Be Vegetarian

When you think of carrots, you think of your eyesight. Carrots contain pro-vitamin A, which is good for your eyes. Sweet tasting, carrots stimulate gastric fire and eliminate abdominal gas. The calcium content is easily absorbed by the body, and as such it can take care of your calcium requirement, provided sufficient quantity is ingested.

Constituents
Water                              86.0%
Carbohydrates                  10.7%  
Protein                               0.9%
Fat                                    0.2%  
Phosphorus                        0.53% 
Calcium                              0.08%          
Iron                                   1.5 mg/100 gm
Carotene (Vitamin A)      2000.0 – 4300.0 IU/100gm 
Vitamin B                          60.0 IU/100gm

Carrots also contain Vitamins C, D and E, niacin, folic acid, pyrodoxine, biotin, potassium, sodium, magnesium, and copper in small quantities.

Benefits
· Keeps the eyes healthy
· Contains hormone tocokinin – an insulin-like compound – that is helpful in diabetes
· Chewing raw carrots cleanses and strengthens teeth
· Raw carrots and salt are helpful in cases of eczema
· Cleanses intestines by destroying intestinal bacteria
· Carrot juice eliminates excessive uric acid from blood
· Helpful in liver and gallstone conditions, tuberculosis, little menstruation, and gout
· Vitamin E in carrots has shown to be cancer resistant