Celery:
Health Benefits and Dietary Tips
As most of us know, Cellery is the preffered This lovely vegetable from the Apiaceae family well known for its crunchy stalks often preffered the option for a low-calorie healthy snack, but what most of us didn’t know is just how far the health benefits of celery stretches.
Here are a few more reasons to add celery to your diet:
Health benefits of celery
• Aids with inflammation
• Restores immune balance.
• Lower high blood pressure
• Helps prevent cancer
• Helps with hyperlipidemia
• Helps with neurogenesis
Other possible benefits:
• Celery may also be useful in treating joint pain
• Soothing the nervous system
• Arthritis and gout
• Muscle spasms
• Inflammation
• Colds and flu
• Water retention
Nutritional breakdown of celery
Celery remains an extremely high source of Antioxidants
And also contains the following phytonutrients:
- Phenolic acids
- Flavonols
- Dihydrostilbenoids
- Flavones
- Furanocoumarins
- Phytosterols
Vitamins and minerals:
• Vitamin K
• Folate
• Vitamin A
• Potassium
• Vitamin C
Dietary fiber:
One cup of chopped celery, or 100 grams of celery, equivalent to about two and a half medium stalks, contains 1.6 grams of fiber.
