Whilst some people find celery to be a boring vegetable I love it. Mind you I have not always liked the taste and texture of this particular vegetable. I have liked celery for about the past 5 years, much like mushrooms and prawns that I used to despise when I was younger.

My mum constantly asked me to try foods that she knew I did not like but she did know better than me at the time with the knowledge that your tastebuds are kind of the last part of your body to mature & grow up ( I will do a seperate post soon on how we ” taste ” our foods).

There is an urban myth kicking about that celery is a negative calorie food. What is actually the case is that celery has such a low calorific value that the body uses more calories to eat & digest it than the vegetable contains, so is great for those who are trying to shed a few pounds.

Celery is high in Vitamin C & contains blood pressure reducing qualities.

Celery powder can be bought as a detox aid.

Bergapeten in the seeds of celery can increase photosensitivity.

Warning:

Essential oil of celery should be avoided externally due to increased photosensitivity & essential oil should be avoided during pregnancy as it can be a uterine stimulant.

Pre-pregnancy though celery is a good thing as it said to increase the quality, quantity & taste of sperm.

SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTIONS:

I have a friend who has a peanut allergy. I knew before we were friends that peanuts can kill by causung anaphaylactic shock. ( Where the throat closes resticting or stopping breathing ), and as I had been told of her severe reation shortly after “Pulp Fiction” had been released I thought it was ” cool ” that she carried an adrenaline shot in her bag incase she came into contact with the dreaded nut.

I did feel sorry for her affliction a couple of times, once when she told me that if she was hugged or kissed by someone who had recently eaten a peanut she could go into anaphaylactic shock in fact if she touched a wall for example that someone who had been eating peanuts had just touched the same reaction could occur, and once, when I nonchalantly offered her a bite of my snickers bar. It’s such an easy thing to forget when it does not effect you.

Celery is within this small group of foods including peanuts that can cause such a drastic reation ( ANAPHYLAXIS ).