Celery is a Superfood

Hurray, science is gradually catching up with what Natural Health Circus readers have known for a long time -- that the lowly celery is in actuality a superfood.

Researchers, you see, are learning in on-going studies that celery generates luteolin and diosmin, two important compounds that help fight degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's.

Luteolin and diosmin appear to block inflammation that causes brains to start shrinking and dying. In experiments on mice with Alzheimer's, luteolin and diosmin reduced the levels of amyloid beta, which forms the sticky deposits that build up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s.

Dr. Susanne Sorensen, of the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “We know a healthy balanced diet can reduce dementia risk. This work reinforces the need to eat a diet rich in fruit and vegetables.”

Well, I don't know about you, but I eat celery every day of my life and usually consume four or five big stalks with some hummus as a mid-afternoon snack.

During the spring and summer, I like nothing better than to drink 16 or so ounces of freshly extracted celery juice after mowing the lawn.

I know of no better mineral replacement drink than fresh celery juice.

And, happily, unlike so many veggies these days, celery is still a pretty good buy.

If you don't have celery in your diet, today is a good time to change that, isn't it? :)

Chet "Celery Lover" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com/blog