9 Health Benefits of Celery

Celery is one of the natural herbs cultivated in many regions throughout the world with numerous health advantages. The scientific name of Celery is Apium graveolens. It belongs to the Genus Apium, family Apiaceae. It is believed that this natural herb is native to the Europe, but now it is also cultivated widely all over the world for domestic and commercial purpose.

Due to various types of Vitamin, Minerals and nutrients, present in the Celery it has lots of health benefits. Among that some of the health benefits of Celery include Improving Immunity, prevents various types of cancer, prevents the Alzheimer’s, reduces Blood Pressure, improves Bone Health, improves Skin Health, helps in weight loss, improves Cardiovascular Health and detoxify the Body.

Celery contains lots of Vitamin, Minerals and other components. Some of the vitamins Celery has Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folate, Niacin, Pyridoxine and Pantothenic acid.  Celery also contains Omega 3 fatty acids, Omega 6 fatty acids, dietary fiber, sodium and potassium, which have lots of health advantages. Apart from this Celery also contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, protein, zinc, and copper. The best part of the Celery is, it contains zero cholesterol. Celery also contains some of the phyto-nutrients, such as Beta-carotene and Lutein-zeaxanthin.

Due to the high amount of non-soluble dietary fiber and folates content found in Celery, it is very beneficial for our digestive health and it also helps to prevent various types of digestive issues. Different studies have been proven that consumption Celery can help to promote the proper bowel movement and provide smooth passage for food through the digestive tract. It also helps in adding bulk to our stomach that ensure the proper elimination of waste from our body in time, thus prevent the risk of various types of digestion related problem, such as  constipation, gas, etc.

Due to the high amount of non-soluble dietary fiber present in Celery, it is very helpful for our cardiovascular health and it also helps to reduce the cholesterol level. Different studies have been proven that consumption of fiber rich food, such as Celery on a regular basis can reduce the bad cholesterol level from our body, such as LDL cholesterol and also helps to increase the good cholesterol level in our body, such as HDL cholesterol, thus control the cholesterol level in our body that prevents various types of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack, heart stroke, etc.

Celery contains high amount of vitamin C and Vitamin A that helps to keep our immune system healthy and improves our immunity to fight against foreign invaders such as virus and bacteria.  Vitamin C  and Vitamin A both are strong antioxidant, which fight against free radicals and protect our immune system from oxidative damage. Vitamin C also helps to improve the production of white blood cells, which is an important part of our immune system. Different Studies have been proven that consumption of Celery on a regular basis can prevent various types of common disease caused by bacteria and virus, such as cold, cough, fever, flu, etc. 

Due to the high amount of flavonoid antioxidants, such as zeaxanthin, lutein, and beta –carotene, which is very useful for our overall health and also helps to prevent various types of cancer in our body, such as lung cancer, oral cavity cancer and colon cancer, etc. Beside this Celery also contains high amount of vitamin C and Vitamin A, both these vitamins are also contain anti-oxidants properties, which fight against free radicals and stabilized them, so that they should not do any oxidative damage to our healthy cells.

Due to the high amount of dietary fiber present in Celery, it is very beneficial in weight loss. Fiber helps to keep our stomach feel fuller for a longer period of time, so that we should not feel hungry frequently. Beside this Celery is very low in calories, consumption of 100 grams of Celery can only provide 16 calories of energy, thus it can help in reducing the total daily calorie intake, which is very essential in weight loss regime.  

Celery is diuretic in nature, which mean, it improves the urinary frequency in our body that helps to flush out the extra water, toxin, uric acid and other unwanted element from our body, so consumption of Celery on a regular basis helps to prevent the stone formation in our liver and kidneys because it eliminates extra calcium from our body through urine, it is the main cause stone formation in the kidneys and livers.

Celery has antifungal, detoxifying, antiseptic, and disinfectant properties, which is very beneficial to protect our skin from various foreign invaders such as virus and bacteria and prevent various types of viral and bacterial disease such as eczema, dryness and fungal infections. Beside this Celery also contains high amount of anti-oxidant properties, which protect our skin from oxidative damage caused by free radicals. 

Due to the presence of the Potassium component in Celery, it is very good at lowering blood pressure and preventing various types of blood pressure related issues, such as hypertension. Potassium helps to reduce the strain from the blood vessels and provide smooth passage to blood through arteries, thus reduce the pressure from cardiovascular system and lower the blood pressure. Researchers suggest that those who are suffering from high blood pressure, they can add this natural herb in their daily diet on a regular basis to control their blood pressure.

Due to the presence of vitamin K in Celery, it is very beneficial for our brain health and it also provides relief from depression because it improves the blood circulation in our body, so brain get enough amount of oxygen and other nutrition, which is very beneficial to treat Alzheimer's. It also provides relief from anxiety and depression.