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Radishes!

6/1/2018

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I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of radishes.

🌱 However, they're very easy to grow, so I would give seeds to my kids to plant when they were young. They come up quickly and are very satisfying. I would use the greens in a salad or stir fry, and give the actual radishes to my neighbor, who loves them.

Health Benefits

🌱 After researching their health benefits, I think I'll start growing them again, and EAT them!

🌱 Radishes have antibacterial and antifungal properties. Eating them regularly helps to prevent viral infections such as the common cold and the flu.

🌱 Radishes also contain a volatile ether that dissolves mucus or phlegm, cleanses and expels gallstones from the bladder, and cleanses the kidneys.

🌱 The can be especially good for relieving hoarseness, sinus congestion, and sore throats.

🌱 Because they contain enzymes that aid in the secretion of digestive juices, they are beneficial when eating heavy starchy foods.

🌱 The French often put fresh radishes out with salt and butter, before the meal.

🌱 Fresh, raw daikon radish contains a substance that inhibits the formation of carcinogens in the body.

🌱 Radishes are great for detoxification, due to the cleansing properties described above.
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🌱 I've often used daikon radishes and any other types that I may have in a cleansing vegetable broth that I make if I'm doing a weeklong food based cleanse. Now I know why!

 Now to you. Are you a radish fan? Have you ever grown them?
​ Are you more inclined to snack on them now? I am!

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