reasons to eat beets 

9 Health Benefits of Beets 

Health Benefits Of Beets 

I always advocate for eating your veggies, they’re low calorie, full of vitamins and are incredibly versatile in recipes! And today, I want to highlight one of the most amazing vegetables: Beets!

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NATURALLY DETOXIFY

Beets naturally detoxify the body due to a group phytonutrients. This allows them to remove unwanted toxins, purify your blood, skin, kidneys and liver.

Beets are loaded with nutrients such as folate, maganese, magnesium and vitamin C - while being low in calories (only 37 per cup)! 

nutrient rich & low calorie 

Beets contain nitrates which in the body turns into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide then prevents blood from thickening and clotting as well as relaxing blood vessels!

LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

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fight heart disease

Beets are the highest plant based source of betaine which lower C-reactive protein levels often linked to heart disease!  Eat your beets!! 

Beets can increase oxygen in the blood by 400 percent and rid the body of toxins which helps to kill cancer cells.

contain cancer fighting properties

Because of the presence of betacyanin, beet have actually been proven to increase an individual's exercise endurance. So before you head to the gym, think about grabbing some beets so you can push yourself up to 16 times longer and harder! 

INCREASE EXERCISE ENDURANCE

Beets contain several compounds that are shown to reduce inflammation in the body including betaine, isobetain and vulgaxanthin.

REDUCE INFLAMMATION

Because beets contain iron, they are particularly good for women as it can help replenish iron lost during their menstrual cycle.

THEY ARE GOOD FOR "THAT TIME OF THE MONTH" 😉

Beets are a great choice for pregnant women as eating beets can reduce the risk of birth defects in your baby due to the presence of folic acid used in the development of a baby’s spinal column.

REDUCE BIRTH DEFECTS

Interested in 11 of my favorite recipes that include beets?    Read more for the 11 recipes with beets and let me know which ones you like!