Underground Crops Helps in Digestion

Red beets and beet greens

Red beets and their green tops are the root crops. If you have a problem with constipation, red beets and their green tops should be a regular part of your diet. Red beets and green beets contain significant amounts of fibre that is useful to remove the waste materials from your body either through urine or feacal matter. Red beets contain large amounts of potassium and magnesium, while beet greens are an excellent source of beta-carotene, iron, and calcium. All of these nutrients are directly or indirectly essential for your digestive tract lining and the smooth muscle fibres that create the waves of contractions that produce bowel movements.

Steaming is the cooking method for red beets and beet greens. Cut the greens off right where their roots meet the red beet heads. Give the greens a good wash with cold water. Peel the skin off the red beets, slice them into 1/4 slice, and place them in a steamer for about 8-10 minutes or until they start to become slightly tender. At this point, place the beet greens right on top of the red beet slices, place the lid back on the steamer, and allow it to run for another 5-7 minutes or until the beet greens have softened up to a texture that you enjoy. The greens and red beet slices can be served with a bowl of brown rice or quinoa, along with some avocado slices. You should limit your consumption of beet greens to a couple of servings per week, as they contain an acidic substance that can weaken your enamel if eaten too often.

Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes

If prepared and eaten with their skins Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes are an excellent source of dietary fibre. They also provide complex carbohydrates, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and manganese.Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes are also used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, duodenal ulcers, and some stages of inflammatory bowel disease. A simple soup made by blending steamed Yukon gold potatoes or sweet potatoes along with freshly pressed celery juice or vegetable broth are known to be very essential to various ulcers in GI tracts. Also many doctors recommend Yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes for inflammatory lesions in the digestive tract.

Soybean: Forget Blood Clotting

Due to presence of Isoflavones in soy products we can get rid of blood clotting. The Isoflavones helps to reduce the amount of blood platelets and decrease the risk of blood clots formation. However Isoflavones are not useful for cardiovascular diseases, but they can successfully fight against clots which can bring severe health problems and even death. Blood clots helps in the healing of a wound and preventing it from bleeding. But, clots accumulated in the blood vessels can lead to serious health disorders such as pulmonary emboli or leading to an individual's death by stroke or heart attack. This is due to the fact that the clots blocks the arteries or veins and restrict blood flow to the brain or heart.

According to research performed in chile the study on 29 post-menopausal women who were divided randomly into two groups – some were treated with a supplement of isoflavones, while others received a placebo. The trial lasted for 3 months, during which scientists took blood samples and analyzed them. They concluded that the women which were supplemented with isoflavones having less risk of blood clots and thrombosis. Also risk of the platelet TxA2 receptor which cause thrombotic cardiovascular disease was also decreased after 3 months of isoflavones supplementation. Therefore, reducing the amount of platelets in the blood leads to a decreased number of blood clots forming in the blood vessels. This means that related health problems, such as strokes, are less likely to occur. The researchers from Chile have also concluded that phytoestrogen-rich foods are having beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system.