Kitchen Remedies - Carrots

Carrots are chock full of vitamin A, and vitamin K, are great for you and are low in calories. A single carrot will supply all your vitamin A needs for the whole day. It’s also a great food to nibble, being a much healthier pastime than grazing on potato chips. Research has also shown that this vegetable has a protective effect against ultraviolet light ( in other words they will help you look younger, longer). Chinese medical practitioners recommend eating carrots to give your liver more energy.

The use :

*Eating carrots are great for your eye health preventing cataracts and improving your night vision

*Drink some carrot juice to help treat headaches

*Great for your heart - preventing strokes, heart attacks, heart disease and cardiovascular diseases and cancer

*Helps treat conjunctivitis (pink eye)

*Help rid warts

*A carrot a day will give you great skin and healthy hair

*Carrots are great for your bones ultimately preventing osteoporosis and other bone diseases

*Helps soothe and treat sunburns and minor burns

*If you want to quit smoking start munching on carrots during the day

*Carrots help prevent and protect you against food poisoning

*If you are a smoker or are continuously around smoke - eat carrots daily to prevent emphysema

*Great antioxidant and anti-aging food - helping slow down the wrinkle process and muscular degeneration which in essence prevents blindness when you get older

*Helps treat asthma and respiratory problems

*Helps treat infertility if you can’t get pregnant right away and male impotence

*If you are experiencing diarrhea or constipation eat some carrots

*Helps keep blood pressure levels healthy

*Helps lower cholesterol levels

*Helps treat angina

*Helps cleanse and detoxify your body

*Help prevent anaphylaxis attacks

*Helps treat liver problems

*A carrot a day will keep the lung cancer away by 50% I’ll take those odds and munch on a stick or two!

*Also, helps reduce chances of developing cervix, ovarian, prostate, esophagus and larynx, colon, bladder, and breast cancers because of the powerful carotenoids carrots contain also helps with cell regeneration

*Helps digestive problems such as ulcers or colic

*Help maintain a healthy blood sugar level

*Helps boost your immune system - aid against colds and flu’s

Note: eating excessive amount of carrots may cause the skin to yellow temporarily (this is considered harmless, just reduce your intake). Also, the carrot seeds are a nerve tonic and will induce abortion. So, reduce the amount or avoid it during pregnancy.