Beet at pregnancy: useful properties and harm"

Beet is a root crop, unique on the structure, it contains in high concentration a set of vitamins, micro and macrocells, requirement for which many times increases at pregnant women. This vegetable can be used as in boiled, and in the raw that will allow future mother to bring a variety the diet. Besides beet will be useful on any term of pregnancy, supporting and regulating the processes of activity of an organism.

From public products beet acts as the leader in the content of useful nutrients. Having low caloric content (only 43 kcal on 100 g of a product), it causes feeling of saturation because of fullness of a stomach thanks to what allows to hold weight normal.

Also carry to low-calorie products such as chili pepper, girasol, spinach, sea-buckthorn juice, celery, arugula.

Beet is useful to the same, than and polyvitaminic complexes, namely high concentration of vitamins and minerals.

• vitamins — And (Retinolum), B1 (thiamine), B2 (ribovlavin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (a foliyeva acid), With (ascorbic acid), RR (niatsin);
• minerals — chrome, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, copper, iron, iodine, zinc;
• macrocells — potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, sodium, chlorine.

• iron, especially in combination with magnesium, acts as a blood formation basis, raises hemoglobin, is prevention and treatment of anemia and an anemia. As iron is responsible for accession of oxygen in blood cages, as its indirect function also oxygen exchange in an organism of mother and kid and also prevention of oxygen starvation acts;
• folic acid acts as a basis for many fundamental processes in an organism, influences formation of immune and blood systems, reduces risk of development of defects in future child and also defects of a nervous tube of a fruit in the first weeks after conception.

• promotes harmonious digestion and clarification of an organism from toxins because of the high content of the cellulose improving an intestines vermicular movement;
• fills power stocks at the expense of glucose and fructose, increases endurance and working capacity, stimulates brain activity, allows to fight fatigue and increases vitality;
• improves a metabolism, preventing fat deposits and normalizing weight;
• increases resistance of the immune system to various viral and bacterial diseases due to vitamin C influence;
• normalizes arterial blood pressure at its increase, increases a gleam of vessels thanks to magnesium;
• well influences a cardiovascular system, strengthening heart and vessels, preventing their obstruction by fat plaques;
• strengthens a bone tissue because of the content of phosphorus and chlorine;
• normalizes a hormonal background thanks to the wide list of vitamins and minerals;
• brings kidneys and a liver to a state of vigorous activity that promotes clarification of an organism from toxins;
• normalizes work of nervous system, saving from neurosises, a stress, a depression, sharp differences of mood;
• has diuretic effect that allows to cope with hypostases.

Beet in a diet helps to control a set of weight, fills shortage of iodine and also is suitable for cosmetic procedures — in face packs she struggles with rashes on skin and pimples, and in compresses from beet juice heals various wounds and damages on skin.

Important! Need of the woman during pregnancy increases in folic acid several times, however B9 vitamin is not synthesized by an organism, it can arrive only from external sources, and stocks up in extremely small quantities. Therefore during incubation it is very important to receive folic acid in enough from external sources, as one of which beet acts.

This root crop and for treatment of cold is effective. It is used for disposal of cold and a sore throat and also as the all-strengthening means because of the considerable content of ascorbic acid.

The fact that it is possible to use beet during all pregnancy — from the first till last days is remarkable, and during every period it will regulate work of an organism, facilitating not the most pleasant symptomatology of pregnancy.

The first trimester is most dangerous by developing of various pathologies of a fruit, the foundation of formation of future child is laid at this particular time. There is an increased need for nutrients, and the health of the pregnant woman changes under the influence of hormones.

Whether you know? Beet was popular in Ancient Rome. However people then ate at all not a root crop which was considered as inedible. The tops of vegetable was eaten. By the way, it is really edible and useful, and it can be put in salads.

Future mothers think at this time of whether beet is really useful to an embryo, whether it will do harm and whether it is possible to eat it. It is possible to use this vegetable and it is necessary from the first days of pregnancy, it not only will enrich the woman's organism with minerals and vitamins, but also will facilitate pregnancy course.

Under the influence of the growing progesterone hormone the pregnant women face a problem of locks from first weeks of incubation. And beet as a product which contains a lot of cellulose will allow not only to solve this delicate problem, but also to prevent it if to begin to use vegetable from the first days. The main thing to adhere to a measure not to provoke diarrhea.

The second problem of the first trimester — toxicosis. It is possible to remove an unpleasant symptom by means of this root crop too. Beet stimulates work of kidneys and a liver because of what the organism is quicker cleaned from toxins and heavy metals.

At toxicosis also recommend to use cranberry drink, mango, sauerkraut, milk curdled milk, parsley broth, red currant.

However, and so speeded up urination can become even more frequent. On the one hand, it acts as inconvenience, and, with another — promotes faster clarification and metabolism.

Also at first the increased fatigue because of the same increased progesterone begins to disturb the pregnant woman. The glucose and fructose which are contained in beet fill energy consumption and increase vitality.

The second trimester — the period of active growth of a fruit because of what it begins to consume much more nutrients from mother's organism. As much as possible blood formation processes because of what the pregnant woman can have deficiency of hemoglobin become more active and to be subject to risk of developing of anemia. The beet rich with iron will help to fill this shortage and to raise hemoglobin.

Also growing fruit takes more and more places in an abdominal cavity because of what the increased uterus begins to press a stomach to a diaphragm. As a result, there are problems with digestion and heartburn, depletion of intestines becomes difficult — and we come back to poslablyayushchy effect of cellulose in beet again.

Besides pectins as a part of this root crop stimulate enzymatic processes which facilitate digestion and help to fight against putrefactive bacteria.

Heartburn arises because of stagnation of bile which beet disperses, taking off unpleasant effects.

In the second trimester there is a water delay in fabrics and puffiness because of what hands and legs of the woman swell, it becomes heavy to move. Here diuretic properties of vegetable come to the rescue.

One more problem of the middle of pregnancy — big load of heart and changes in vessels because of what there is superficial varicosity. To strengthen vessels, to bring them into a tone and magnesium as a part of beet will help to prevent their excessive expansion.

The last trimester of pregnancy is dangerous that at the woman the body weight considerably increases. A consequence of it is increase in arterial blood pressure which can be lowered by means of beet naturally and without asking for the help medicamentous means.

Whether you know? Beet possesses powerful antioxidant influence. Today scientists in Japan even patented medicine on the basis of extract of this vegetable which slows down development of sarcoma and Ehrlich's cancer.

In anticipation of childbirth future mothers begin to suffer from constant fatigue. Both the prenatal nervousness, and fear of fast changes in life, and too the pot-belly which is not allowing to sleep in comfortable poses becomes the reason for that. And beet stabilizes work of nervous system because of what the dream becomes quieter and long.

Also this vegetable and in the last trimester continues to solve the problems of pregnant women connected with locks, nausea and hypostases.

1. The ability of beet lower pressure can be dangerous to women to whom hypotonia is already peculiar. In this case the pregnant woman is exposed to risk of dizzinesses, nausea, darkenings in eyes and faints during which both mother, and the child can be injured.
2. High content of glucose in a root crop is a contraindication pregnant with diabetes as considerably increases sugar level in blood.
3. Tendency to diarrhea. If the woman already suffers from too frequent depletion of intestines, then she is not recommended to use beet which will provoke a diarrhea. It is dangerous that there is organism dehydration, violation of potassium-sodium balance also can become the reason of development of colitis.
4. In the presence of a disease vegetable needs to be used with care and in limited quantities. In general it is worth refusing fresh beet juice as it will provoke the movement of stones that can lead to severe pains, a rupture of fabrics and surgery.

Even in the absence of contraindications the pregnant woman always has to treat with care the diet.

Important! The excessive use of any product including beets, can lead to violations in functioning of an organism. The root crop has to act as additive to the main food, but not its replacement and to be only useful addition to a diet, but not its basis.

At the excessive use it is possible to provoke at itself increase in sugar, hypotonia and diarrhea, and it is harmful not only to mother, but also to the child.

Also in this case there is a probability to cause allergic reaction to a product which can be observed also at the kid subsequently therefore it is recommended to enter beet into a diet gradually, carefully watching reaction of an organism and gradually increasing the volume of a portion.

The same rule is relevant for all products which are eaten by future and feeding mothers.

This root crop is remarkable the fact that it not only can be eaten in a crude and ready look, but also that during heat treatment nutrients practically do not collapse, remaining almost in the same quantity, as in crude vegetable. It is possible to use beet in such look:

1. Boiled — it is rather simple to boil vegetable in water within 1-1.5 hours depending on the size then it can be eaten as in pure form, and to add to salads or other dishes.
2. Baked — a fragrant dish with interesting taste which is preparing in an oven and which can be combined with other vegetables and meat.
3. Crude — young beet can be eaten and so. The main thing, is good to wash up it and to peel. But you remember, the crude root crop possesses more laxative influence, than boiled.
4. Beet juice — it is squeezed out of crude beet. It is very useful to future mothers, effectively lowers pressure, tones up, removes nausea, fixes hypostases and problems with digestion. However its svezheotzhaty are not recommended to drink. It is the best of all to put juice for 2–3 hours in the fridge and to drink only later this time, otherwise it will be too aggressive and can cause an angiospasm of a brain and give excessive load of heart.
5. Beet kvass — is cooked drink from a root crop, apples and water. Possesses the all-strengthening influence and pleasant taste, but to pregnant women it is admissible to use in limited quantity.
6. First courses — beet is a part of various soups, borsch, beetroot soup, a holodnik, okroshka. These dishes are very nutritious, various and useful.
7. Salad — it can be done both of boiled, and of crude vegetable, to fill with sour cream or vegetable oil, to combine with other vegetables, meat or fish (for example, vinaigrette or a herring under a fur coat) or to be limited only to one ingredient. If not to put garlic in salad, then it perfectly will be suitable for pregnant women. Existence of garlic can become the reason of fluidifying of blood and developing of bleedings.

Beet is often used in traditional medicine and can be suitable for treatment of some diseases during pregnancy. It has practically no contraindications and, unlike medicines, will not do harm to a fruit.

Important! Using beet during pregnancy, adhere to the following dosage — no more than 150 g of boiled or crude vegetable a day and no more than 50 ml of beet juice after a breakfast or before going to bed. At colds it is possible to increase amount of juice to 250 ml.

This vegetable is effective for treatment of locks and catarrhal manifestations — cold and inflammations of a throat.

For prevention of a lock or treatment of an uncomplicated, easy lock it is enough to use vegetable in any kind every day gradually, supplementing one of meals.

But at already arisen locks the most effective is beet juice. It is very simple to prepare it:

1. It is necessary to wash up carefully a root crop and to accurately peel it. The main thing is to cut off its thinner layer because the thin skin and the top layers contains the maximum quantity of useful elements.
2. Grate the peeled vegetable on a small grater.
3. Shift the turned-out weight in a gauze or a sieve and properly wring out juice in capacity.
4. Put ready juice in the fridge at several o'clock.
5. After drink stands, it is necessary to drink it on 50 ml 3 times a day for half an hour to food.
6. That juice was more tasty, it is possible to add apple or carrot juice to it safely.

Learn how at locks to use ayran, a radish, dates, bran wheat, olive oil.

Perfectly affects simplification of process of defecation and beet salad, and it is necessary to train him with vegetable oil which also in addition promotes the solution of a delicate problem. Rather boiled beet to grate and fill with oil.

Salad can be eaten every day on 250 g. The abundance of cellulose considerably will facilitate advance of stool on intestines.

The immunity of the pregnant woman considerably decreases therefore during a season of exacerbation of viral and bacterial infections future mothers are especially subject to risk to ache. However in "special situation" the majority of drugs is not allowed to be used. But beet can be useful also to treatment of colds, including bacterial rhinitis.

1. Drops in a nose. Juice is dissolved with the purified boiled water in the ratio 1 to 2. Dig in 3 drops in each nasal course 2–3 times a day within 5 days.
2. Tampons in a nose. Cotton tampons moisten in the juice divorced with water in the same ratio and put in the nasal courses. It is possible to hold such compress no more than 20 minutes. Repetition — up to 4 times day.

Important! You should not use the concentrated pure beet juice as it can burn mucous. Also juice needs to be infused within 3 hours in the fridge before application then to heat to room temperature.

Any procedures for treatment of rhinitis need to be carried out after preliminary clarification of a cavity of a nose from the accumulated slime. Only in this case medical measures will be the most effective therefore every time before burying a nose or use of tampons wash the nasal courses with warm water with sea salt.

Juice of beet acts as a natural anti-septic tank because of what it has antimicrobial effect therefore at inflammation of a throat, developing of pain and irritation and also at a tonsillitis it is possible to use this means for treatment.

It not only will remove inflammation and will fight against reproduction of bacteria, but also will relieve pain, will improve a blood-groove in fabrics, will enrich mucous with vitamins and minerals that will increase local immunity.

• teaspoon of food vinegar on a glass of juice;
• carrot juice in a proportion 1 to 1;
• 2–3 teaspoons of cranberry juice.

The turned-out mix needs to be heated to temperature + 35...+37 °C. It is necessary to rinse a throat not less than 4-5 times a day within 5 days. Beet is very useful and public root crop which is the real well of useful vitamins and minerals.

Whether you know? Beet is known since prehistoric times, but on the globe this vegetable extended gradually. However by the beginning of the XX century the root crop was already grown up everywhere on all continents, except Antarctica.

Its use has contraindications only in the presence of a number of diseases, for the rest is a necessary addition of a diet of the pregnant woman thanks to which future mother can satisfy the increased needs of own organism and the child's organism for construction elements.