Fresh fruit and vegetables a lot of benefits when consumed on a regular basis. Eat lots of vegetables and fruits is definitely going to make the body more healthy and fit. So many-many consume a variety of fruits and vegetables to maintain health and fitness. Because in a healthy body there is a strong soul, is not it?
The following are the benefits of vegetables and fruits that we consume everyday.
• Tomatoes, Watermelon and Strawberry, Cranberry and Apple:
Red fruit is best consumed as it can act as anti-oxidants. Tomato and watermelon potent eye and prostate health because tomatoes contain lycopene (an antioxidant). While strawberries contain a lot of vitamin C. Cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections, also raise levels of good HDL cholesterol and antioxidants.
Basil, image source: herbologist.net
• Basil, Lime leaves and Turmeric:
Basil or known as Thai Basil, or Sweet Basil is excellent eaten raw. Usually Basil leaves served as vegetables. Basil and Lime leaves with a soup cook carp or catfish to eliminate the fishy smell of fish. Eating the raw Basil leaves can also eliminate body odor. Frequently eating it raw kemanggi so the body becomes fresh throughout the day. While turmeric is very good benefits for girls and women. Especially during menstruation drink a glass of decoction of turmeric and a little brown sugar and tamarind Java can cleanse dirty blood and refreshes the body odor. So that the body will feel fitter, and menstrual complaints can be suppressed.
• Spinach and Cinnamon leaf:
Spinach leaves contain a lot of iron. Eat spinach and cinnamon can increase iron levels in the blood. Spinach and katuk very well in the consumption of children and mothers who are pregnant and after giving birth. Because of its iron can improve children's intelligence and benefits for pregnant and lactating women are not so easily tired. Katuk leaf vegetables can also meninggkatkan milk production for breastfeeding mothers.
Bengkoang, image source: dashborkatalog.blogspot.com
• Bengkoang and Rice:
Bengkoang if I still usually contrived mixed salad. roots of this fact can be used to care for beauty. The trick is to grate the yam then given a spoonful of milk powder. Then the mixture can be used to cleanse the body (to function as a scrub). Can also use a mixture of rice that has been pounded yam is to be with mismatched alloys. Because rice that has been pounded earlier could serve as a scrub to remove dead skin cells. And content of the yam flour can brighten the skin, plus milk powder that serve to smooth the skin.
There are many other benefits contained from natural ingredients. At least we have been keeping, caring for the health and fitness of the body without having to worry about side effects.