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Pomegranate has rapidly become one of the best health foods in last few years. This fruit is fairly popular for its purple-colored juice, which is packed, with plenty of antioxidants that can help in keeping a soft and wrinkle-free skin. Pomegranates offer many health benefits to people of all ages. They especially help young people by keeping their skin healthy and glowing by keeping the blood platelets collectively. This gives their skin a special glow.
Many recent studies show significant possible health benefits from pomegranate. Some of these benefits are listed below:
• Studies show that pomegranate slows down the growth of prostate cancer.
• It helps in fighting against breast cancer. A study in Israel shows that pomegranate juice destroys cancer cells while leaving only healthy cells. It also prevents the formation of breast cancer cells.
• Pomegranate may help in reducing the danger of having heart attacks, heart diseases and strokes. Many studies indicate that drinking pomegranate juice per day may help in supporting the proper flow of blood to the heart. It can be treated as an antioxidant. And due to its antioxidant properties, it avoids the formation of bad cholesterol and thus helps in keeping your arteries clear of clots.
• Some studies show that the maternal consumption of this fruit’s juice helps in guarding the neonatal brain from harm after injury.
• It helps in stabilizing the levels of PSA. In a research of fifty people who had undergone for treatment of prostate cancer, pomegranate juice each day kept their PSA levels stable, and hence reducing the requirement for further treatment like hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
• Pomegranate helps in preventing lung cancer. Studies show that its juice may slow down the growth of lung cancer cells.
• Pomegranate juice protects the arteries. It avoids plaque from growing in the arteries and can also remove previously build up plaque.
• Many researches suggest that consuming pomegranate juice can be a natural method to avoid dental plaque.
• Eating pomegranate helps in lowering cholesterol. It raises good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers bad cholesterol (LDL).
• Consumption of pomegranate helps in preventing the problem of Osteoarthritis. Many studies show that its juice may avoid cartilage deterioration.
• A study shows that the pomegranate juice may avoid the problem of Alzheimer’s disease.
• Pomegranate juice helps in lowering Blood Pressure (BP). Study shows that drinking pomegranate juice each day may lowers the systolic BP by as much as five percent.
Many people like pomegranate because of its delicious taste, and visual appeal. The dark red color of pomegranate makes it very attractive, and the crunchy sweet taste makes it the favorite fruit of many.
There have been many researches that have proved the benefits of pomegranates. Pomegranates help us in many ways.
* Lung cancer: Researches have shown that pomegranates have flavonoids that prevent many forms of cancers. One of such cancers is lung cancer. If you regularly take pomegranate in your diet, you will have lesser chances of lung cancer.
* Breast cancer: This cancer is very deadly among women. Pomegranate juice has been found beneficial in fighting off the breast cancer cells, and keeping your body healthy.
* Prostate cancer: A research was carried out and pomegranate feed was given to lab mice, and the mice who took pomegranate diet, had slow growth of prostate cancer.
* PSA levels: A study was done among 50 men, after they got a cure for prostate cancer. They were presented 8 oz of pomegranate juice everyday. It was noted down that their PSA levels were stable, which reduced their chances for going for other cancer treating therapies such as hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
* During pregnancy: Pomegranate juice is considered very beneficial during pregnancy and would-be mothers are advised to take it on a regular basis, as it protects neonatal brain, in case of an injury.
* Osteoarthritis: Pomegranate juice avoids the deterioration of cartilage, thus being beneficial in osteoarthritis.
* Alzheimer’s disease: Pomegranate slows down the rise of Alzheimer’s disease in people. Drinking regular pomegranate juice or pomegranate extracts will protect you from the risk of this disease.
* Cholesterol: Pomegranate helps you reduce the level of bad cholesterol (LDL), thereby increasing the level of good cholesterol (HDL)
* Blood pressure: Pomegranate is specially advised to heart patients as it reduces blood pressure levels. One research has proved that consuming 1.7 oz of pomegranate juice everyday lessened the systolic blood pressure. It was lowered by as much as 5 %.
* Plaque buildup: Pomegranate juice is also effective against plaque buildup. Plaque is the sticky film that forms on your teeth. To get rid of plaque, you should drink unsweetened pomegranate juice.
* Prevents ageing: Pomegranate helps you keep your skin healthy and young, and it inhibits the growth of wrinkles, thereby keeping you looking younger.
Pomegranate is not just delicious and visually appealing, it also has lots of health benefits, which can be fully achieved only if it is taken regularly
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Have you ever picked wild berries from the woods? If yes, then you know the joy of berries. Berries are not just fun and delicious, but also, they have numerous health benefits. They have a high nutritional content. A cup full of strawberries has vitamin C up to 100 mg. This is the same amount of vitamin C that is found in a small glass of orange juice. Vitamin C is required by our body for the proper functioning of our immune system. Shifting focus on blueberries, a cup of them offer lesser vitamin C content than strawberries, and they have 83 calories per cup. Cranberries offer approximately the same amount of nutrients, but with 44 calories, and a cup full of raspberries presents 64 calories.
Health benefits of some of the berries are:
* Berries of dark color, like blackberries, blueberries, wolfberries and raspberries are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants strengthen your immune power, and you are less prone to diseases such as common cold, and flu.
* Bilberries, raspberries and blueberries are rich in lutin, a compound important for healthy eyesight.
* Raspberries have good quantity of cancer fighting phytochemicals and anthocyanins, such as ferulic acid, ellagic, and coumaric.
* Extracts of the fruit of pomegranate have powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities, and has been proved by studies of being advantageous in case of expanding cancer cells and also in recovering from coronary heart diseases. Pomegranate extracts are also beneficial in gum diseases.
In a research in 1999, at Tufts University, researchers fed old rats berry extracts and younger rats the regular diet. The results were as follows:
* Older rats were fast in learning than the younger rats
* Older rats were far more coordinated than the younger ones
* Older rats also had improved motor skills
* Older rats had more memory than the younger rats
As it can be seen, the experiments clearly show that berry extracts did wonders for some rats although they were older. Similar holds true for humans as well. Studies have been conducted on human subjects and the groups that were fed berries showed a dramatic improvement over the other groups.
Berries protect against brain damage. Many types of berries, especially blueberries help the neurons and protect the brain from any kind of damage.
Almost all the berries contain flavonoids that help fight against some specific type of cancer cells. Berries taken regularly can help reduce the chances of cancer in the body. There are many types of berries, and it’s not possible to have a regular intake of all the berries everyday, so berry extracts are recommended for a healthy living.
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