Gimme a beet!
I was excited to hear about beet juice during my uncle Ted's visit to California last month. He and his compadre were hell bent to find rich red beet root juice, as they were preparing for the Sacramento marathon.
Recent studies have found a miraculous effect on oxygen consumption, and hence endurance performance. A natural version of steroids? Beet juice is cooling to the blood. These nitrate rich foods can enhance exercise endurance. Beet root juice taste has a stimulating effect not only upon the nerves of the tongue but also on the nerves in the intestines. Beets clean and build blood, improves circulation, lowers blood pressure, fights cancer, cleans intestines and improves menstrual problems.
*Do not be alarmed to find a red hue to your urine or feces after ingesting red beets. If you find you struggle with a slow metabolism, this is a good way to see how long it takes for your body to digest food.*
Delicious Beet Juice
1 beetroot (the small ones are sweeter)
2 apples
1 stalk celery
1" ginger root
Directions
Wash the vegetables using water and a stiff vegetable brush.
1) Remove the carrot and beetroot tops, and peel the beetroot if its skin is tough. If it has a nice thin skin then just cut off the top.
2) Slice up the vegetables to fit your juicer.
3) Juice and serve.
The green beetroot tops are edible, rich in beta-carotene, and can also be juiced. They have a strong flavour and are rich in oxalic acid which if taken in excess may form kidney stones. I find a little goes a long way.
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