The Mighty Carrot

The carrot: another item that I try to consume daily and give to my family daily.

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How?

• Put fresh through the juicer
• Peeled, diced and candied on the stovetop in an iron skillet
• Fresh carrot sticks with dip

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Why?

• Carrots provide a lot of beta-carotene which is useful in cancer treatment, prevention of macular degeneration, and boosting the immune system (they do this in many ways: think T-cells, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging)
• Carrots provide minerals, A, B, and C vitamins
• Carrot juice provides help internally for diarrhea and intestinal disorders and shows up as a beauty benefit externally by helping skin — both problem skin and normal skin
• Fresh carrot juice provides calcium to help build healthy and strong bones and teeth
• Carrots contain lutein and many, many more valuable nutrients for your body

Carrots to improve night vision is a longtime folk remedy. Wonder why?

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Carrots are root vegetables, many root vegetables being powerhouses when it comes to nutrition.

What can beta-carotene do for you?

• Reduce the risk of vision ailments, including cataracts
• May possibly reduce the formation of nitrosamines in the stomach
• Convert to vitamin A in your body
• Reduce cancer risk
• Provide soluble fiber, which may in turn help your blood cholesterol levels
• Many other things

Trivia — did you know that our cultivated carrot (Daucus carota sativa) was bred selectively over the years from Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)? Wow.

Queen Anne’s lace, or wild carrot, has many uses medically, which I won’t even touch on here. Just know that it has been researched scientifically. Carrots are powerful.

Lynn

Disclaimer: This website does not provide medical treatment and is not meant to give medical advice. These posts are solely for Lynn’s journaling of her own daily nutritional and food intake.

Information comes from years of reading, studying herbs in the garden and with other herbalists, and a variety of books, including:

Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine (National Geographic) by Steven Foster and Rebecca L. Johnson (thank you Dr. Larrier!)

The Healing Power of Food (Health and Healing the Natural Way)

Prescription for Dietary Wellness: Using Foods to Heal 2nd Edition by Phyllis A. Balch, CNC