Celery is one of the most alkaline foods you can eat!  It can neutralize acids fast and is rich in potassium and sodium which help rid the body of excess fluid. Celery helps hydrate and nourish the cells of the body due to its high water content. Celery also contains Vitamin K, which helps ensure you have healthy blood flow.

Celery Works Great for Inflammation, Gout, and High Blood Pressure

1. Reduce Inflammation in Your Body

Celery is a rich source of flavonoids like zeaxanthin, lutein, and betacarotene, which studies have shown lowers inflammation.

Inflammatory Research Journal found that luteolin and quercetin inhibited the platelet-activating factor and suppressed inflammatory response induced by allergens. Luteolin inhibited the excess production of TNF-alpha, a direct cause of inflammation.

2. Lower Blood Pressure and Improved Cardiovascular Health

Celery contains phthalides  that can help relax the arteries and allow the vessels to dilate which enables the blood to flow freely.

Celery has a bioflavonoid called apigenin that acts as an anti-inflammatory within your cardiovascular system and helps with blood vessel expansion, thereby lowering blood pressure and preventing hypertension.

3. Celery as a Cancer Fighter

Celery has two flavones, apigenin and luteolin, that are proven to help treat various types of cancer.

A study published in Experimental and Molecular Pathology, foundthat “low-dose apigenin has the potential to slow or prevent breast cancer progression.

Scientists also discovered that apigenin can inhibit the expression of a protein essential to cancer’s ability to break down and invade healthy tissue, thus preventing its spread in the body.

4. Cleansing and Detoxifying

Research determined that celery may improve liver health, which helps increase your body’s own detox capacities overall.

5. Skin Benefits of Celery Juice

Celery contains a wide range of nutritional elements for enhancing your skin such as vitamin K that promotes skin’s firmness and elasticity.

Research on Celery:

• Celery and Hypertension: Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Laukkanen JA et al. Plasma vitamin C modifies the association between hypertension and risk of stroke. Stroke 2002 Jun;33(6):1568-73 2002.
• Celery & Cholesterol: Tsi D, Tan BK. The mechanism underlying the hypocholesterolaemic activity of aqueous celery extract, its butanol and aqueous fractions in genetically hypercholesterolaemic RICO rats. Life Sci 2000 Jan 14;66(8):755-67 2000.