Beets have been shown to help reduce high blood pressure, improve cardiovascular health, and beets help support our bodies detoxification systems.
In today’s episode of Nutrition Listen, we’re talking all about the health benefits and nutrition of Beets. Beets are great to incorporate into our diets for anti-inflammatory and detoxification benefits. Beets support detoxification mainly in Phase 2 detoxification (there are two phases), which involves the enzyme glutathione-s-transferase a.k.a. GST.
GST’s basically work to “catch” and “hook up” unwanted toxic substances in our bodies with nutrients- this allows the toxins to become water soluble and neutralized from the nutrients, therefore safe for the body to excrete through your urine or other processes.
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Click on the link below to listen and learn all about the health benefits and nutrition of beets and how this antioxidant-rich vegetable can be incorporated into your diet.
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Quick links to studies mentioned:
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)76638-1/fulltext
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20951824
- https://nutritionstripped.com/hypertension-diet-foods/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24858657
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23075552
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709704
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11898568
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