Celery juice: benefits and harms to the body

Celery - one of the most healthy vegetables, which in addition has a negative calorie content. Being a storehouse of vitamins and minerals, celery will be a good helper in improving the body's health and losing weight. For easier assimilation of beneficial microelements, it is recommended to make juice from celery stalks. Juice should be consumed immediately after extraction to avoid oxidation.

Content:

• Benefits as well as possible harm of celery juice
• How to squeeze juice correctly
• How to use celery juice wisely
• Celery in traditional medicine
• How to grow celery
• How to prepare celery for the winter

Benefits as well as possible harm of celery juice

Celery stalks juice has an impressive amount of beneficial properties for the body:

• Cleansing the body. Namely: the fight against cholesterol, the elimination of excess uric acid, the cleansing of the kidneys and liver.
• Beneficial effect on the nervous system. Celery juice is a natural sedative and can also improve mood and brain function.
• Strengthening the immune system. Celery juice contains a loading dose of vitamin C, which increases the human body's resistance to various infections.
• Strengthening blood vessels. Celery juice is a good prevention of heart attacks and strokes. In addition, it is able to reduce blood pressure and normalize hemoglobin levels.
• Celery juice is a mild and harmless laxative, delicately adjusting the proper functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Weight loss assistant. Celery juice gently removes accumulated fluid from the body, while filling it with vivacity and energy.
• Celery juice is an aphrodisiac that enhances sex drive.
• Masks with celery juice nourish and tone the skin very well.

However, it is important to consider that celery juice has several contraindications. It should not be consumed:

• If you have varicose veins.
• If you have epilepsy.
• With exacerbated diseases of the genitourinary system.
• With exacerbated gastrointestinal diseases.

Obviously, the benefits of juice from celery stalks far outweigh the harm, however, the health of the body must be approached wisely and preferably under the supervision of a doctor.

How to squeeze juice correctly

Juice the stalks celery will not be difficult. There are several options for its preparation:

• You can make juice with a juicer. The celery stalks are very succulent, so there won't be any problem with this method.
• You can mince the stems or grate them. Wrap the finished mass in cheesecloth and squeeze.
• You can make a celery smoothie by pitching them in a blender, after adding some plain water to the cocktail.

Celery infusion is also suitable. To do this, mix a tablespoon of chopped celery stalks with 500 ml of boiled water (pre-chilled). After the drink has stood for four hours, it is ready to drink.

How to use celery juice wisely

Despite the undoubted benefits of celery, it should be consumed in moderation. The total amount of juice drunk should not be more than one hundred milliliters per day.

For beginners, it is better to start with the following dosage regimen: one to three tablespoons, which are taken three times a day.

It is very important to drink the juice immediately after pressing, as it quickly oxidizes and wastes its beneficial properties.

It makes no sense to prepare such juice for future use. Not everyone can like the rather specific taste and smell of juice from celery stalks, so it is often mixed with other fresh juices.

The most common recipes are:

• With honey (for 100 ml of juice 1 teaspoon of honey);
• With apple juice (3 celery stalks and 2 medium apples);
• With orange juice (juices are mixed one to one);
• With carrot juice (4 stalks of celery and one large carrot).

Celery in traditional medicine

Celery very much in demand in folk medicine. With its help, you can get rid of numerous health problems:

• Allergy. 50 grams of finely chopped celery roots must be poured with 100 ml of water and infused for a couple of hours. Drink 15 minutes before meals (a third of a glass).
• Furunculosis. Pour 100 grams of celery leaves with 100 ml of vinegar, add a teaspoon of salt. The mixture should be applied to boils.
• Neurosis. Drink celery juice 25 ml (tablespoon) three times a day.
• Gastritis. Pour boiling water over thirty grams of finely chopped celery root and leave for eight hours. Consume two tablespoons (three times a day).
• Arthritis. Skip one kilogram of celery (roots, stems, leaves) in a meat grinder. Add three lemons to the minced meat and leave for seven days in a dark place. Then add three hundred grams of honey to the mass. Consume 25 ml (tablespoon) three times a day.
• Cystitis. Brew a tablespoon of celery seeds with a glass of boiling water. Consume two tablespoons three times a day.
• Infertility. 50 grams of finely chopped celery root, pour 100 ml of water and boil for two minutes. Consume two tablespoons (three times a day).

Celery juice is an excellent, and most importantly, a natural cure for many ailments. It will help not only to improve the health of the human body as a whole, but also to lose annoying pounds, and will also give vigor and a lot of energy.

How to grow celery

In order to be able to get the most out of celery juice, it is ideal to grow it yourself. A variety of stalked celery is suitable for this purpose.

Basic rules for growing celery:

1. Celery is planted in open ground from late April to early May.
2. The plot should be well lit, with a soil rich in trace elements, which should not be too acidic.
3. Prepare celery seeds before planting. To do this, they need to be poured with a solution of potassium permanganate and left for a couple of hours. After that, the seeds must be laid out on damp gauze and wait for germination for several days.
4. The most suitable soil composition for planting celery: sand, earth, humus and peat, which are mixed in equal proportions.
5. When the seeds germinate, they are ready to be planted in the ground. They should be planted ten centimeters deep. In this case, the upper kidney must be left on the surface of the earth.
6. Celery follows spud several times per season.
7. Watering celery should be timely, however it is very important not to flood the soil.
8. Two weeks before harvest, celery stalks are tied into a single bunch and wrapped in paper.

The main pests for planting celery are slugs. You can deal with them by manual collection, traps and specialized means. To prevent rot, over-planting of plants, which will lead to overcrowding, should be avoided. It is also important to maintain an optimal irrigation regime, in which the soil should not be too dry or waterlogged.Celery is harvested before freezing.

How to prepare celery for the winter

Beyond growing and harvesting celery, it is worth thinking about how you can prepare this wonderful vegetable for winter storage.

There are several recipes that can help with this:

• Pickled celery. In order to prepare this appetizer, you will need about half a kilogram of celery stalks, which will need to be washed and freed from hard veins. Next, the vegetable should be cut into small pieces and put in a jar. After that, you can finely chop garlic, parsley and add to the jar along with a quarter tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. For the marinade, you need to take 50 ml of lemon juice, a teaspoon of honey and olive oil, as well as half a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Pour celery jars with this mixture and roll them up tightly. Store the snack in a cool place.
• Canned celery. First you need to rinse and free the celery stalks from the tough veins. Next, the vegetable is cut into arbitrary pieces. A few cloves of garlic and a bay leaf are placed at the bottom of the sterilized jars. Sliced ​​celery is laid on top of them. For the brine, you will need: 3 liters of boiling water, to which add 3 tablespoons of salt and sugar. Next, the brine must be boiled for a couple of minutes and left to cool. After that, add 9% vinegar and pour the contents of the jars with this mixture. Banks must be additionally sterilized and rolled up.
• You can also freeze stalked celery.

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