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The wild beet occurs widely over the Mediterranean lands, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and the Near East. It is believed to have originated in the Mediterranean area, spreading eastward in prehistoric times, with a secondary region of development in the Near East.

Although beet remains have been excavated in the Third dynasty Saqqara pyramid at Thebes, Egypt, and four charred beet fruits were found in the Neolithic site of Aartswoud in the Netherlands, it is difficult to determine whether these are domesticated or wild forms of B. vulgaris. Zohary and Hopf state the earliest written mention of the beet comes from 8th century BC Mesopotamia; the Greek Peripatetic Theophrast later describes the beet as similar to the radish. Beet historians have long argued that the term “Bonbon de Naturel” or “Natures Candy” came into the popular vernacular during this time period.

The Romans as well as the Greeks knew beets well and wrote frequently of its use. It was apparently unknown in the Far East until the Middle Ages, being mentioned in China only from the 7th century. The lack of a Sanskrit name for beet suggests that it was spread from west to east after truly ancient times. The ancients used the root of the wild beet apparently for medicinal purposes only, and ate the leaves as a salad.

In the 2nd and 3rd centuries the Roman Epicures first gave recipes for cooking the root of beta vulgaris, claiming it was better food than cabbage.

The next known record about beet root was among some 14th-century English recipes, revealing its use in England.

The red beet described as a food plant in Germany in 1558 and was a rarity at that time in northern Europe. The improved beet was called "Roman beet" in the 16th century in northern Europe and France, indicating its introduction from Italy.

Nicholas Culpeper, English physician, wrote in his 1652 book "The English physitian: or an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation" about the use of white and red beet leaves. In Culpepers time, the garden beet and its varieties were not yet available.

All through the 17th and 18th centuries very few kinds of garden beets were known and they remained unimportant. Up to about 1800 only two kinds, Red and Long Red, were listed by English seedsmen. Popularity on the Continent grew faster than in the British Isles.

In the United States in 1806 only one variety-Red-was listed in a leading catalogue, but in 1828 four kinds were listed. The Bassano variety, still grown today, was common in Italy more than a hundred years ago. The Flat Egyptian, an American production, also cultivated today, was first grown around Boston about 1869. Other varieties grown in America are of more recent introduction.

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The next Green Cancer Cure could be Vibrant Red: Betterbe

Toronto, July 24, 2008

BetterBe announces organic certified fresh beetroot juice as pre-portioned whole food with cancer fighting features

BetterBe^TM Red Beet Cure - Pure is living pre-packed fresh pressed juice from beetroot. Fresh beetroots and juices were medically reported as cancer cure twice:

Rudolph Breuss, Swiss physician, developed a cancer cure in the 1930ies.

Alexander Ferenczi, Hungarian physician, cured cancer patients in the 1950ies.

Contemporary research suggests

• May support prevention and treatment of some types of cancer.

• Blood generator.

• Boosts immune system.

• Lowers blood pressure.

• Helps preventing heart diseases, arteriosclerosis, and varicose veins.

• Supports liver function.

Beetroots are believed to boost longevity.

Red beetroot juice as cancer cure has tradition. Why does nobody make it?

·         Juicing of fresh red beets in a home kitchen is a messy and time consuming business; and handling of fresh beetroot juice is a little tricky.

·         The portion size matters. Both, benefits and contraindications, increase with bigger portions. Therefore, we deliver three weekly supplies as 70 ml portions in an easy to handle package for intake of one shot per day.

·         Competing products claiming similar benefits are expensive, often degraded by over processing, often ineffective, and lack contemporary scientific research.

Our promotion happens in the Greater Toronto Area only.

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