The benefits of Celery
With the festive season around the corner it is time to start thinking of alternatives to those lovely cocktail or party snacks....as an alternative rather have some fresh vegetable sticks, expecially carrots and celery is good for this. Also remember to drink enough water during the day!!
The right combination of vegetable juices can heal the digestive tract lining and eliminate further accumulation of acid waste.
However, do keep in mind that it takes approximately four hours for solid fibrous food (like celery) to completely pass through your stomach and into your intestine. Time your meals and snacks so that your last one is at least four hours before lying down for the night.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, celery juice is a tremendous aid to digestion. Users have found that by taking 1 tablespoon 20-30 minutes before eating takes care of most if not all of their digestion problems very quickly. The herbalist's of time past would give their clients some cabbage juice for upset stomach. Why? Cabbage is loaded (or at least used to be loaded) with sulfur that is bioavailable. Take the sodium along with the water-soluble sulfur and you have an awesome stomach/gut fixer.
posted by Elmari @ 9:18 PM
3 Comments:
Just sad that celery doesn't come near those yummy cheese sticks that we usually have over Christmas time :/
I suppose you have to decide whether you want to live a healthy life, and after that its not so difficult to decide NOT to eat each and every temptation.
It does take guts and will power to stick with a healthy eating plan during the festive season though!
Thanks for your comment on my site. I wrote an entire post about it!
Happy New Year Elmari.
Love the taste of celery, raw or cooked. Great that it is also good for us.
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