Showing posts with label Healthy Weight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy Weight. Show all posts

Thursday 25 October 2018

What are green beans good for health?

Green beans are also known as string beans and are easily available in most grocery stores. Its a versatile vegetable that can be grown in many different climates, which has made them such a popular and globally recognized food. They appear in a wide array of cultural dishes and offer health benefits to people all around the World. Green beans are members of the common bean family, Phaseolus vulgaris, and are a popular part of diets around the world. There are slight variations in the shape in different areas of cultivation. There are approximately 150 varieties of green beans throughout the world that come in all shapes and colors, even purple! Despite the variable appearance of the beans, their nutritional content and health benefits remain similar.

Health Benefits of Green Beans

Vitamin C : Vitamin C is a great source of antioxidants which work well towards cutting down free radical reactions. 

Bone health: A low intake of vitamin K is associated with a higher risk of bone fracture. Adequate vitamin K consumption improves bone health by modifying bone matrix proteins, improving calcium absorption, and reducing urinary excretion of calcium.

Boost Immunity: The presence of various immune system-boosting antioxidants in green beans is well known, but as more research on their benefits is done, it is becoming clear that there are far more antioxidant properties than the ones widely known. Antioxidants are beneficial compounds in our body that seek out dangerous free radicals and eliminate them from our system before they can cause illness or tissue damage.

Add string beans to your diet to boost your intake of iron, an essential mineral. Your cardiovascular system needs iron to stay healthy, since the mineral makes up a part of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen through your bloodstream.

Green beans help you maintain a healthy weight.

Green Beans for Energy: Green beans contains about twice the amount of iron as compared to spinach. Iron is a component of red blood cells which is essential to transport oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout the body. If you are struggling with anemia, dripping energies or low metabolism - then green beans is the magical food you need.

Green beans are also a good source of folates which are useful for cell division and DNA synthesis. Folate rich foods are also helpful for women during pre-conception period and pregnancy

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Monday 15 October 2018

Wonderful Health Benefits of Eating Custard Apple

Custard Apple is a sweet and very yummy fruit, which is widely grown across the world. Custard apple, also known as Seetaphal in India, is a subtropical fruit belonging to the Annonacea family. The fruit grows on a small deciduous tree and is known by different names worldwide. The fruit is around  6 to 8 centimeters in diameter. The shape of the fruit may be lopsided, irregular, spherical, heart shaped, or round. It has a creamy and granular textured flesh, surrounded by seeds. The skin of the fruit is thin and tough, mostly black and green in colour.  It is a good source of a number of compounds like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fibers etc. and the presence of these compounds make them very beneficial for us.

Health Benefits of Custard Apple

Magnesium: Magnesium helps to maintain water balance in the body. It is good for arthritic patients by removing acids from joints.

Healthy Weight: Custard apples are good for those who need to gain weight.

Energy Levels: Custard apple is an excellent source of energy. It helps to fight exhaustion and eliminates muscle weakness.

Morning sickness: An excellent source of vitamin B6, custard apple helps you avoid morning sickness.

Natural detoxicant: The fruit contains natural anti-oxidants that cleanse the body of toxic waste. The same anti-oxidants help in building a strong immune system.

Vitamin C:  Custard apple contains anti-oxidant vitamin C, which fights free radicals thereby preventing diseases.

Vitamin A present in the fruit is good for hair, eyes and healthy skin.

Another important beauty benefits of custard apple are its ability to reduce the risk of various skin cancers.

Heart Attacks: The magnesium content in custard apples helps defend the heart from cardiac attack and can help relax the muscles. Moreover, vitamin B6 in custard apples help prevent homocystein collection which also minimize the risk of heart

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