Healing Powers Of Carrots

This is the season of carrot. You will see it being peddled in wheelbarrows around the roads and street corners. The yellow pigment is alluring and fortunately it is one of the best source of Vitamin A and carotene.
Carrots have also been found to be very effective against many ailments. It may look common and inconsequential considering its cruciferous coverage. But it is indeed a vegetable. It has potent medicinal virtues:
If you drink carrot juice for two weeks, your eye sight will improve.
If you eat carrot more often, your skin will be nourished and smooth.
Eating carrots relieves constipation
Carrot can help clear your intestinal worms.
Carrot can help fight cancer. Yes, the Vitamin A in carrots is anticancerous.
Apart from being used in salads, fresh carrot can be cooked and still retain its nutrients.
Carrots can reduce high blood pressure Yes , you heard me. The effects of carrots on blood pressure is due to its action to clear cholesterol in the system. Once the arteries are clean, then blood pressure will reduce.
Carrots are rich in Vitamin C as well and are good in boosting immunity.
Carrots can help you tackle cataract. Now let me explain how: I did say they have carotenoids, right.This carotenoid gives it yellow colour. A research by Hoffmann La Roche cites more then 30 studies providing evidence that carrots help prevent the 3Cs- cancer, cardiovascular disease and cataracts.
Carrots clean the lymph cells. Imagine you jumping up and discover your system is drawing out water. That’s what the lymph does. They drain wastes from the body, especially blood and other cells. Carrots help to facilitate that process. Those debris in your lymphs are cleaned with lots of carrots juice.
So why not get some carrots today and start carroting away. Cheers!
Caution: Carrots have high sugar. So if you are diabetic, chew few quantities to avoid blood sugar spike.

By:Kevin Nengia