You are probably used to using celery in a mixture with other vegetables, without thinking about how healthy it is on its own.
Long used in folk medicine As a blood pressure lowering agent, celery has many beneficial properties.
Current research suggests that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of celery normalize blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, and prevent heart disease.
Experts say that it is the stalks of celery that should be used - they contain the most useful substances.
1. It relieves inflammation.
If your joints ache and become inflamed, this vegetable will come to your aid. It contains many polyphenols and antioxidants. In addition, asthma sufferers also say that celery greens help them.
2. It gets rid of bad cholesterol.
This is due to butylphthalide, which is contained in celery, which can lower the level of bad cholesterol. Only 2 stems per day have been shown to lower LDL cholesterol by 7%.
3. It improves digestion.
Since celery contains enough water and insoluble fiber, it significantly improves digestion. And doctors also say that this is the best diuretic that helps cleanse the body of toxins.
4. It lowers blood pressure.
5. It helps you lose weight.
One celery stalk contains only 10 calories, the rest is mostly water. So you can satisfy their hunger without consuming extra calories.
6. It reduces stress.
100 mg of celery contains up to 11 mg of magnesium. And magnesium, as we know, is a great stress reliever. That's not all: celery is also full essential oils, so eating this vegetable regularly will relax your nerves and normalize sleep.
7. It restores alkaline balance.
By preventing excessive acidification of the body, celery maintains healthy levels pH.
8. It enhances libido.
Celery will dramatically improve your sex life thanks to the content of two key sex pheromones: androsterone and androstenone. As a result, your sexual attraction will increase.
9. It protects against cancer.
Several studies show that celery can slow the growth of breast cancer, as well as stop the growth of cancer cells in the pancreas and colon. This is thanks to the flavonoid luteolin.
Here is a list of foods, the use of which on an "empty" stomach in the morning or before bedtime is harmful to your health.
Oranges
Taking on an empty stomach can provoke allergies and gastritis. If you prefer to drink a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice in the morning, have breakfast before that with oatmeal.
Bananas
Eating bananas on an empty stomach increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Bananas are high in magnesium, and when taken on an empty stomach, they can upset the body's calcium-magnesium balance.
Raw vegetables
Vegetables such as cucumbers, cabbage, paprika can irritate the stomach lining due to their acid content. It can also lead to ulcers and gastritis.
Yoghurts
This list even includes such a popular breakfast as yogurt. This is because eating yoghurt on an empty stomach is ineffective. The stomach does a great job on its own and does not need yoghurt bacteria. It is better to eat it two hours after a meal or before bed.
Cold drinks
They complicate the start of digestion in the morning, it is better to drink slightly warm ones.
Sweets
Upon awakening, the pancreas is unable to produce the required amount of insulin to break down sugar. This provokes an increase in blood sugar. And also, sugar is an acid-forming product that can disrupt the acid-base balance.
Coffee
Those who like to drink a cup of coffee in the morning on an empty stomach should think about replacing their morning "ritual". Coffee on an empty stomach irritates the stomach lining, thereby contributing to the production of excess gastric juice, which leads to gastritis.
Garlic, canned food and smoked meats
It is also worth mentioning the dangers of eating garlic on an empty stomach, it causes gastrospasm. And also all kinds of canned food and smoked meats, which should not be consumed at all, and not only for breakfast.
First, a few words about why it is not recommended to eat at night. At night, during sleep, the digestion process slows down, so food that has entered the stomach shortly before sleep remains there almost undigested until the morning, it simply rots there. In the morning, the stomach has to digest it all, but it turns out to be difficult for him to do it after waking up.
As a result, toxins are formed, which are absorbed into the bloodstream. From here comes lethargy, weakening of the immune system, excess weight.
Snacks
Chips, popcorn, crackers, cereals - they are high in chemicals and high in calories. And as we already know, a large number of calories at night are contraindicated.
Meat, fish and other protein foods
Animal protein products saturate very quickly even with small doses. Although such food at night will not affect your excess weight, it will take a long time to digest, even in wakefulness this process takes about 4 hours. Therefore, if you go to bed without having time to digest it, it will lie like a dead weight in your stomach and decompose.
Bakery and flour products
These products are quickly digested and do not stay in the stomach. But cause sudden jump blood sugar and the release of insulin into the blood. And since at this moment your activity is at a minimum level, all the calories eaten will be deposited in fat.
Chocolate
Eating chocolate at night has the same effect as flour products, the excess is deposited in your problem areas.
Nuts and dried fruits
They are undoubtedly very helpful. But at the same time, nuts are very high in calories, and dried fruits contain fructose, essentially the same sugar. Will you be able to stop in time by starting to eat them?
Coffee
We believe many understand about the inadmissibility of taking coffee before bedtime. Even small amounts of caffeine can cause sleep disturbance. Drinking coffee a few hours before bed should be avoided.
Alcohol
Perhaps he can help someone fall asleep. But only the quality of sleep will be low. Frequent awakenings, headaches, nightmares.
What do you ask now, if you can't eat, but you really want to? There is no need to go from one extreme to another. After all, long pauses in fasting give a signal to the body to store reserves, besides, sleeping on an empty stomach is fraught with insomnia.
Will save you light dinner three hours before bedtime. Vegetable salads with low-fat cottage cheese, a glass of milk, a piece of cracker or cheese.
But what if you want to eat something shortly before bed? There is a way out, choose foods with negative calories:
Apples
They contain fibers that normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, lower cholesterol levels, and promote weight loss. But if there are stomach problems, they can cause gas formation.
Citrus
Celery
Low-calorie product, contains a lot of fiber. It can be used as a salad with carrots or as a fresh juice. But celery is contraindicated in pregnancy, during breastfeeding, varicose veins and stomach diseases.
Flounder
It is quickly and easily absorbed due to the content of proteins with a well-balanced amino acid composition. Low in calories, high in vitamins and other beneficial elements.
Kefir
The easily digestible product has a beneficial effect on the intestines. Contains a lot of calcium, this trace element is well absorbed in the dark, at night during sleep. Kefir has a calming effect and can be drunk as a mild prevention of insomnia. Do not overuse if the stomach is acidic.
Beet
Low-calorie product. Recommended to be taken as a salad with vegetable oil... It burns fat and prevents the fat cell from overgrowing with blood vessels, which means not letting it live. It also regulates intestinal motility, normalizes intestinal flora, cleanses the body of toxins and toxins. Contraindications - kidney disease, acute inflammatory processes in the stomach.
Banana
You can do no more than one before bedtime, it will help you fall asleep. Thanks to the amino acid tryptophan contained in bananas, it has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. Contraindicated in high blood sugar. Unripe bananas cause gas.
Also, in small quantities, you can chicken breast, bread, oatmeal on the water, one baked potato, a handful of dried fruits.
Warm milk with honey will give you good dream, and a cup of green tea with milk will satisfy your hunger. published by
P.S. And remember, just by changing our consumption - together we are changing the world! © econet
Eating celery for weight loss or following a diet based on dishes from this plant, you can lose 7-10 kg in just 14 days. The final result will depend on the initial excess weight... The main thing is to observe moderation in the diet and replace one of the meals with celery (and dishes from it), and not just eat it additionally.
The benefits of celery
In this plant, both the root and the stem with leaves are a valuable source of vitamins and minerals. By adding celery to food, you can get most of the micro and macronutrients necessary for the body from one product.
The plant is the source.
- Vitamin of group B, especially B1 and B2, which are responsible for health and normal functioning nervous system... They are also responsible for the breakdown of fats, hair and skin health.
- Nicotinic acid (PP), vitamin C and E. All of them are important for general health... Nicotinic acid contributes to a healthy cardiovascular system. Vitamin C strengthens the immune system, and E is needed for hair, nails and skin.
- Ascorbic acid, the daily dose of which can be obtained entirely from celery leaves.
- Minerals - potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and many others. They are needed for the normal functioning of the body, for the strength of bones and muscle function.
Celery cleanses the body of harmful substances. And it helps to speed up metabolism and improve immunity.
Impact on weight loss
The benefits of the plant are great for the body, but celery is no less useful for weight loss. By increasing metabolism, the fat burning process is activated. You will lose weight not so much by removing excess water from the body, but more due to the breakdown of subcutaneous fat. This means that after a diet, the pounds thrown off do not return for several days or weeks.
In the process of losing weight, celery also helps to reduce the daily calorie content of the diet due to the fact that the stem and leaves contain about 12-16 kcal, and the root contains 32 kcal per 100 g. Both the stems and the celery root for weight loss have an equally positive effect, better everything is both.
The plant is also low in carbohydrates and virtually no fat. Therefore, celery is perfect not only for a celery diet, but also any other, especially a low-carb or low-fat diet.
By simply replacing one of your meals with a low-calorie celery dish, you will significantly reduce the number of calories you eat. And in itself, the process of losing weight begins if there is a deficiency of kcal (spend more than you eat).
The principle and rules of the diet
You can start losing weight simply with a celery lunch or dinner, as well as snacks with plant stems. But there is also a specially designed celery diet.
The main principle is complete freedom in the number of meals. There is only the permitted daily volume, and you already divide it at your will by at least 3 times (breakfast, lunch, dinner), at least 6-7 (just eat often, but in small portions).
The basis of the diet is celery soup (recipe below). You can cook at once in a large saucepan, so that it lasts for several days.
The duration of the entire diet is from 7 to 14 days. There is a clear grocery list for every day of the first week. Then you either gradually quit the diet or do another cycle. Products for every day are varied, so there will be no problems with a lack of trace elements and there is no need to take vitamin and mineral complexes.
Other rules.
- You can only eat lean meat (veal, beef without veins and fat, chicken and turkey fillets, rabbit meat) and fish, seafood. The last two are not included in the weekly ration template, but they can be substituted for meat in a 1: 1 ratio.
- All vegetables and fruits can be eaten except potatoes and bananas, which are very rich in carbohydrates.
- The number of cereals is reduced and only rice can be eaten during the diet.
- Dairy and fermented milk products can only be with a low percentage of fat. For example, kefir is no fatter than 2.5%, and cottage cheese is 5%.
- Cook and eat not only the stems and leaves, but also celery root for weight loss. This way you will notice better results and get even more beneficial elements from the plant.
- Celery juice and soup, and just parts of the plant can be eaten without restrictions and at any time. So, if you suddenly feel hungry or a desire to just gnaw or chew something, you do not need to torment yourself. Snack on some soup or eat a few stems. There are also no time limits for eating celery (at least take breaks for food at 10 pm).
Diet for 7 days
Your daily menu includes a list of foods that you can split, mix, and eat as many times as you like. Meat can be substituted for fish or seafood. Some vegetables and fruits, in case of intolerance or personal dislike, can be replaced with any other (except for bananas or potatoes).
- First day... Several plums, three apples and two pears, 2 figs (can be replaced with a small handful of prunes or dried apricots), grapefruit. Additionally - half a liter of low-fat kefir, herbal tea and purified water. Celery soup in any quantity.
- Second day... Cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, lettuce - 500 g in total, you can do everything in the form of a salad with the addition of celery. On this day, eat 200 g of rice (dry cereal weight), 2 apples, up to 5 plums (or 2 handfuls of dried fruits). Unlimited herbal tea, water and soup.
- Third day... The daily diet gradually decreases in volume by the end of the week. Unlimited soup and celery stalks, one avocado. You can eat several apples, peaches or other fruits, but not more than 400-500 g per day in total, the less their quantity, the better.
- Fourth day... You can only eat soup, juice and raw celery, but in unlimited quantities.
- The fifth day... On this day, you can eat soup with the addition of carrots, radishes or beets. Allowed up to 500 g fresh tomatoes and unlimited water and herbal tea.
- Sixth day... Up to 300 g of permitted meat (or fish / seafood), 300 g of fresh vegetables and soup in any quantity.
- Seventh day... Celery soup, fresh stems and fruits. All this in unlimited quantities (but do not overeat).
Recipes
Just there are stems and leaves few will like, but there are many simple recipes for weight loss with celery. So you can eat the plant with a regular diet. In addition, other family members will like some dishes, because one of the problems of diets is that you have to prepare yourself separately.
If you just don't like the taste of the plant, then knowing how to cook celery correctly, you can easily disguise it. For example, it is easy to do this in a salad by adding more tomatoes to it, which will accentuate the taste for themselves.
Celery soup
To make celery soup for weight loss you will need:
- 1 root and 1 bunch of celery
- 2 large carrots;
- ½ head of white cabbage;
- 4 medium onions;
- 5 medium tomatoes;
- 2 bell peppers.
Chop the cabbage finely and place in a saucepan. Carrots are rubbed on a coarse grater and poured into a container. All other vegetables are cut into medium cubes or strips (root and pepper) and are also placed with prepared vegetables. Everything is flooded cold water and put on fire.
As soon as the celery soup for weight loss boils, you need to reduce the heat and leave to cook for another 10 minutes. A few minutes until tender, add a little salt and herbs. At the end, it is better to leave it to infuse for 15-30 minutes and only then eat.
You can add to the cooked soup tomato juice(50-100 g). It will accentuate the taste of the tomato and interrupt the taste of celery, which some do not like.
Onion soup
You will need:
- celery stalks - 400 g;
- carrots (medium) - 2 pcs.;
- white cabbage - 300-400 g;
- bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
- onion - 1 pc.
Chop the onion, cabbage and pepper into small strips. Cut all other ingredients into small cubes. Pour everything into a saucepan and add water. Place the container on fire and simmer until boiling. Then reduce heat and wait 5-10 minutes. Ready onion soup with celery can be seasoned with low-fat sour cream.
Salad
It is very useful for weight loss to eat celery with an apple, therefore. It is best to combine them in one dish.
Celery salad for weight loss is very simple:
- Take 2-3 apples, 1 bunch of celery and half of its root.
- Cut the apples into strips and pour into a bowl.
- Then chop the stems and leaves into small cubes, and rub the root on a coarse grater.
- Stir everything, season with unsweetened yogurt or low-fat sour cream. Mix everything again.
- You can use olive oil as a dressing.
Celery juice
To make celery juice for weight loss, you need to grate the stems and roots and squeeze them lightly. You can also grind parts of the plant in a blender, then squeeze them. The resulting juice should be drunk fresh. The maximum daily dose is 100 ml (about half a glass). This celery slimming drink can be mixed with fruit and berry juices.
Smoothie
To make a celery slimming cocktail you will need:
- apple - 1 pc.;
- celery stalk - 1 bunch;
- parsley - ½ bunch.
Pre-grind the ingredients into medium-sized pieces. Place everything in a blender bowl and beat until smooth. The preparation of the celery slimming smoothie for weight loss ends with the addition of ½ cup mineral water without gases.
Celery with kefir
For the drink, take one bunch of celery and one bunch of parsley (can be substituted with cilantro). Place them in a blender bowl and beat until smooth. Then pour in 1 liter of kefir with a fat content of 1%. Mix everything thoroughly again.
Celery with kefir for weight loss is drunk either in the morning, or instead of snacks. The entire volume must be consumed in a day.
This plant is very beneficial for the body. Even if in the future you decide to stop losing weight, you should not exclude celery from the menu. It is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and fiber. A smoothie made from this plant will pleasantly refresh you on a hot summer day, and even with health benefits and body shape.
Celery for weight loss will not only help to eliminate extra pounds, but also supply the body useful substances and trace elements.
As you know, this vegetable has a beneficial effect on the digestive system. It is worth noting that dishes, where it is one of the ingredients, are noted in the dietetics of our time as the most effective.
With each passing day, the celery-based diet is gaining more and more prevalence and popularity. And the variety of dishes to which you can add celery helps to create a balanced diet.
What health benefits distinguish celery from other weight loss products?
The main thing here is the fact that the whole plant and leaves, and the stem and roots will help get rid of excess weight. But at the same time, celery has a beneficial effect on human health in all other aspects. It contains a large amount of minerals and biological amino acids, various groups of vitamins, as well as proteins.
Such a composition of nutrients contributes to the stability of all cells in our body, due to which the aging process slows down. Therefore, so often the plant is included in dishes for rejuvenation.
Celery has a calming effect. So, at present, the stems of the plant are widely used in medicine for the treatment of nervous disorders that occur with emotional overwork and overstrain of the nervous system. Therefore, celery, unlike many other dietary products, can be consumed in the evening before bed.
There are special essential oils in the roots of the celery vegetable. They are used by the body to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract. The roots of the plant contain vitamins K, E and B (in medicine they are called thiamin and riboflavin), as well as ascorbic acid.
It should be noted that celery is often used in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes and pancreatitis. Medical experts recommend this vegetable to the elderly as well, due to the fact that this product improves the process of water-salt circulation.
Scientists have proven that you can increase your physical endurance through the correct use of celery. The plant will help with the stimulation of mental activity. Celery has not only an antiseptic effect, but also increases the tone of our body at times, which prevents the deposition of unnecessary fats for the body. It is due to these factors that celery is used so often for weight loss.
In some cases, the plant is used as a diuretic. Thus, celery will "cleanse" the body of harmful toxins. Therefore, this vegetable is included in the nutritional diet of patients who are prone to diseases of the kidneys, liver, bladder or stomach.
Experts say that if you start eating salads with celery or juices with it, you will definitely feel the effect. Soon general well-being it will get better, and the body will be cleansed of toxins and toxins. Strengthening the work of gastric secretions is achieved through the use of celery in food. All this normalizes the production of gastric juice, which is directly involved in the digestion of food.
Celery can be added to a wide variety of dishes. This vegetable crop, without exaggeration, is the perfect ingredient. You can cook more than a dozen dishes, getting healthy and delicious products.
And most importantly, all this will be carried out within the framework of the diet, because dishes with celery for weight loss are low in calories.
What can you say about the correct use of these dishes? Celery can be eaten daily, there are no restrictions in this regard. It is ideal to include celery as a staple for a short-term diet.
This vegetable is usually used as a substitute for not entirely healthy food. For example: if you decide to eat a greasy dish, skip it in favor of celery. As nutritionists themselves say, substitution plays an almost decisive role here. Since it is the substitution of one dish for another that has the greatest impact on the stability of weight loss.
What kind of dishes can you cook?
Now a little about the dishes prepared with this vegetable.
To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:
- 250 g fillet;
- · 200 g of our celery stalks;
- · 200 g of apples (better than green ones).
These are the main ingredients. You can also use additional components that are added at will:
- 100 g sour cream;
- 200 g of tomatoes;
- 150 grams bell pepper;
- 100 g of onions;
- · olive oil);
- · lemon juice;
- · Mustard and salt.
In order to prepare a salad that includes chicken and celery with apples, you must first prepare the fillet itself. It must be boiled and cooled a little. When the fillet is cool, cut into small cubes of the same size.
Cut the rest of the vegetables into the same cubes too. Mix the meat with the rest of the products, and top with sour cream and, if desired, butter. You can drizzle with lemon juice and then add spices.
2. Beef stew with celery.
The list of main ingredients consists of only two items:
- 300 g celery stalks;
- 400 g of beef.
With additional ingredients, everything is much more interesting, they will add a piquant taste and make the dish more sophisticated. So, we still need:
- 200 g of tomatoes;
- 150 g bell pepper;
- 100 g onions;
- · olive oil;
- · Pepper, salt, bay leaf.
Now we take a deep frying pan. In principle, you can also use a saucepan that has a thick bottom. Regardless of what you prefer, the meat will be stewed there.
Chop the beef and vegetables as needed, then pour the olive oil into the pan and fry the meat there. After that, add the onion, which must be fried until golden brown.
We mix the whole thing, and then add the celery itself, to it - peppers and tomatoes. It is worth adding a little water.
Now you can safely cover the frying pan or saucepan with a lid. Simmer until the dish is ready. Salt is best at the very end of cooking. Thus, the meat will be more juicy.
Provided that celery is included in the daily diet per week, you can lose 1 to 2 kilograms without any difficult restrictions and hunger.
You are probably used to using celery in a mixture with other vegetables, without thinking about how healthy it is on its own.
Long used in folk medicine as a means to lower blood pressure, celery has many beneficial properties.
Current research suggests that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of celery normalize blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels, and prevent heart disease.
Experts say that it is the stalks of celery that should be used - they contain the most useful substances.
Here are 10 reasons to love this wonderful vegetable:
1. It relieves inflammation.
If your joints ache and become inflamed, this vegetable will come to your aid. It contains many polyphenols and antioxidants. In addition, asthma sufferers also say that celery greens help them.
2. It gets rid of bad cholesterol.
This is due to butylphthalide, which is contained in celery, which can lower the level of bad cholesterol. Only 2 stems per day have been shown to lower LDL cholesterol by 7%.
3. It improves digestion.
Since celery contains enough water and insoluble fiber, it significantly improves digestion. And doctors also say that this is the best diuretic that helps cleanse the body of toxins.
4. It lowers blood pressure.
5. It helps you lose weight.
One celery stalk contains only 10 calories, the rest is mostly water. So you can satisfy their hunger without consuming extra calories.
6. It reduces stress.
100 mg of celery contains up to 11 mg of magnesium. And magnesium, as we know, is a great stress reliever. Not only that, celery is also full of essential oils, so eating this vegetable regularly will relax your nerves and promote sleep.
7. It restores alkaline balance.
By preventing excessive acidification of the body, celery maintains healthy levels pH.
8. It enhances libido.
Celery will dramatically improve your sex life thanks to the content of two key sex pheromones: androsterone and androstenone. As a result, your sex drive will increase.
9. It protects against cancer.
Several studies show that celery can slow the growth of breast cancer, as well as stop the growth of cancer cells in the pancreas and colon. This is thanks to the flavonoid luteolin.
