beetroot
beta vulgaris
Rich in NITRATES, which help to expand blood vessels & lower blood pressure, strengthening the heart. A stronger heart means more oxygen reaches our muscles, elevating endurance & stamina. The nitrate presence is also a great ally for those with diabetes- that oxygen boost helps to counteract nerve damage, as well as those with dementia due to the extra oxygen flow in the brain.
Abundant also in potassium, magnesium, folate & fiber, beets provide excellent nutrition throughout pregnancy, they support optimal weight levels, counter inflammation & bolster bone health.
& just for fun, FROM THE GENIUS TOM ROBBINS IN HIS MASTERPIECE JITTERBUG PERFUME:
The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent- not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are DEADLY SERIOUS.
Slavic peoples get their physical characteristics from potatoes, their SMOLDERING INQUIETUDE from radishes, their seriousness from BEETS.
The beet is the melancholic vegetable, the one most willing to suffer. you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.. The beet is the murderer returned to the scene of the crime. The beet is what happens when the cherry finishes with the carrot.
The beet is the ANCIENT ANCESTOR OF THE AUTUMN MOON, BEARDED, BURIED, ALL BUT FOSSILIZED; THE DARK GREEN SAILS OF THE GROUNDED MOON-BOAT STITCHED WITH VEINS OF PRIMORDIAL PLASMA; THE KITE STRING THAT ONCE CONNECTED THE MOON TO THE EARTH NOW A MUDDY WHISKER DRILLING DESPERATELY FOR RUBIES.
We get our bearded moon-boats from West Farm in Jeffersonville, VT*
F I N D I T I N :
{ lymphatic oxymel }
While the lustrous beet is the star of this nourishing vinegar, lymphatic clover & violet, restorative oats & mineral-rich nettle & kelp are her resplendent backup singers. Sip as a daily tonic or use in place of vinegar in cooking & dressings.
{ wild red clover, last resort farm ginger, full bloom farm raspberry leaf, full moon farm beets, zack woods herb farm nettle & organic hibiscus in side hill cider mill raw, barrel-aged apple cider vinegar with brigham apiaries raw honey }
