The Beet goes on – In an era where clever marketing has transformed exotic berries, tubers and plant extracts from geographically distant regions into “super foods,” ostensibly better (and that much more expensive!) than culinary standards found at your local supermarket, e.g. garlic, onion, and kale. Allow me to remind you about one of true nutritional super heroes are too busy performing anonymous feats of healing to garnish that kind of attention. BEETS !
Anything we can eat that bleeds as red and readily as the beet deserves our immediate respect. In fact, this vegetable often leaves a veritable crime scene behind it, converting a spotless kitchen counter into a nutrient-dense blood bath in a matter of minutes.
Thanks to the burgeoning growth of food science on the topic, we now know that beets are one of Nature’s finest cardiovascular tonics….. read the full article http://foodrevolution.org/blog/health-benefits-beets/ ‪#‎wellness‬ ‪#‎beets‬