Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Celery

Information source: Laugh with Health by Manfred urs Koch

Celery

 

Celery is the richest vegetable source of the mineral Sodium with over 120 mg. Per 100 grams.  Sodium is a most important mineral as it keeps other mineral elements soluble within the bloodstream thereby preventing a buildup of solid deposits.  If you have been using refined foods for a prolonged period and can feel the occasional pain in the joints, celery juice mixed with carrot will be the best natural medicine for repair of the damage caused and will promote elimination of those toxic substances that have deposited in various parts of the body.  Regular use of celery juice will prevent any further deposits of toxic substances and provide essential alkaline mineral elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and manganese all of which contribute valuable healing properties.  Avoid the pain have a celery juice mixed with carrot and parsley for maximum relief and repair.

 

Celery is also and excellent source of the mineral chlorine and with regular use of celery you can be assured that the beneficial action of the mineral Sodium is also enhanced to provide effective cleansing of the bloodstream and control of overweight conditions.

 

Celery also supplies good amounts of the main mineral Calcium as will as phosphorus, magnesium and vitamins A & C, all of which assist in the absorption and metabolism of Calcium.  Refined and processed foods are deficient in all the essential nutrients that enhance Calcium metabolism and a prolonged use of those foods can lead to poor bone development, weak heart muscles and arthritis.  Vitamin D - the sunlight vitamin is most important for correct Calcium metabolism and so if you obtain very little sunlight and eat processed and refined foods, you will be at risk of developing such bone disorders as osteoporosis and arthritis.  Freshly make celery juice will give your body a correct balanced of these nutrients that enhance calcium metabolism, apart from the sunlight. 

 

Celery is also an excellent source of natural insulin, an essential ingredient for the conversion of carbohydrate foods into the form of energy. A deficiency of insulin will retard the action of muscles and the process of carbohydrate metabolism.