Health Benefits of Chikoo (Sapodilla) Fruit and Juice

Generally, Chikoo is known by the people as chikoo. Most of the people are not familiar by the name of chikoo as “Sapota”. Chikoo is very yummy, sweet, delicate and calorie loaded fruit belongs to the category of mango, banana or jack. Chikoo is also famous as Noseberry, Mudapples, Sapodilla plum and Chickoo Sapota.

This brown colored fruit contain 2 to 5 black and shiny seeds in the middle portion. It promotes good health when eaten with skin. It can also be taken as milkshakes, juice or ice creams. Somewhere it is used to make syrup for medicinal purpose.Sapodilla is easily available in many countries like Central America, Southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Maldives, Indonesia, Belize and India. When it is unripe it has very hard surface and white pulp because of the high latex content. Its latex content gradually lessens as it ripens. It contains simple sugars such as the fructose and sucrose which are the source of energy in it. It grows in hot climate and takes around 5 to 8 years to get mature. Chikoo tree yields chikoo fruit two times a year.

Earlier I was not used of eating chikoo, but when I know its nutritional benefits, immediately I started eating chikoo in its seasons and felt its all beneficial aspects on my own.

Benefits of Chikoo/Sapodilla

I have mentioned below almost all the possible health benefits of the chikoo fruit for you:

• Chikoo fruit is very beneficial to your eyes as it is the good source of Vitamin A which naturally aids in improving your eye vision even in the old ages.
• It revitalizes the body through its high energy content like fructose and sucrose which supply instant energy.
• Chikoo fruit is very effective anti inflammatory agent because of its high tannins content. It helps in improving the health of digestive tract by preventing variety of inflammations like esophagitis, irritable bowel syndrome, enteritis and gastritis.
• Sapodilla is very good source of antioxidants, dietary fibers and nutrients (Vitamins A and B) which helps in preventing certain types of cancers (lung cancer, oral cavity cancer and etc) in the body by binding the carcinogens. Its vitamins contents maintain the health of mucus linings in the body and so the skin texture.
• Chikoo makes your bones healthy and powerful as it contains minerals like calcium, phosphorus, iron and etc required to maintain the bone endurance.
• Chikoo fruit is dietary fibers (works as laxative) rich fruit thus aids in relieving constipation. It nourishes the colon’s membrane by making it resistant to the infections.
• Chikoo fruit has haemostatic property means assists in stopping blood loss during piles or other injuries. The paste of its seeds can be applied on the areas of insect bites to get instant relief.
• It also has the anti-parasitic, anti viral and anti bacterial property as it has the polyphenolic antioxidants which prevent the bacteria to grow or enter into the human body.
• Chikoo is rich in Vitamin C which rejuvenates the body by destroying free radicals and boosting the immunity.
• The other content like potassium, folate, iron, niacin and pantothenic acid assist in appropriate working of digestive system.
• Chikoo fruit works as a great anti diarrheal home remedy because of its purgative property. It also provides relief from the piles and dysentery.
• Chikoo plays a great role in improving the mental health because of being an effective sedative. It calms down the nerves and ease stress. It is proved as the most beneficial fruit for the person suffering from the depression, insomnia or anxiety.
• Eating chikoo helps to get relief from the severe cold and chronic cough by eliminating the phlegm and mucus from nasal and respiratory tract.
• The seeds of the chikoo fruit work as a diuretic and helps in removing the bladder and kidney stones. It provides protection against other kidney diseases as well.
• Eating chikoo regularly controls the gastric enzymes secretions and metabolism process and thus assists in weight loss and prevents obesity.
• It works as a good detoxifying agent and diuretic which helps in eliminating the body waste materials through frequent urination. It maintains the body water concentration thus prevents the occurrence of edemas (water retention) in the body.
• Sapodilla helps in curing the tooth cavities as its high latex content is used to fill the tooth cavities.
• The magnesium content of the chikoo makes the blood vessels healthy and potassium content helps in regulating the blood pressure and blood circulation.
• The folate and iron contents of it prevent the occurrence of anemia.
• A paste prepared by mixing the chikoo flowers and chikoo fruits provides relief as well as prevents the pulmonary problems.
• Chikoo fruit also works as an antispasmodic as it provides relief from pains and muscle spasms.

Benefits of Chikoo during Pregnancy

It is considered as the high energetic fruit for the pregnant and lactating mother because of its high carbohydrates and nutrients contents. It reduces the weakness in pregnant women by offering instant energy and provides relief from the pregnancy symptoms like nausea and dizziness.

Benefits of Chikoo for Hair

Eating chikoo regularly provide all the essential nutrients required to maintain the healthy hair. The oil extracts from the chikoo seeds moisturizes and softens the hair by nourishing the scalp and relieving the skin irritation. It is also effective in treating the seborrheic dermatitis. The paste of chikoo seeds and castor oil is applied on the scalp to get rid of the dandruff.

Benefits of Chikoo for Skin

Because of the high contents of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants of chikoo, it makes the skin healthy and glowing by maintaining the natural texture and complexion of the skin. Its Vitamin E content moisturizes the skin and thus makes beautiful. The antioxidants property of chikoo works against the early ageing by fighting with the wrinkles and free radicals (which enhances the ageing process). The seed kernel oil of chikoo works as the best skin ointment. The milky juice of chikoo plant is very effective in removing the skin warts and fungal growth.

Benefits of Chikoo Milkshake:

As chikoo milkshake is prepared by mixing with milk, it has increased its energy, vitamins and minerals levels. It is very tasty and delicious shake when prepared using appropriate amount of both.

Benefits of Chikoo Juice

Chikoo juice is also very energetic and full of all the nutrients provides instant energy by fighting fatigue and weakness.

Benefits of Chikoo for Infants/Babies/Kids

It can be given to the new age group kids, infants and babies and can be started from 6 to 8 months of age. Some of the benefits for kids are:

• It is the good source of vitamins which is very necessary for the infants and toddlers for their physical and mental growth. It boosts the immune system, proper eyesight, brain development, lipid metabolism, increase hemoglobin level, proper cell division and helps in carrying out many other activities.
• It is the good source of minerals like iron, folates, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, copper, phosphorous, selenium and etc which are very essential for facilitating various body functions including proper bone growth.
• It supplies them lots of antioxidants to fight with the free radicals of metabolism.
• It has antimicrobial property thus prevents from many infections.
• It is very useful in curing their diarrhea and dysentery problems.
• It also helps in curing common cough and cold and provides relief from the congestion.

Health Benefits of Maize / Corn / Bhutta

Maize is popularly known as corn or bhutta, widely found all over the India during summer season (sweet corn) and rainy season (common corn). Corns having high value of sugar are called as sweet corn (used by human) however common corns are generally used for animal feed. It was first originated in the American hills and spread throughout the world to be cultivated.

                                         

Bhutta or maize come under the category of whole grain food having high amount of dietary fibers, low calorie, low fat and good amount of all the essential nutrients. Carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin), vitamins and amino acids found in it help in nourishing the body and preventing from various diseases like diabetes, cancer, hypertension, heart ailments, digestive ailments, Alzheimer’s disease, birth defects in babies and so many. Some of its beneficial aspects are described below:

Benefits of Corn / Maize / Bhutta

Benefits of Corn for Digestive System

• Its high availability of insoluble dietary fibers makes it able to nourish the lower digestive tract means large intestine as well as enhances the population of friendly bacteria.
• It lowers the risk of colon cancer by organizing the functioning of intestinal cells if eaten on regular basis.
• Insoluble dietary fibers regularize the food digestion and prevents from constipation and hemorrhoids by enhancing the absorption of water in large intestine.
• It normalizes the bowel movements, intestinal peristaltic motion by stimulating the proper production of gastric juice and bile thus reduces the risk of irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea.

Antioxidant Benefits of Corn

• It has strong antioxidant property as it contains more than one phytonutrients such as anthocyanins, beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, ferulic acid, lutein, zeaxanthin, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, coumaric acid, syringic acid, protocatechuic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid ad etc.
• Phytonutrients found in it decreases the risk of cardio vascular problems.
• It helps in inhibiting the angiotensin-I converting enzyme thus lower down the risk of hypertension.

Benefits of Corn for Diabetes

• Soluble and insoluble dietary fibers found in it helps in stabilizing the sugar level in the blood vessels by managing the food passage through the digestive tract.
• High protein content of it manages the digestion of food and sugar absorption into blood stream through the digestive tract thus prevents from sudden rise or down of blood sugar level.
• Regular consumption of corn helps in controlling the blood sugar level among people with both type-1 and type-2 diabetes.
• It also manages the secretion of insulin hormone in order to regularize the blood sugar level up to the normal level.

Benefits of Corn for Heart

• Soluble dietary fibers found in it help to reduce the bad blood cholesterol level which may lower the risk of heart diseases.
• It antioxidant nature prevents arteries from getting hard thus reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Benefits of Corn / Maize for Weight Loss

It is a fiber rich whole grain food which makes stomach feel full for longer period of time and manage appetite thus assists in the weight management strategy. However, it is also good to increase weight among underweight people because of its richness in carbohydrates.

Benefits of Corn / Maize for Skin

• It has lots of cosmetic benefits for skin because of it antioxidant and phytonutrients availability. It is used in many cosmetic products manufacturing for the topical application to soothe skin problems like rashes, irritation and pimples.
• It contains good level of vitamins C and B which is very essential for the healthy skin.
• It prevents skin damage from the free radicals produced by the ultraviolet rays as well as enhances the production of collagen to make smooth skin.

Benefits of Corn / Maize Hair

• It contains lycopene and vitamin C in the form of potential antioxidant thus regular consumption of the corn helps in strengthening the hair follicles.
• It also assists in the collagen production which is necessary for the hair growth and maintenance.
• Corn oil is also very beneficial for the hair strength and strongness. It is a rich source of the vitamin E which helps in hydrating and nourishing the hair follicles and prevents from the premature hair graying and ageing.
• It prevents from the scalp dryness and hair loss by reducing hair damage due to the free radicals.
• Vitamin K found in it helps in better calcium absorption which reduces hair loss.
• Applying warm corn oil to the hair scalp makes hair soft and silky as omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids found in it reduces inflammation thus keeps scalp dryness free and smooth.

Benefits of Corn / Maize in Pregnancy

• Its richness in the vitamin B9 or folates supports the better growth and development of the cardiovascular system in the babies and reduces the risk of variety of birth defects like neural tube defects and etc.
• It contains rich amount of B group vitamins which enhances the conversion of carbohydrate into instant energy thus helps pregnant women by instantly energizing them.
• It prevents from the heart disorders, muscles spasm and nervous system ailments during pregnancy.
• It contains vitamin B12 and folic acid which enhances the blood hemoglobin count and prevents from the iron deficiency anemia.

Other Health Benefits of Corn / Maize

• It is a food rich in lutein and zeaxanthin phytonutrients which plays great role in maintaining the health of eyes and reduces the risk of age related chronic eye diseases (macular degeneration).
• It slows down the development of cataracts and other eye disorders due to the availability of powerful antioxidants.
• Vitamin A found in it slows down the age related bone loss process and eye disorders. It reduces the risk of early ageing, inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, cancer) and etc.
• It contains phosphorous mineral which plays essential role in regulating the normal growth and development of bone.
• It helps in strengthening connective tissues, bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles and cartilages as it is the rich source of trace minerals like manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and calcium.
• It contains a special substance called thymine which actively involves in the enzymatic reactions, energy production and brain cells functioning. It also helps in synthesizing acetylcholine neurotransmitter for the memory and prevents from the Alzheimer’s disease.

Benefits of Corn/Maize Oil

• Corn oil protects the heart from many problems because of its anti-atherogenic effect. It reduces the cholesterol level and maintains the health of cardiovascular system.
• It is the rich source of fatty acid like omega-3 fatty acid which prevents arteries from the damaging bad cholesterol.
• It contains linoleic acid which makes skin smooth and bright if applied topically.

Benefits of Yellow Corn/Maize

Yellow corn has high concentration of carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin which acts as antioxidants. It prevents from the free radicals and other age related health problems. Yellow corn especially contains high amount of beta-carotene which maintains good eye vision and skin health.

Benefits of Blue Corn/Maize

Blue corn contains anthocyanins which provide it purple color and acts as strong antioxidant compound. It is also very effective in preventing from the serious health disorders.

Benefits of Corn/Maize Flour

• It is the richest source dietary fibers, vitamins, antioxidants, unsaturated fatty acids and etc which are required for the good health.
• It is easily available in the market at cheap price so everyone can be benefited of it.
• It is very healthy diet fully capable to fulfill the needs of malnourished person.

Benefits of Maize/Corn Flakes with Milk

Corn flakes with milk and some sweetener is very healthy and nutritious diet especially for the growing children to get normal growth and development.

Guavas are the most nutritious fruit found everywhere in the world. Generally it is found in both seasons like winter and summer. It belongs to the Myrtle family (means Myrtaceae) and has around 100 species. They are cultivated in the Mexico, northern South America, New Zealand, Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, North America, Australia, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Spain.

Benefits of Guava/Amrood

It is also known by the name amrood, armoot and pera. It is liked by everyone as it has various health benefits and cheaply available in the market. Its skin may be smooth or rough and available in bitter or sweet tastes. It is available in many colors like yellow, green or maroon or red. It is cultivated in any tropical or subtropical countries. It is used in many eatable things like candies, jellies, jams, preserves, marmalades, juices and etc.

Guava or Amrood is considered as the super food (loaded with numerous health benefits) which is bestowed by the nature to all of us. It is very affordable and cheap which is beneficial to all without any marked side effects. Here I am listing some of its health benefits:

• Guavas are most advantageous fruit having ability to effectively regulate the blood pressure as it has high potassium level. It also reduces the bad cholesterol levels in blood and prevents from various heart diseases.
• It is beneficial for the person having constipation problems because of its high fibre content.
• Vitamin C level found in the guava is four times more than the oranges. Antioxidant property of the guava prevents cell damage from the free radicals as well as lowers the risk of cancer.
• Guava contains iodine which promotes the well functioning of the thyroid gland and its copper content helps in the production and absorption of this hormones.
• Guava also contains high level of the manganese which is a best enzyme activator utilizes some nutrients such as the biotin, thiamine and ascorbic acid.
• Its richness in the B group vitamins promotes the brain and nerve functioning by enhancing the blood circulation.
• Guava maintains the eye health, improves the vision and prevents from variety of eye problems due to its high level vitamin A.
• The magnesium content of the guava has relaxing effect on the nerves and muscles.
• Guava has cleansing property and cleanses the digestive system as well as maintains the bowel movement as it is rich in fibres.
• Guava is a low calorie and low fat fruit having vital vitamins, phytonutrients, flavonoids, minerals, antioxidants, poly-phenolic and etc which play a great role in preventing cancers and early ageing as well as boosts the immune system.
• The fibers found in the guava acts as a laxative which helps in preventing the colon cancer.
• Flavonoids such as beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, cryptoxanthin and etc found in the guava protects from the cancer of lung and oral cavity.
• Guava is very beneficial in treating the diarrhea, dysentery and other small problems.
• Guava is alkaline in nature and acts as an antiseptic and anti bacterial thus strengthens the digestive system and prevents from the gastroenteritis.
• Regular consumption of the guava inhibits the growth of cancerous cells thus prevents from the variety of cancer like prostate cancer, breast cancer, and etc.
• Guava provides relief from the toothaches, swollen gums as well as oral ulcers. It speeds up the wound healing process.
• It provides relief from the asthma, acidosis as well as the lungs congestion.
• The contents found in guava like Vitamin E, K, B group vitamins, minerals (copper, magnesium, manganese) are very helpful in the blood formation. Vitamin C increases the iron absorption in the body.
• Guava helps in curing the piles by softening stools and improving metabolism due to its high fiber content.
• Guava helps in treating the acidity and heartburn as it is high in potassium which neutralizes the stomach acids.
• Having guava in diet regularly helps in treating the kidney stones by preventing the stone formation as vitamin C absorbs the extra calcium in the body.

Benefits of Guava for Diabetes

• Regular consumption of the guavas lessens the sugar absorption in the blood due to its high fibre content thus it is too beneficial for the diabetic persons. Its high fibre level lowers the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

Benefits of Guava for Women

• Guava helps a lot to the women suffering from the fertility problems as it is rich in the folates which have the fertility promoting property.
• Eating guava regularly helps in getting relief from the excessive and prolonged bleeding and menstrual cramps during the menstruation.
• Guava leaves is used in treating the excessive vaginal discharge in women when the private parts are washed by using the extracts of boiled guava leaves.

Benefits of Guava for Skin

• Guava is very good source of the Vitamin E and Vitamin C which have astringent and antioxidant property which nourishes the skin and prevents from variety of skin ailments such as scurvy and etc.
• Guavas available in the pink color have lot of lycopene (like tomatoes) which prevents skin damage by UV rays, rejuvenates the skin and protects from the prostate cancer.

Benefits of Guava Leaves

• Guava leaves have lot of medicinal and astringent properties. The juice from the guava leaves provides instant relief from cough and cold by reducing mucus creation, cleansing respiratory tract and preventing bacterial growth in the throat.

Benefits of Guava for Weight Loss

• Guava is helpful in the weight management strategy as it is rich in roughage, proteins, minerals, vitamins and fibers. It aids in the metabolism and increases the absorption of nutrients in the body.

Benefits of Guava for Hair

• Guava is very rich in vitamin C which promotes the healthy hair growth by preventing from all the hair loss problems.

Benefits of Guava for Pregnancy

• Guava is very beneficial for the pregnant women and her unborn baby as it is loaded with the number of vitamins, nutrients, folic acid, calcium and etc which provides a pregnant women relief from the morning sickness. It should also be avoided over eating of the high fiber diet in pregnancy as it may lead to the diarrhea.

Guava as a Home Remedy

Guava or Amrood is used as various home remedy in the following ways:

• Chewing the guava leaves twice a day or garggling with boiled water (in which guava leaves is boiled) is the best home remedy to treat the tooth ache.
• Eating guava continuously for a week is helpful in treating the constipation problem.
• Eating roasted guava in the sand or eating a fresh amrood (without cutting with knife) in the early morning provides relief from the severe and dried cough.
• Applying guava leaves paste to the mouth provides relief from the mouth ulcer.
• Drinking the guava juice mixing with palm candy provides relief from the loose moton.
• Applying the paste of guava for a week on the forehead for 5 mins before sunrise provides relief from the severe headache.
• Eating slightly ripe and roasted guava with salt helps in relieving from the seasonal cold and cough.
• Applying the paste of fresh and soft guava leaves on the area affected with gout or joints pain provides instant relief.

Health Benefits of Lady’s Finger (Okra or Bhindi)

Lady’s Finger or Okra is commonly famous by the name Bhindi all over India. It is a very cheap and simply found green vegetable having great source of the vitamins, minerals, dietary fibres and other healthy nutrients required for the normal growth and development of the body. It is widely cultivated in the tropical, subtropical and other warm regions of the world. Some people like it eating raw as it tastes good. It is widely known for its availability of high level soluble and insoluble dietary fibres.

Benefits of Lady Finger / Okra / Bhindi Vegetable

Lady’s finger or bhindi is an amazing health nourishing green vegetable beneficial for weight management, cholesterol and blood sugar level regulation, flawless skin, bone strength, cancer protection and so many. It is a vegetable of high importance because of its high fibre content, folates, antioxidant property and cheap availability at affordable price in the nearest market. Some of its amazing health benefits are discussed below:

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Cancer Prevention

It contains high amount of insoluble dietary fibres which helps in cleaning out the whole digestive system especially the intestinal tract thus it plays a great role in preventing from the colon cancer. It also reduces the risk of occurrence of other type of cancers in the body.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Diabetes

• Its availability of high level dietary fibres makes it able to help diabetic people by managing the level of blood glucose as it delays the sugar absorption in the intestine.
• It contains a special substance called eugenol which helps in fighting with the diabetes and its complicated symptoms.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Digestive System

• It is considered as the most cheaply found vegetable with best source of dietary fibres which is very essential for the healthy functioning of digestive system.
• Regular consumption of it helps in getting relief from the chronic constipation problem as soluble fibres found in it have tendency to absorb water which makes stool soft and painless while passing.
• It improves digestion process by regularizing the bowel movements.
• It helps digestive system to function well by improving the number of beneficial bacteria in the intestine.
• Its mucilaginous content develops safety coat to the digestive tract thus protects from the stomach ulcer.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Weight Loss

• Dietary fibres found in it play a great role in the weight management especially for the people who are overweight and obese.
• It contains very low calorie and low sodium which are very much beneficial for the people tending to lose weight.
• It makes stomach feel full for longer period of time thus helps in weight loss by reducing the frequency of eating habits.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Heart Disease

• It contains soluble dietary fibres which help in lowering the serum cholesterol level thus reduces the risk of various heart diseases.
• Its high pectin level also helps in reducing the blood cholesterol level by regulating the bile production through intestines.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Skin and Hair

• As it contains good amount of iron and folates which enhances the production of haemoglobin which is very good for skin health. It enhances blood circulation to the whole body which provides glow, shine and natural pinkness to the skin.
• It enhances blood circulation to the scalp which speeds up hair growth and removes the problem of dandruff, dryness, hair loss and hair fall.
• Washing hair with the lady’s finger water provides help from the hair problem. Lady’s finger water can be prepared by boiling pieces of lady’s finger into water and let it cool after straining. Add half lemon juice to it and use to rinse hair.
• It prevents skin from the acne, black spots, psoriasis and other skin problems.
• It provides younger look to the skin by preventing from the skin pigmentation and repairing damages caused due to sun rays.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger during Pregnancy

• High amount of folates availability in it provides healthy environment for the foetus growth and development during pregnancy.
• It improves the foetal brain development, proper neural tube formation and other developments during first trimester of the pregnancy.
• It prevents pregnant women from the iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy by managing haemoglobin level.
• It fulfils all the loss of vitamins and minerals if eaten regularly and helps women in getting pregnant or conceive a baby.
• It prevents from the miscarriage and foetal birth defects.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Men

• It helps in improving the sexual health among men if eaten regularly as it is the rich source of vitamins, antioxidants and zinc.
• It helps in treating the erectile problems and enhancing the sexual stamina among men by fulfilling the zinc deficiency.
• Taking 1 tsf powder of lady’s finger root with a glass of milk in the night helps in treating impotence among men.
• Taking lady’s finger water (dip cut lady’s finger pieces in a glass of water for whole night) in the early morning regularly for one and half month provides help in treating male infertility.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger for Women

• It is also great vegetable maintaining female sexual health. It is beneficial for the women suffering from excessive bleedings during periods or endometriosis.
• Dip some lady’s finger pieces in a glass of water for whole night and drink early morning with empty stomach provides relief from cystitis, leucorrhoea and etc.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger Juice

• Okra juice helps in treating sore throat, coughing problems, diarrhoea, abdominal pains, fever, inflammations and etc.
• Juice of lady’s finger leaves helps to treat urinary problems like painful urination, gonorrhoea, syphilis and etc.
• It keeps skin free of itchiness and dryness as it is a good moisturizer.
• It helps in treating spontaneous discharge of semen among men.

Benefits of Lady’s Finger Seeds

• Roasted lady’s finger seeds help in promoting sweating.
• It is also beneficial for treating and preventing muscle spasms, fever, arthritis and headache.

Other Health Benefits of Lady’s Finger

• It contains good amount of iron and folates which helps in maintaining the blood haemoglobin count as well as preventing from the iron deficiency anaemia.
• Vitamin K found in it prevents from the unnecessary blood loss by enhancing the blood coagulation process during accidental cases.
• It contains high level of vitamin C which helps in fighting with common cold, cough and etc infectious problems by improving health of immune system.
• It also contains various essential and healthy minerals (magnesium, selenium, manganese, calcium, copper, iron and etc) which provide help to fight against harmful free radicals.
• It improves the eyesight and prevents from the age related eye problems as it has vitamin A and beta carotene which are very essential for the healthy eyes.
• It is the richest source of antioxidants and phytonutrients (vitamin C, beta-carotene, xanthin, lutein and etc) thus prevents from the early ageing.
• It is good for getting relief from the respiratory problems especially asthma as it is rich source of antioxidants and vitamin C.
• It helps in strengthening bones by increasing bone density and preventing from age related bone problems like osteoporosis, arthritis and etc.
• It helps in improving the memory level by regulating the mental functions as it contains folate which plays great role in producing some important compounds required for brain functioning.

Health Benefits of Vegetables

This article would help you to easily find an answer of the question “Why vegetables are counted as a part of the balanced diet”.

                                    

I have mentioned below the key reasons of why adding vegetables to the daily diet without any ignorance:Vegetable are the natural and healthy gifts from the nature which you can easily get it’s all the health benefits by simply adding them to your daily diet. Vegetables are the simple means of reducing the risk of various chronic diseases, ageing, bone problems, eye problems, hair problems and other lots of problems which may deeply interfere in the normal life of the human beings. Vegetables have lots of healthy and essential body nutrients which are vital to the health as well as body maintenance.

• Vegetables come under the “must to eat food” category because of its richness in the nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, dietary fibers, folates, folic acid, fatty acids, essential oils, phytonutrients and other plant based nutrients.
• Potassium found in it maintains the healthy blood pressure whereas dietary fibers reduce the blood cholesterol level and lowers down the risk of heart diseases.
• Folate and folic acid maintains the blood hemoglobin level by balancing the number of healthy red blood cells.
• It reduces the risk of birth defects among infants like neural tube defects and spina bifida during pregnancy when fetal development takes place.
• It maintains the vital roles and normal functioning of various body systems by delivering them proper nutrients.
• It manages proper weight because of its low fats and calories content, high level of dietary fibers and vitamins and etc.
• It prevents all the major body organs like heart, kidneys, lungs, liver, spleen, stomach, large intestine, eyes, sex organs and etc.
• Soluble fibers found in it (gum, pectin, psyllium and etc) which easily gets absorbed in water and forms a gel-like matrix which easily absorbs all the bile acids and bad cholesterol (which gets eliminated as a byproducts out of the body).
• It lowers down the risk of cancer development in the body as it contains lots of anticancer compounds (isothiocyanates, glucosinolates and etc).
• It boosts the immune system, reduces the risk of obesity, type-2 diabetes, kidney stones and bone problems.
• Vegetables are rich source of antioxidants (vitamin C, zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, quercetin, lutein, anthocyanins and etc) which prevents from age related problems like cataracts, memory loss, arthritis, macular degeneration of the retina, early ageing and etc.