Celery is a vegetable that is characterized by its smell and its long, thick stems. It is popular for its freshness in salads and soups, but also for its nutritional content that helps health. This food is rich in vitamins and minerals that are beneficial for regulating cholesterol, blood pressure, preventing diseases and losing weight.
Also called Celery It is a vegetable that has striated stems that form a thick stalk with wedged leaves. It has a strong acrid flavor that decreases with bleaching of the stems, so it later acquires a sweeter flavor. Its freshness is due to the content of water and mineral salts.
Its use on the table comes from ancient times, since The Egyptians and Greeks consecrated it to the divinities. The Romans consumed it at funeral banquets, and bunches of celery were placed in the tombs, as a tribute to the dead. In the Middle Ages, its culinary and healing properties were enhanced, indicates the Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN).
Properties
Celery is a food with low energy content, but with a high amount of water. “It is rich in potassium, in flavonoids such as myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol (flavonols), and luteolin and apigenin (flavones). It is also characterized by the satiety it provides,” says Andrea Godínez, nutritionist.
Furthermore, it has vitamins A, B, C and K; iron, phosphorus, manganese and calcium. It also stands out for its essential oil content with selinene, cymol and limonene.
Celery seed oil contains phthalides, which are substances of natural origin that have properties on the gastric mucosa.
What is celery used for?
Constantly consuming celery brings multiple benefits to the body, since like other vegetables it provides nutrients that benefit health.
In addition to its properties for lose weight, it is a diuretic, it reduces uric acid and purifies the body. Below is a breakdown of what celery is used for.
- Prevents cardiovascular diseases for its contribution of potassium, fiber and the flavonoid apigenin, which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Regulates blood pressure also by apigenin. Additionally, it is recommended to treat hypertension.
- Promotes the secretion of saliva and gastric juices
- It is diuretic, due to its potassium and sodium content. It is also considered a laxative.
- It is used as an antibiotic and healing agent.
- Prevents diabetes and premature aging, due to its antioxidant properties. Counteracts the effect of free radicals.
- Helps digestion, prevents constipation and improves intestinal transit.
- Improves stomach acidity, due to its high water content and fiber content.
- It is an ally for weight loss, because it is a food with little caloric content, rich in water and fiber. In addition, it gives the feeling of satiety.
- It helps to sleep, since it has sedative effects and benefits the nervous system.
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Benefits of celery on an empty stomach
It is commonly advised to drink a celery juice or smoothie on an empty stomach every day. In addition to the aforementioned benefits, experts indicate that consuming it at this time might stimulate the production of hydrochloric acid, which It would favor digestion.
In addition, from the morning the contribution of vegetables to the daily portions required by each person would begin.
Celery is not recommended for consumption when you have acute kidney conditions during pregnancy and in the event of allergic reactions, says María José Ovalle, therapist in natural medicine and holistic health coaching.
It is advisable to take it as an infusion three times a day, it can also be included in meals or blended and taken on an empty stomach.
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