brachot 39

beetroot is good for the eyes
the heart
and the intestines.

but saying brachot in front of bar Kappara can be fatal.


(discussion about which food to eat first is illustrated with 2 students in front of bar Kappara. One blesses and the other ridicules him. bar Kappara rebukes both. and they are dead within the year. for english translation on this full talmud page see here)