Women's health10 min
A small glass of diluted beetroot juice
A small beetroot is blended with water and a little lemon, then poured as one small diluted glass. It is food. It is not an anaemia cure.
A small beetroot glass, as food
Beetroot is a root for the kitchen, roasted, cooked, or sometimes juiced. This glass stays small and diluted, with lemon, and it is drunk as food beside a meal. It does not treat anaemia. A blood test and a doctor decide that, not the colour of a drink.
Beetroot can turn urine or stool pink. That colour can be startling and is often only the pigment, but new bleeding, exhaustion, or breathlessness still needs a doctor. Do not drink large glasses every day as a cure. People told to limit beets should skip the juice.
Ingredients
- One small beetroot, washed and peeled
- Half a lemon
- Water to dilute the juice
How to prepare
- Chop the beetroot and blend it with a glass of water, then strain.
- Stir in the lemon and pour only a small glass. Dilute again if it tastes thick.
How to use
- Drink one small glass with a meal.
- Do not line up several glasses in a day.
- Keep eating your usual food. The juice is not the whole meal and not a treatment.
Helpful habits
- Raw beetroot stains boards and cloth. Rinse the jug soon after blending.
- If the earthy taste is too strong, use less root next time rather than adding sugar.
Precautions
- This juice is food, not an anaemia cure.
- A small diluted glass is enough. Stop if you feel nausea or stomach pain.
- Pink urine after beetroot is often the pigment, but dizziness, fainting, or heavy bleeding needs a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Will beetroot juice cure anaemia?
- No. It is food, not an anaemia cure. Tiredness and low blood counts need a doctor.
Why is urine pink after beetroot?
- Beetroot pigment often colours urine or stool. If you also feel faint or are bleeding heavily, see a doctor.
How much beetroot juice is this habit?
- One small glass, diluted with water. A large daily jug is not the idea.
