I Drank Celery Juice For A Month: Here's What Happened

When I read about the healing powers of celery juice, my interest was piqued, though drinking plain old celery juice seemed pretty boring and pedestrian compared to the green juice I'm used to. But Williams says celery juice, "is one of the most powerful and healing juices we can drink. Just 16 ounces of fresh celery juice every morning on an empty stomach can transform your health and digestion in as little as one week."

Celery contains vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants such as vitamins A and C, folate, beta-carotene, potassium, sodium, and magnesium. It also contains natural bioactive phytochemicals that have potential health benefits. The most notable: apigenin1 and luteolin2, both of which have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in lab and animal studies. It is said to aid in digestion, relax the nerves, and clear up skin problems.

I was certainly intrigued enough to give the simple green juice a try on an empty stomach, every morning, for a month. Here's what happened: 

The discomforts of indigestion, bloating, and even acid reflux are often caused by low stomach acid. Studies have shown3 that people with Hashimoto's (the autoimmune thyroid condition) and hypothyroidism (low thyroid) often have low, or lack of, stomach acid, and low stomach acid sets off a wheel of undesirable health consequences. Many of us are all too familiar with the fact that when we're stressed, one of the first things to go out of whack can be our digestion.

Once I started drinking celery juice, I noticed that my food digested easier. Instead of uncomfortable feelings of fullness and heaviness after meals, I instead felt satiated but still light and could go on with my activities easily.

With its ability to improve digestion, celery juice also kicks one of the most pesky symptoms of digestion to the curb: bloating. Celery juice is an effective natural diuretic and reduces bloated abdomens and edema, too. With my stomach acid raised and my digestion improved, I wasn't bloated once during my experiment with celery juice.

With my food being broken down, digested, and therefore assimilated better, my body could soak up all the goodness and nutrition I was putting into it. All of my body's nutritional needs were being met better, and thus I never found myself craving foods or reaching for foods out of habit because I was much more satiated.

I was firing on all cylinders during the month, and the surplus of energy I had from my food being digested better also helped give rise to a feeling of being a superwoman. Feeling less overwhelmed also helped to reduce stress, thus creating a happy, natural cycle.

Here's a quick and easy recipe for celery juice that I used (no fancy juicer required!).