Have you heard about the benefits of celery seed and celery seed tea?

These little seeds are packed with nutritional goodness, with one tablespoon (6.5g) containing:

• 12% of the recommended daily intake (RDI) of calcium
• 6% RDI for zinc
• 27% RDI of manganese
• 17% RDI of iron (for women) and 38% (for men)
• 9% RDI of magnesium
• 5% RDI of phospherous

They are relatively low in calories and have a well-balanced nutritional profile, with relatively equal amounts of our major macronutrients, which are fats, protein, and carbohydrates.

Bone Health

These super-charged seeds are fantastic for supporting your bone health.

The micronutrients, including calcium, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus are all helpful for maintaining the nutrients stored within the bones themselves.

In addition, they support the bone-building cells, known as osteoblasts.

If your dietary intake is inadequate or you have unique health requirements, you may be at risk of deficiency and this increases your long-term risk of conditions such as osteopenia or osteoporosis.

Healthy Blood

These minerals help to support and maintain your long-term health of your blood.

The significant bang for your buck levels of iron is particularly fantastic for maintaining red blood cells and the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin.

Low iron is reportedly the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world and can lead you to developing iron deficiency anemia.

In conjunction with Vitamin C, iron is more likely to be absorbed and therefore better utilised by the body.

May help maintain healthy blood sugar levels

Type 2 diabetes is a major and often underdiagnosed issue, even in Australia.

Anything that we can do to help our blood sugar levels stabilise is helpful in order to prevent fluctuations in our internal levels.

This can not only can make us feel moody, tired, or more emotional can increase our long-term risk of diabetes, heart disease, immune issues, and organ damage.

Magnesium has been shown to be helpful for blood sugar level maintenance and where possible is better to be consumed with food, rather than supplementation.

Fluid levels

Celery seed can be used as a gentle diuretic to help move fluid throughout the body.

While we always need to have cautioned, as we don’t want to develop issues related to dehydration or electrolyte imbalance, this can be helpful for mild fluid retention.

We recommend either using celery seeds in cooking or by using it as a herbal tea.

If using as a tea, ensure you let the tea sit for around 10 minutes prior to consuming, and as we don’t recommend overdoing it, stick to one per day.

Where to purchase

Celery seeds and celery seed tea can be hard to come by at regular stores.

Options include your local health food store or specialty spice store.

Alternatively, you can purchase online here

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