Hi everyone, do you like to eat Avocado? Yes, I do. Do you know that avocado is very delicious? You can eat it directly or you can blend it. But do you know what the benefits of avocado? Let’s check it out
The benefits of Avocado :
- Lowering Cholesterol Levels
Avocado fruit is rich in compounds called beta-sitosterol. This compound is an effective compound to lower blood cholesterol levels. According to one study, patients with mild hypercholesterolemia who used an avocado for diet within 7 days. The results showed a 17% decrease in blood cholesterol levels, as well as a 22% decrease in both LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglyceride levels) and an 11% increase in HDL (good cholesterol) levels.
- Source of vitamin E
Avocado is the highest vitamin E fruit. Vitamin E is an important vitamin, which helps to maintain overall health. Vitamin E also has a positive effect on heart disease, stroke, cancer prevention, and cataract development, and many claim to have anti-aging properties.
- Maintaining Eye Health
Avocado fruit has the most lutein content when compared with other types of fruits. Lutein content of avocado is proven to maintain health on the power of vision. A study also showed that high levels of lutein also minimize the risk of disorders that often occur in the eye, especially in the degeneration of cataracts and macula.
- Treating heartburn
The next benefit is the avocado fruit can treat heartburn. So, for those of you who often experience ulcer disease can use a way of treatment with avocado. The easy way is to take avocado seeds and grated until smooth then mixed with 100 ml of boiled water. Once mixed, strain to separate the water and the dregs. Drink the water regularly.
- Avocado Good for bone
Avocados can relieve arthritis pain. A study revealed that the compound from avocado can help get relief from arthritis and reduce bone stiffness. So, it is a must to eat this avocado to maintain bone health.
- Avocado Diet
Have you ever heard of diet using avocado fruit? Avocado is a unique fruit because it looks like a bell with dark green skin and a distinctive creamy flavor. To find avocado in Indonesia itself is very easy because there are many people who grow avocado so it can be found in traditional markets or in the nearest supermarket.
Then why the avocado fruit made fruit that can help you lose weight? This is because in the avocado contains fiber, carbohydrates, fats and sugars. The content that is in the avocado is perfect for the needs of the body and can be one of the foods that become the mainstay menu when you’re on a diet. But unfortunately many people are actually afraid to consume avocado because it is considered to make fat because there are sugar and fat content.
- Preventing Birth Defects
Avocado fruit is rich in vitamin B which is one of the vitamins known as folic acid. One avocado can meet about 23% of the recommended daily value. The high amount of folate in avocados is very important in the prevention of birth defects, such as neural tube defects and spina bifida.
- Avocados To Treat Kidney Stones
Avocado fruit also has benefits to treat kidney stones. So for those of you who have this disease, you can use this fruit as an herbal remedy. Here is how to make herbal medicine for kidney stone disease.
Material :
Four sheets of avocado leaves
Three rhizomes
Five stalk leaves
Half of areca nut
One nutmeg and 3 fingers of sugar enau.
How to make a potion: all ingredients washed and then boiled using 3 cups water to boil and remaining about 2 1/4 cups. After the cold concoction then filtered and drunk 3 x 3/4 cup.
- Anti-aging
Avocado fruit rich in antioxidants, which is very useful to prevent the occurrence of aging. The content of avocado glutathione can boost the immune system, slow the aging process, and encourage healthy nervous system.
Now, you have known that avocado is very useful for our body. So don’t worry to consume avocado you’re not getting fat if you consume it properly
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