If there is only one vegetable - or a fruit, rather - that should be hailed as the multipurpose king, the crown should definitely go to none other than tomato.
Whether you prefer to eat it raw on its own or mixed with other fruits and veggies in a salad bowl, or as a cold, fresh juice, you can never go wrong with a tomato especially if you are after optimum health.
Aside from consumption through eating or drinking, tomatoes are even known to be of benefit to those who are wishing to have better and healthier skin.
What's in a tomato? Tomatoes, although not as sour as oranges and other citruses, are actually rich in vitamin C which helps a lot in the strengthening of the immune system.
It is also famous for its lycopene content, which also offers various health benefits.
For one, this phytochemical helps the eyes stay healthy.
It is also known to help protect the cardiovascular system through the prevention of blood clotting in the blood vessels.
Moreover, lycopene is also associated with the reduction of prostate cancer risks.
Tomatoes also contain other micronutrients and phytochemicals that help in the regulation of blood sugar, resulting to a lower risk of developing diabetes.
These beneficial tomato inclusions can only be acquired through consuming fresh and natural tomato juice.
You might have come across bottled and canned tomato juices as you take a stroll in your local grocery store, but those so-called natural and fresh tomato juices should not be what you are after because essentially, they're no longer natural - and fresh.
Basically, although they might have been squeezed out of genuinely fresh, even organic tomatoes, the longer it stays on the bottle sitting on a shelf, the more that their health benefits deteriorate.
Besides, the processing of the juice itself could have already eliminated the enzymes, phytochemicals and nutrients that tomatoes are being hailed for.
Moreover, those canned and bottled juices might have also been added with preservatives to prolong its shelf life.
If you are new to juicing tomatoes but would not want to get commercialized juices from the supermarket, here are some tomato juice recipes that you should find easy to prepare.
The Simple Ingredients:
Whether you prefer to eat it raw on its own or mixed with other fruits and veggies in a salad bowl, or as a cold, fresh juice, you can never go wrong with a tomato especially if you are after optimum health.
Aside from consumption through eating or drinking, tomatoes are even known to be of benefit to those who are wishing to have better and healthier skin.
What's in a tomato? Tomatoes, although not as sour as oranges and other citruses, are actually rich in vitamin C which helps a lot in the strengthening of the immune system.
It is also famous for its lycopene content, which also offers various health benefits.
For one, this phytochemical helps the eyes stay healthy.
It is also known to help protect the cardiovascular system through the prevention of blood clotting in the blood vessels.
Moreover, lycopene is also associated with the reduction of prostate cancer risks.
Tomatoes also contain other micronutrients and phytochemicals that help in the regulation of blood sugar, resulting to a lower risk of developing diabetes.
These beneficial tomato inclusions can only be acquired through consuming fresh and natural tomato juice.
You might have come across bottled and canned tomato juices as you take a stroll in your local grocery store, but those so-called natural and fresh tomato juices should not be what you are after because essentially, they're no longer natural - and fresh.
Basically, although they might have been squeezed out of genuinely fresh, even organic tomatoes, the longer it stays on the bottle sitting on a shelf, the more that their health benefits deteriorate.
Besides, the processing of the juice itself could have already eliminated the enzymes, phytochemicals and nutrients that tomatoes are being hailed for.
Moreover, those canned and bottled juices might have also been added with preservatives to prolong its shelf life.
If you are new to juicing tomatoes but would not want to get commercialized juices from the supermarket, here are some tomato juice recipes that you should find easy to prepare.
The Simple Ingredients:
- 3 cups of sliced tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 celery stalk
- Cayenne pepper (for additional taste)
- ½ tsp of sea salt
- Red bell pepper
- ¼ onion
- Few oregano or basil leaves
- Wash the ingredients thoroughly under running water
- Slice the ingredients that must be cut to fit in the juicer
- Blend
- Serve chilled or iced and enjoy!
- 3 cups of sliced tomatoes
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 apple
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ tbsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 drops of Tabasco hot sauce (optional)
- Ground black pepper (to taste.
Just a pinch is suggested)
- Wash the ingredients thoroughly under running water
- Slice the ingredients if necessary to fit in the juicer
- Blend
- Serve chilled or iced and enjoy!
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