by Dr.Codrina Enache

Created on: November 19, 2010

First of all,a little history.

Vegetables commonplace nowadays, beetroot has a glorious past.

Discovered nearly four millennia ago, cultivated in Iran, Babylon and Assiria liked the taste of its leaves, a short while, he was among the roots to make headlines, especially in Arab countries, where he became goods for export. Caravans merchants went on long road to ancient Greece and Rome, with knapsacks loaded with goods, but also with beets.

Some is consumed on the road and remaining portion is sold successfully. In Greece, beets symbolize the conflicts. When wife quarreled, over the entrance door hangs a wreath woven from the leaves of beets. In Rome, the attitude towards beet was more respectful, she is considered a luxury vegetable that should not have to miss the meal. Therefore, the emperor Tiberius, and required them Germans pay tribute to the Romans conquered the beets. In Romania, beets came in the ninth century, initially in the Black Sea area, along with the rise of Greek cities, then taking the road to Russia. In the tenth century, a Russian monks successfully cultivated close to the Baltic Sea in preparation for her soups and a delicious soup, while the long winters, pickled beets was placed, usually with cabbage and berries.
Often, they say with a measure of envy, that ancestors were much healthier than us, because food can be as simple and natural. It's true! Elders did not need a complicated course of rehab. Food strictness of fasting days of exempting them from indigestion problems or cholesterol deposits. The country is holding mandatory fasting on Wednesday and Friday.

On Tuesday evening, drink herbal tea and water to boil beets. All day Wednesday, from sunrise until sunset, not eating anything. In the evening, and drink more tea plants (plantain, St. John's Wort, chamomile, lemon balm and nettle) and ate some beets in the oven, seasoned with lovage and garlic!

 Such a diet villagers allowed them to remain active and clear-up after 90 years. Maybe we'll discover the secrets of perfect health and longevity, if we respect and give  unlimited attention  to this popular vegetable.

Beet leaves as delicious as root

Beets are an immortal holding vitamins and microelements, which, unlike the rest of the vegetables,are  not destroyed, or deactivate b thermal processing.  Besides the culinary virtues, it has virtues of medical prevention of blood diseases..

 It contains iron and C vitamin, present in all parts of the plant.

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