Do You Need More Celery?

You may be thinking.. Celery?.. I don't wanna eat more of that! ... Unless you have some onion ranch dip to go along.

When it comes to this vegetable, sometimes taste is left to be desired. But there is more than meets the taste buds.

An article on Natural News by Brett Brown, researched some of the proposed benefits of this healing food, in fact it has been used for centuries to treat colds, flu, water retention, poor digestion, arthritis, liver, and spleen ailments.

Here's some of the opening lines from the article:

Celery has a long history of use and is truly an ancient healing food. At first glance celery may seem rather unimpressive, but the more you look into its background and medicinal uses the more you realize that we must have been misinformed on the usefulness of this plant...

We have been led to believe that celery does not have much to it when in fact celery truly contains a wealth of health improving nutrients that we can obtain from it. Celery has a profile that is much more than water and fiber!

Read the entire article here, it's very brief and informative.

If your wondering how to incorporate more celery into your diet here's a piece from the New York Times provides five healthy recipes that seem very simple to put together. I'll be sure to give some of these a try!

Keeping making positive strides in adding good things to your daily routine and your body will thank you!