing them? Juicing beets can be an easy and quick way to access this highly underserved vegetable’s vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Beet juice can be powerful ally for boosting our nutrition.

Top 5 Reasons Beet Juice Makes A Powerful Ally

Anti-inflammatory (very important if you suffer from an auto-immune disease)
Anti-cancer
Natural Laxative and help reduce the amount of time stools spend in the colon. Elimination is the key to preventing disease in the body.
Beet juice can provide your body with important nutrients, vitamins and minerals it may be lacking. According to https://cronometer.com 4 beets (used in my juice recipe) account for 2.6 mg of iron, 52.5 mg of calcium and 1066 mg of potassium. So adding beets to our weekly diet can help boost our nutrition to the next level!
Improve athletic performance. Beet juice is perfect before a workout! Studies show athlete’s who consume beet juice before a workout have enhanced performance. I am no Olympic Athlete but I will take any help I can get, especially if I go running with my husband.

Constipated?

As I discussed earlier beets are a natural laxative. So if I have been traveling or eating at someone else’s house sometimes things get a little backed up (if you know what I mean, lol). One of the first things I do when I get home is make some beet juice. It is amazing how well it works to declog the pipes!

I also like to make sure my bowels are emptying on a regular basis so I give myself little tests. You can use this juice to gage your bowel transit time (how long it takes food to go through your digestive system) because they make your stools pinkish! FYI an ideal transit time would be approximately 24 hours or less. Give them a try! I love the sweet, earthy flavour.

Make sure to save the stems and leaves. I always add them to my green smoothies which you can find more about here. What do you think? Leave me comments below. Has beet juice helped you in anyway?