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The Celery is a vegetable of the appearance glossy, stem bulk, crisp and clear green color. This plant has a high water content, minerals and vitamins, and because of its large amount of nutrients and low caloric purifies, nourished and not puts on weight.
It is very rich in potassium, which compensates and regulates the amount in sodium in the body. It also has a taste very particular this flavor next to their properties stomach justifies that should form part of the salads. A good plate of fresh celery combined with some plants open the appetite, help make the digestion to increase the juices intestinal and expel the gases surplus.
The celery is healthy and refreshing in its content in water, minerals and vitamins. The majority of dietary properties and therapeutic attributed to the celery are due to its essential oil, which contains, among other compounds, oil, limonene, psoralens or jam. The latter abounds more in the leaves and is responsible for the smell of celery.
The potassium, very present in the celery, is a necessary mineral for transmission and generation of nerve impulse and for the muscle activity normal. In addition, intervenes in the balance watery inside and outside the cell. Read the rest of this entry »