Benefits of Drinking Carrot Juice on an Empty Stomach

Carrots are famous for their vitamins and minerals content. Fresh carrot juice is every health freak’s favourite as the juice is famous for its detoxification benefits.

Carrot juice is mainly famous for its eye-health benefitting properties. It should be mainly consumed on an empty stomach as carrot juice is said to detoxify our body of many toxins.

Some people add some herbs to carrot juice to add to its flavour and improve antioxidants quality.

Health benefiting properties of Carrot:

According to NCBI, Carrot contains, “moisture (88.8%), protein (0.7%), fat (0.5%), carbohydrate (6%), total sugars (5.6%), crude fiber (2.4%), Ca (34 mg/100 g), Fe (0.4 mg/100 g), p (25 mg/100 g), Na (40 mg/100 g), K (240 mg/100 g), Mg (9 mg/100 g), Cu (0.02 mg/100 g), Zn (0.2 mg/100 g), carotenes (5.33 mg/100 g), thiamine (0.04 mg/100 g), riboflavin (0.02 mg/100 g), niacin (0.2 mg/100 g), vitamin C (4 mg/100 g) and energy value (126 kJ/100 g).”

It is said to have antioxidants, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. The same goes for carrot juice.

Health Benefits & Uses of Carrot Juice:

• Improves Eye Health

Studies explain how most people’s eye health starts deteriorating once toxins take over their bodies.

These toxins prevent nutrients from reaching your eyes and cause age-related vision and macular degeneration.

Your eyes don’t need glasses and contact lenses as they can’t treat eye problems. They need vitamin A and carotenoids that are present in carrots and their juice.

Drinking carrot juice on an empty stomach can improve detoxification and boost eye health by increasing the nutritional supply, especially vitamin A.

• May Aid in Weight Loss

Carrots contain healthy carbs and protein that can make you full. When you consume carrot juice, it can keep you hydrated and fuller for a longer duration. 

This helps you control obesity and even reverse it. Carrot juice is great for the ones who’re dieting as it contains fewer calories. It can even control hunger pangs and cravings.

• Boosts Immune System

Carrot juice is packed with so many antioxidants, minerals and vitamins that it naturally boosts your immunity to fight diseases.

It can naturally make you stronger and ensures you don’t fall sick very often. People who have autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism and others should consume carrot juice instead of having raw carrots as it increases its absorption.

• Reduces the Risk and Prevents Cancer

Carrots contain falcarinol which is an amazing antioxidant used to reduce the growth of cancerous cells, it even destroys them.

The anti-cancer or anti-carcinogenic properties may be very helpful in treating cancer and its tumours. 

It may be extremely helpful in reversing colon, breast and prostate cancer. It has also shown to boost immunity after radiation and chemotherapy in cancer patients.

• Anti-Plaque (Oral Hygiene)

Instead of rinsing your mouth with various mouthwashes, you can use carrot juice on empty stomach every morning to stimulate the production of fresh saliva and reduce plaque build-up.

Carrot juice can strengthen the gums and may prevent cavities in kids as well as adults.

Regular consumption of carrot juice has shown to empty bowels well and hence, reduce bad breath and plaque. It can be harmlessly consumed every morning to improve your oral hygiene.

• Helps Empty Bowels Regularly

Most people struggle with IBS, constipation, bloating, gas, diarrhoea and nausea due to poor food choices and lifestyle.

Carrots and their juice contain healthy and soluble fibres that can promote gut health. This helps in regularising bowel movements so your body doesn’t hold on to waste materials.

Irregular bowel movements can be the root cause of many diseases. Treating this helps keep your skin clear, hair healthy and inflammation away.

• Helps Lower High Blood Pressure

Most of us have poor blood circulation. We need potassium to battle BP issues and most foods do not let our bodies absorb potassium. 

Drinking carrot juice on an empty stomach every morning increases the bioavailability of potassium and helps it get absorbed faster.

This improves the blood flow in the arteries and veins and reduces blood pressure naturally. Once reduced, carrot juice even helps maintain healthy blood pressure levels.

• May Help Ease Menstrual Cramps

Carrots contain anti-inflammatory properties and consuming carrot juice every morning may prevent menstrual illnesses and cramps.

It is said to help in the treatment of irregular periods and flow, mood swings, hot flashes, no appetite, fatigue and constipation during cycles. It can improve vaginal health as well.

• Benefits Hair

Vitamin A and E content in carrot juice are easily absorbed on an empty stomach. Carrot juice may also prevent hair fall, dandruff and a rough and patchy scalp.

The minerals needed for the hair strands to be strong are all provided by carrot juice.

By promoting blood flow and circulation to the scalp, carrot juice boosts hair growth and volume.

• Benefits Skin

If you’ve noticed, many sunscreen lotions have carrots as they can protect you from sun damage and UV rays.

They prevent your skin from becoming dry and patchy.

Carrots have also proven to help in various skin problems such as acute dermatitis, acne, pimples, rashes, itchiness, infections, and signs of ageing such as scars, wrinkles, crow feet lines and pigmentation.

It keeps your skin moisturised and nourished throughout the day.

Side-Effects of Drinking Carrot Juice:

Carrot juice is considered to be safe in most cases if taken moderately and within limits.

Drinking excessive carrot juice may cause allergies and an imbalance in the natural pH. Since most cosmetic products and dermatologist recommended creams and medicines have carrots, their juice is safe for consumption.

In case, you’re wondering what the rare side-effects are, here you go: (WebMD)

• Consuming excessive carrot juice may cause a slight change in your skin’s pH changing your skin colour for a while.
• People suffering from psoriasis or any such extreme skin conditions should avoid consuming carrots as may increase the amounts of certain vitamins.
• It may cause allergic skin reactions in extremely sensitive people.
• If purchased chemically-grown carrots, their juice may contain harmful compounds that may damage your health.

Conclusion:

Carrot juices should indeed be consumed every morning on an empty stomach.

You may even add some mint and holy basil leaves that boost its effectiveness.