This wonder elixir has many beneficial properties including detoxifying the liver and lowering inflammation. The mixture of beet root and greens, apples, carrots, ginger and lemon is chock full of phytonutrients, carontenoids and antioxidants, which pack a powerful punch of nutrition. The choline from this wonderful juice detoxifies the liver and kidneys. This recipe is also said to be beneficial for liver toxicity or bile ailments, like jaundice, hepatitis, food poisoning

• Benefits of beets include a compound called betacyanin. According to Alternative Cancer Care, this compound improves cell respiration and is believed to stop or slow the growth of cancer.
• A study published in the American Heart Association's Hypertension journal concludes that drinking beet juice is likely to lower high blood pressure quickly and effectively.
• Beet greens are a good source of carotenoids. They are high in manganese, an important mineral for brain function.
• Both beet-root and beet greens are very powerful cleansers and builders of the blood. Betacyanin is the phytochemical in beet that gives it its rich 'amethyst' color that significantly reduces homocysteine levels.
• Carrot juice has been demonstrated to rapidly alkalize the body and cleanse the liver and improve the quality of the blood.
• Carrot juice is often used for chronic infections such as tonsillitis, colitis and appendicitis. It has also been used in the treatment of anemia, blood poisoning, ulcers, rheumatism, acne and all forms of cancer.
• Apples contain an abundance of phytochemicals, which are non-nutritive plant compounds that protect your body in a host of ways.
• Apple juice contains flavonoid phytochemicals, commonly known as the antioxidants citrin and vitamin P, which is said to inhibit inflammation, regulate the immune response and benefit post-menopausal women concerned about osteoporosis.
• Ginger is known to have more than twelve types of anti-oxidants, making it useful for treatment of many disorders.
• The anti-inflammatory (gingerols) and anti-oxidant properties in ginger has been known to relieve various inflammatory disorders like gout, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. It provides substantial relief in pain caused by inflammation and helps decrease swelling and morning stiffness.