The health benefits of radishes were something that I didn't particularly want to study, seeing as how I hate radishes. I knew in the back of my mind that if I studied it, I would probably find out that radishes had amazing health properties, and then I would feel guilty for not eating them. My mind is twisted, I know. All kidding aside, I knew before I studied them that radishes would have very great health properties. With their deep reddish purple color, I knew there would be vitamins, minerals, and nutrition found in radishes that couldn't really be found anywhere else. So I finally got down to studying them. I've been searching for a great combination of fresh fruits and vegetables for the juicer, and thought that a piece of radish or two might not be too bad. Here's a little background info on radishes.
Radishes are one of the few edible roots in the world, but was actually first farmed actively in Europe before 0 AD. Now they're farmed all over the world. In today's world, there are many different kinds of radishes that are grown and eaten. There are different types of radishes for each of the four seasons. Their colors range from white, to pink, to deep reddish purple, and anything in between. The most common summer radishes that are seen most often in grocery stores are also some of the healthiest.
1. Detox. I've written a few different articles on the value of detoxification in the human body, and radishes are a very good detox vegetable. Especially for those who need to cleanse their livers, radishes promote healthy liver cleansing and function.
2. Fiber. Radishes are very high in roughage, or fiber. This has multiple benefits. First, it gives you a great dose of your daily fiber, which most people are greatly deficient in. Secondly, it fills the stomach up with indigestible plant matter, helping to give a boost toward weight loss. This generally means that you have to eat the radishes instead of juicing them however. When you juice them, a lot of the fiber is removed.
3. Promotes Healthy Skin. Radishes contain many natural vitamins and minerals which are healthy for the skin. Some include Vitamin-C, zinc, some phosphorus, and some vitamin-B complex. It's been shown to help against certain skin ailments.
4. Has Unique Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients on the Color Wheel. Like my mom always told me, when eating vegetables, it's important to have a rainbow of colors on your plate. Colors in vegetables are a good measure of some of the vitamins and minerals present in high abundance. Radishes are pretty unique, especially the deep red and purple varieties. They have nutrients and vitamins and minerals that many of the other vegetables and fruits don't.
Radishes are easy to grow. Being that they're a root, not much can get to them to hurt them. But that still doesn't answer the question of why you should grow your own when you can easily buy them in the store. In our modern age of corporate farms and mass production of food, there have been numerous reports and studies that show that modern food has lost much of its nutritional, vitamin, and mineral value. That's because corporate farms only replenish the soil just enough to get the crops to grow again the next year. They don't replenish the soil with the full range of fertilizers that plants need in order to have all the vitamins and minerals they can. If you really want to get the right health benefits of radishes, you really ought to consider buying some seeds and growing your own. Then you can control the soil and the conditions set for their growth. And as was stated earlier, different varieties of radish can be grown all year long. They're easy and very healthy. Best of luck!
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