Tomato juice is a firming, refreshing and nutritious drink. Due to its healing properties, it is widely used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases, as well as preserving youth and beauty.
Useful properties of tomato juice
The benefits of tomato juice are due to its rich vitamin and mineral composition. Tomato juice is rich in vitamins A, B, C, E and PP, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, phosphorus, iron, sulfur, zinc, selenium, iodine, cobalt, chromium, manganese, nickel, rubidium, fluorine, boron, iodine, copper.
Due to the presence of such a wide range of useful substances, tomato juice has a beneficial effect on the functioning of all body systems, normalizing metabolism, removing toxins, radionuclides, and is also an excellent prophylactic agent for cardiovascular diseases.
Tomato juice contains substances that are involved in the production of serotonin, which relieves stress in the nervous system and minimizes the effects of stress. In addition, this drink is an excellent antimicrobial agent. When it enters the intestines, the juice helps to stop the processes of decay and to cleanse the body. This product is very useful for constipation, flatulence and other digestive problems. Tomato juice has a choleretic and diuretic effect, and therefore is recommended for people suffering from some forms of urolithiasis, disorders of water-salt metabolism, obesity, anemia, hypertension and angina pectoris.
Stomach ulcer and gastritis (with low acidity), ulcerative lesions of the duodenum and other diseases of the digestive tract are also indications for the use of tomato juice.
The benefits of this drink are invaluable for diabetics. What's more, it has regulatory properties and helps to normalize blood sugar levels.
The harm of tomato juice
Refuse to use tomato juice should be in case of neurotic spasms, as it increases pain, as it increases intestinal motility and prepares the body for eating. In addition, tomato juice is not indicated for exacerbations of diseases such as pancreatitis and cholecystitis. Tomato juice is also contraindicated in case of poisoning.
Remember that tomato juice cannot be combined with starchy and protein foods (bread, meat, potatoes, eggs, fish, cottage cheese), this can provoke the formation of kidney stones.
When salt is added to this drink, its beneficial properties are reduced. And in order to increase its digestibility, it is necessary to add 1-2 teaspoons of vegetable oil to 1 glass of juice.
