Beets - The best measure of metabolism

You can measure your metabolism with beets.  This gets a bit graphic........ but here goes!

Eat a raw red beet - about 3 pinky-finger sized portions.  It tastes best if you juice the beet pieces with 2 lbs of carrots and a huge cucumber - yum!  Now wait.  The next time you poop it should be red if you have great metabolism.  In other words, if food is passing normally through your stomach and intestines with no detours or stoppages then the next poop should have beet juice (looks like blood but redder) in it.

What if you don't poop red till 3 days later?  Eat more beets!  Speed that system of yours up.  And trust me....beets will do it!

Beets have a very unique nutrient profile.  They contain betaine which is an even more potent antioxidant than polyphenols when it comes to lowering blood pressure.  They also contain nitrates that work similarly to aspirin to prevent blood clots.  3 oz of beets contain almost 1 mg of iron.

Beets 101
Beets come in red, golden and black varieties.  Choose a color.  Remove the greens and trim the ends. Wash the beet vigorously.   Wash the greens and use in salads.  When using raw beet in salads most people prefer to remove the outer layer with a knife.  If juicing beets there is no need to peel, just wash thoroughly and cut to fit the juicer. 

Beet and Spinach Salad
1 cooked beet
3 Tblsp extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 orange
fennel seeds
4 cups washed organic spinach

Cook beet in glass dish at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Peel and dice.  Combine with orange juice, olive oil, fennel and salt and pepper.  Serve over spinach.

Blood Juice
2 lbs carrots
3 pinky-finger sized pieces of raw beet
1 large cucumber

Juice all in juicer.  Drink immediately.  You may strain into your glass using a fine strainer in order to remove more fiber thereby speeding the nutrients to your bloodstream.  Warning:  your urine or poop may be red after consuming beets.