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Category: > Health > 10 Impressive Health Benefits of Celery

10 Impressive Health Benefits of Celery

Feb 11, 2015 Carly Fraser Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Jan 19, 2021

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Unbeknownst to a large majority of the population, celery is actually a nutritional powerhouse! It isn’t just water and fiber (although that does constitute a large part of it). The health benefits of celery range from cancer prevention to blood pressure-lowering abilities and more. It even acts as its own natural toothbrush!

Celery is an excellent source of vitamin K, C, A, B6, and B2, and is high in minerals like molybdenum, folate, potassium, manganese, calcium, copper, phosphorous, and magnesium. It acts as a great snack and a great filler for freshly-pressed juices and smoothies.

After reading this, you will never look at celery the same way again!

10 Health Benefits of Celery

1. Strengthens the immune system

Who knew that celery was so high in vitamin C? This amazing vegetable contains over 2 mg of vitamin C per stalk, making it a great way to increase vitamin C intake, especially when juiced. Vitamin C is important for a strong, healthy immune system, and acts as an antioxidant, helping to eradicate free radicals and prevent mutated DNA (which can eventually lead to cancer).

2. Helps lower blood pressure

Traditional Chinese Medicine has shown daily celery consumption to lower blood pressure by 14%! How? Phthalides in celery help relax muscles around the arteries and allow vessels to dilate. Not only that, but the chemical compound in celery called catecholamine reduces the secretion of stress hormones, a major contributor to high blood pressure. Celery is also rich in blood pressure-regulating minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

3. Keeps cholesterol levels healthy

LDL Cholesterol is something we all want to keep low, and celery can help you do just that! The phthalides in celery help lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by increasing bile acid secretion in the liver. Increased secretion of bile acids produces higher bile flow, promoting digestion and absorption of dietary fat and cholesterol.

4. Cancer fighter

Celery contains at least 8 anti-cancer compounds that help fight against many forms of cancer. Acetylenic and phenolic acids, two major anti-cancer compounds in celery help terminate cancer cell growth. Another compound called “coumarin,” in celery also helps decrease mutations in normal cells, which would normally cause certain cells to become cancerous.

5. All-natural diuretic

The perfect balance of potassium and sodium in celery makes it an excellent natural diuretic. Whenever I make juices with celery, they always make me rush to the bathroom. This is great for the kidneys because it helps flush out excess toxins and fluid from the body, meaning clearer skin, and less excess water weight.

6. Anti-inflammatory

With more than 20 anti-inflammatory compounds, celery is quite the vegetable to help fight chronic aches and pains. The most powerful of these compounds, apigenin, helps lower oxidative stress and prevents the expression of several inflammatory factors like COX-2 inhibitors. Luteolin in celery also helps prevent excess production of TNF-α, which normally promotes inflammation and tissue destruction in rheumatic/immune-mediated diseases.

7. Weight loss aid

As a diuretic, celery works by immediately relieving excess water weight from the body (helping you look slim and trim). It is also great for those suffering from edema (excess fluid build-up). In fact, a large majority of the population suffers from some form of water retention due to high sodium intake. You can hold up to 10-15 pounds of excess water weight (crazy, right?). Celery is also naturally high in fiber and helps prevent you from over-eating bad foods.

8. Natural toothbrush

Did you know that celery acts as a natural toothbrush? It is a great weapon against any bad bacteria in your mouth that contribute to gum disease, cavities, and plaque build-up. Celery also takes a long time to chew, which means more natural saliva production to help keep cavities away.

9. Prevents calcium deposits

Those suffering from aortic stenosis or people with high acidity (due to calcification and degenerative bones and joints) will largely benefit from the calcium-deposit dissolving abilities of celery. Celery works by eliminating calcium deposits before they even begin to accumulate.

10. Aids digestion

The high water and insoluble fiber content in celery make it a great way to aid in the production of healthy bowel movements. Celery is also a natural prebiotic, which helps promote the growth and proliferation of beneficial bacteria in your gut, keeping bloating at bay.

celery on wooden table with text celery is a powerful anti-inflammatory that starves unproductive bacteria, yeast, mold & viruses in the body
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Carly Fraser

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Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

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Comments

  1. Wyandotte B. says

    Mar 20, 2018 at 9:44 am

    If scientists had not recently proved all these wonderful effects of celery (and other foods and natural substances) they would still be ridiculing traditional herbology, and most of them still do. Even though traditional peoples knew all this stuff, though from their own unique angle, the scientists still act like they invented this knowledge. It seems that we aren't supposed to ingest anything, or do anything, if modern science has not put its official stamp of approval on it first. Anyway, I like your article.

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    • Carly Fraser says

      Mar 20, 2018 at 1:26 pm

      Hey Wyandotte – I totally agree with you. It's as if science dictates everything nowadays. I trust ancient sources much more than science.

      Reply
  2. Marilyn says

    Oct 19, 2021 at 9:47 am

    So is Celery Only effective if you juice it?? Or will it have the same affect if you eat a stalk??

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    • Carly Fraser says

      Nov 5, 2021 at 6:47 pm

      Celery will still be beneficial if you eat it, but the point to juicing is you get more into you without having to eat all the fiber. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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