Celery and carrot juice benefits

Celery is one of the most common vegetables on our table. Celery contains a variety of nutrients that can calm the nerves, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, as well as calm the liver and lower blood pressure. Many people squeeze celery into juice and drink it every day to achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure. Carrots are also a common food for us, and the effect of celery and carrot juice is quite obvious. Drinking this juice every day is very beneficial to your health.

Celery has many benefits. Here are five of its major benefits.

1. Celery calms the mind. An alkaline component isolated from celery seeds has a sedative effect on animals and a tranquilizer on humans; oral administration of celery sugar or apigenin can counteract the excitement of mice caused by cocaine, and is beneficial for calming emotions and eliminating irritability.

2. Celery is diuretic and reduces swelling. Celery contains diuretic active ingredients that can eliminate water and sodium retention in the body, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling. In clinical practice, celery decoction has an effective rate of 85.7% in treating chyluria.

3. Celery calms the liver and lowers blood pressure. Celery contains acidic antihypertensive ingredients, which have a significant antihypertensive effect on rabbits and dogs when injected intravenously; vascular perfusion can dilate blood vessels; using the aortic arch perfusion method, it can counteract the pressor response caused by nicotinic acid and stevia alkaloids, and can cause blood pressure reduction. It is clinically effective for primary, gestational and menopausal hypertension.

4. Celery is also an ideal green food for weight loss. Because when you are chewing celery in your mouth, the heat energy you consume is far greater than the energy the celery gives you.

5. Celery whitens the skin. Celery is a high-fiber food. It produces a substance called lignin or enterolactone through intestinal digestion. This substance is an antioxidant. Eating celery regularly can effectively help the skin resist aging and achieve the effect of whitening and skin care.

The efficacy and function of carrots

1. Carrots contain a lot of carotene, which can nourish the liver and improve eyesight, and can treat night blindness.

2. Carrots contain plant fiber, which has strong water absorption capacity and easily expands in the intestines. It is the "filling substance" in the intestines, which can enhance intestinal peristalsis, thereby benefiting the diaphragm, widening the intestines, facilitating bowel movements and preventing cancer.

3. Vitamin A is an essential substance for normal bone growth and development. It helps cell proliferation and growth. It is an element of body growth and is of great significance in promoting the growth and development of infants and young children.

4. Carotene is converted into vitamin A, which helps to enhance the body's immune function and plays an important role in preventing epithelial cell cancer. The lignin in carrots can also enhance the body's immune mechanism and indirectly eliminate cancer cells.

5. Carrots also contain hypoglycemic substances and are a good food for diabetics. Some of their ingredients, such as quercetin and kaempferol, can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, promote the synthesis of adrenaline, and also have blood pressure lowering and cardiotonic effects. They are an excellent food therapy for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.