Amazing Healthy benefits of celery

Amazing Healthy benefits of celery

Weight Loss
Celery is a great choice if you are watching your weight. One large stalk contains only 10 calories! So, add celery to your shopping list and enjoy it in your salads, soups and stir-fries.

Celery reduces inflammation 
If you are suffering from joint pains, lung infections, asthma, or acne, eating more celery will bring much-needed relief.

Cancer fighting properties
Celery contains components like phthalides and polyacetylenes which are anti-carcinogenic and also enhance the activity of certain white blood cells. Coumarins, a plant phytonutrient in celery helps prevent free radicals from damaging cells and prevent the formation and development of colon and stomach cancers.

Reduce bad breath
Regular munching on celery stalks helps cleanse the bacteria that cause bad breath and remove lodged food particles.

Digestive health
Celery contains special nutrients in the fiber that are released during juicing that aids bowel movements making celery a natural laxative that helps relieve constipation. It also helps relax nerves and muscles that have been constricted due to overuse of man-made laxatives.

Helps Lower High Cholesterol
Benefits of celery include its cholesterol-lowering power that make it useful for improving or maintaining heart health. Celery contains a unique compound called  3-n-butylphthalide (BuPh) that has previously been reported to have lipid-lowering action, but researchers believe celery has many other other beneficial compounds that are still emerging in research.

In a study conducted by the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Singapore, when rats were fed a high-fat diet for eight weeks, rats that had been given celery extract showed significantly lower levels of lipids in their blood compared to the control group of rats that didn’t receive celery extract. (2)

The group supplementing with celery extract experienced a beneficial reduction in serum total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) concentrations.

Helps Prevent or Treat High Blood Pressure
Celery seed extracts have anti-hypertensive properties that help reduce high blood pressure, one of the important risk factors for coronary heart disease that is the largest cause of mortality in industrial countries.

Benefits of celery seeds include potentially helping to control chronic elevated blood pressure levels. (3) The blood pressure-lowering benefits of celery come from its seeds, which contain hexanic, methanolic, and aqueous-ethanolic extracts that improve circulation, lower inflammation and help control blood pressure.

When rats were given celery seed extract over a seven-week period, they experienced significant improvements in blood pressure levels compared to rats being fed the same diet but not receiving celery extract. It’s believed that celery helps lower high blood pressure by acting as a smooth muscle relaxant and improving the flow of calcium and potassium into and out of cells. Celery extract helps blood vessels to expand and contract, improve blood flow, and aid in overall heart health.

Fungal infections
Have you ever wondered why ashy celery lasts for so long? Well, partly, it’s because it contains a whole range of natural fungicides. If you eat a stick of celery a day, it can help keep the nasty microbes in your body in check too.

It has anti-ageing properties
Health benefits of celery include anti-ageing. Celery is a good source of Vitamins A and C, which act as anti-oxidants and protect your skin from the signs of ageing caused by free radicals. They also contain Vitamin E, which nourishes and moisturises your skin.

Celery can help with oily skin
If you have oily skin, then celery might help reduce the excess oil for you. Pour some boiling water over some sliced celery sticks and allow the water to cool. Apply the celery juice to your face regularly, use it as a toner, and it will reduce the oiliness of your skin.