Day 14 - Two Common Household Staples - The Celery and the Carrot

Today is day 14 and I lost 2 lbs.  I now lost 14lbs in 14 days.  To me that is an achievement.  I started out with apple juice using 2 large green apples and then I made the celery carrot parsley juice to have for lunch and during the day.  I am meeting my friend for brunch and will have either a small salad or fruit with a glass of water and hot tea.  Tonight I will have a half avocado just to have a change and to have some of my needed Omega3.  Here is the recipe.

Celery Carrot Parsley Detox Juice Recipe  (I double the recipe)

3 celery sticks

3 carrots

1 bunch parsley

Process the ingredients above through your juicer. This is an amazing detoxifier and will really boost your immunity too!

This has a smooth and rich taste.  These two vegetables blend so well together.  By doubling the recipe it will give me a whole days supply of all the nutrients that I will need.  DO NOT FORGET to take your vitamins even though you are juicing.

Health Benefits of Eating Celery 

Diets high in fiber and nutrient rich vegetables can supply our bodies with the necessary vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants we need to live long healthy lives. That is because vegetables contain disease-fighting phytochemicals, that can help reduce the risk of different kinds of cancers, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Celery & Alternative Medicine

Though all vegetables possess unique health benefits celery is viewed as an especially healthy vegetable. Therefore, traditionally celery has often been used as a source of dietary medicine by practitioners of alternative medicine. The leaves, seeds, roots and stems of celery are used to treat urinal retention, kidney disease, hypertension, and even certain sexual disorders.

Celery Helps Fight The Flu

Like oranges, celery is an excellent source of Vitamin C which is a key factor in the fight against the common cold. Practitioners of the alternative medicine philosophy, “Food is medicine and medicine is food” have been prescribing celery soup to those suffering from the common cold for centuries. Today, we have mostly forgotten the wisdom behind such practices. However, remnants of it still remain in the most unlikely places. For example, do you think that it is a coincidence that celery is one of the main ingredients in almost all chicken soup recipes?

Celery Helps Regulate Blood Pressure Levels

Medical research shows that celery contains active compounds called pthalide that play a vital role in helping reduce blood pressure. Pthalide work by relaxing the muscles of the arteries. By helping keep blood vessels healthy pthalide help prevent stroke, heart attack, and other heart ailments. The high concentrations of potassium, magnesium, and calcium found in celery are another reason why it is believed to help regulate blood pressure levels.

Other Health Benefits of Celery

• Celery helps fight diseases of the kidneys (nephritis)
• Celery helps prevent diseases of the pancreas
• Celery helps prevent diseases of the liver and gallbladder
• Celery helps fight the inflammation that causes rheumatism
• Celery is a high fiber food that can help prevent constipation
• Celery is an alkaline food that helps fight Acidosis, the condition of depletion of alkaline reserve of the body
• Celery is a good source of dietary iron which can help prevent anemia
• Celery is a good source of dietary calcium
• Celery can help ease anxiety because it contains plant hormones that promote a sense of relaxation

Health Benefits of Carrot:

1. Carrot can enhance the quality of breast milk.
2. Carrot can improve the appearance of the skin, hair and nails.
3. When taken daily it can lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
4. Raw contain beta-carotene, a strong antioxidant that can prevent cancer.
5. Carrot juice when taken everyday prevent bodily infections and is claimed to be valuable for the adrenal glands (the small endocrine glands situated above the kidneys).
6. Carrot can help improve eyesight.
7. Carrot can help increase menstrual flow.
8. Carrots can regulate blood sugar.
9. Carrot can promote colon health, because carrot is rich in fiber.
   

Carrot is also helpful in the following cases :
Obesity, Poisoning of the blood, Gum disease, Insomnia, Inflamed Kidneys, Liver, Gallbladder, Alzheimer's disease, Colitis, Ulcer Painful urination.  Carrot contain carotene, a chemical that is converted into vitamin A by the body, it helps prevent night blindness.

Vitamin and Mineral Content :

• Vitamin A - 12,000 I.U,
• Vitamin B; Thiamine B: .06 mg.
• Riboflavin: .06 mg.
• Niacin: .5 mg.
• Vitamin C: 5 mg.
• Vitamin D, E, G, & K
• Calcium: 39 mg.
• Iron: .8 mg.
• Phosphorus: 37 mg.
• Fat: 0.3 gm
• Carbohydrates: 9.3 gm.
• Protein: 1.2gm.
• Calories: 42