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Some Health Benefits of Radishes

By Ben Mester

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Published: 06Dec2010
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The health benefits of radishes were something that I didn't particularly want to study, seeing as how I hate radishes. I knew in the back of my mind that if I studied it, I would probably find out that radishes had amazing health properties, and then I would feel guilty for not eating them. My mind is twisted, I know. All kidding aside, I knew before I studied them that radishes would have very great health properties. With their deep reddish purple color, I knew there would be vitamins, minerals, and nutrition found in radishes that couldn't really be found anywhere else. So I finally got down to studying them. I've been searching for a great combination of fresh fruits and vegetables for the juicer, and thought that a piece of radish or two might not be too bad. Here's a little background info on radishes.

Radishes are a root vegetable that's edible that was first actively farmed in Europe pre 500 AD. Now they are grown and farmed all throughout the world. Radish, in modern days, has become more of a general term, since we now regularly see many different forms of radishes. There are different types of radishes for each of the four seasons. Their colors range from white, to pink, to deep reddish purple, and anything in between. The most common summer radishes that are seen most often in grocery stores are also some of the healthiest.

1. Detox. I've written a few different articles on the value of detoxification in the human body, and radishes are a very good detox vegetable. Especially for those who need to cleanse their livers, radishes promote healthy liver cleansing and function.

2. Fiber. Radishes are very high in roughage, or fiber. This has multiple benefits. First, it gives you a great dose of your daily fiber, which most people are greatly deficient in. Second, it fills up the stomach with indigestible plant matter, which helps support weight loss. This generally means that you have to eat the radishes instead of juicing them however. When you juice them, a lot of the fiber is removed.

3. Promotes Healthy Skin. Radishes contain many natural vitamins and minerals which are healthy for the skin. Some include Vitamin-C, zinc, some phosphorus, and some vitamin-B complex. It even has been shown to help relieve certain skin diseases.

4. Has Unique Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients on the Color Wheel. Like my mom always told me, when eating vegetables, it's important to have a rainbow of colors on your plate. Colors in vegetables are a good measure of some of the vitamins and minerals present in high abundance. Radishes, especially the deep reddish, purple summer radishes are fairly unique in color. They contain vitamins, minerals, and nutrients that most other vegetables don't.

Radishes are easy to grow. Being that they're a root, not much can get to them to hurt them. But that still doesn't answer the question of why you should grow your own when you can easily buy them in the store. In our modern age of corporate farms and mass production of food, there have been numerous reports and studies that show that modern food has lost much of its nutritional, vitamin, and mineral value. That's because corporate farms only replenish the soil just enough to get the crops to grow again the next year. They don't replenish the soil with the full range of supplements it needs to grow the best most nutritious vegetables. If you really want to get the right health benefits of radishes, you really ought to consider buying some seeds and growing your own. Then you can control the soil and the conditions set for their growth. And as was stated earlier, different varieties of radish can be grown all year long. They're easy and very healthy. Best of luck!

Radishes, and raw fruits and vegetables in general are some of the healthiest things you can eat. For more about the benefits of radishes and raw fruits and vegetables, check out my articles on fat burning vitamins and minerals, and best digestive enzymes.

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