CELERY, NOT SO HUMBLE

CELERY juice is all the rage in the US at the moment, so fashionable that it could be close to becoming passé.

Instagram is alight with gushing posts about #CeleryJuice, the ‘green elixir’, and Google throws up thousands of thrilling proclamations about the juice of this humble vegetable, my favourite of which is ‘celery juice can save your life’. Supermodel Miranda Kerr is said to drink it every morning, while Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness site Goop extolled the benefits with a post on the miracle juice from one of its biggest advocates, Anthony William.

Also known as the ‘Medical Medium’ — and New York Times best-selling author — he’s unique in his approach to nutrition in that he relies on ‘Spirit’ to tell him what is beneficial for the body so he can convey it to the public, who are always desperately waiting for the next quick fix. He wants us to drink it ‘straight’, and claims that he has seen ‘thousands of people who suffer from mystery illnesses restore their health by drinking 16oz of celery juice daily on an empty stomach.’ Celery juice is said to strengthen the bones as it is high in calcium, as well as bone-friendly vitamin K; purify the bloodstream, and it’s detoxifying, anti-inflammatory — and even gives you good hair!

It is sensible to be suspicious of any wild health claims about one particular food, and to take a balanced approach to wellness. Still, since I’ve tried Matcha tea, moringa powder, chaga mushrooms, thousands of kale smoothies, turmeric lattes and most other wellness fads in a bid to boost my health — I’m off to juice a head of celery. Cheers!