13 Impressive Health Benefits of Guava Leaves & Fruit For Hair, Skin & Weight loss video.

13 Impressive Health Benefits of Guava Leaves & Fruit For Hair, Skin & Weight loss Natural Health Remedies
13 Impressive Health Benefits of Guava Leaves & Fruit For Hair, Skin & Weight loss Guava is a delicious tropical fruit that is packed with vitamin C, antioxidants, and many other healthy nutrients. Eating guava fruit can help to lower blood pressure, boost your immunity and improve your digestive health. Because guava is full of fiber, it is also a good fruit for helping to lose weight naturally. It is not just guava fruits that are extremely good for you. Guava leaves, guava seeds, and guava juice all have many health benefits. Advertisement In this video we cover the many benefits What is Guava? Guava is a fruit that grows in many tropical countries and is readily available in most stores. Guava fruits are oval in shape with green skin, edible seeds, and usually, have pink or yellow flesh. You can tell when guava is ripe if the fruit is soft to touch and gives off a fragrant lemon-like smell. due to its rich nutritional content, guava fruit is classed among the superfoods. In fact, a ripe pink guava contains about 4 times more vitamin C than an orange. (1) 1Guava Fruit Helps Boost Your Immune System Guava is a health-boosting fruit because it contains a lot of vitamin C to support a healthy immune system. Vitamin C along with vitamin A and E are powerful antioxidants. One guava fruit contains 125 mg of vitamin C which is more than you need to help strengthen your immunity. (2) In fact, wild strawberry guavas have even more antimicrobial properties than common guavas. (8) 2Guava for hair Guava leaves have taken the internet by storm with claims of it being a miracle solution for hair loss. ... It is often used in hair rinses to treat scalp issues such as dandruff. It is also rich in B Vitamins and Vitamin C, which nourish the follicles and aids hairgrowth Guava leaves are a natural remedy for hair growth. Its benefits are many fold. It has antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties which help to maintain a healthy scalp. The vitamin C content improves collagen activity aiding in hair growth, and the lycopene content gives protection from the sun’s UV rays. 3Guava is Good for Your Cardiovascular Health Consuming a guava fruit daily with the seeds can help to improve your cardio health and prevent heart disease. Advertisement One small study found that consuming guava fruit juice has a beneficial effect on cardiovascular health. Guava juice helps platelets clump together which is important for blood health. Also, consuming guava juice helps to lower blood pressure and reduce heart rate. You can also help to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease by consuming tea made from guava leaves. The journal Food Chemistry reported that guava tea helps to break down low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. Helping to lower LDL cholesterol in this way helps to prevent plaque forming in the arteries. (13) 4Guava Fruit Can Help Lower Blood Pressure Eating one pink or yellow guava a day can help to treat hypertension and decrease your risk of a stroke. One randomized controlled trial involving 145 people with high blood pressure found that potassium-rich guava fruit is good for hypertension. One group consumed 0.5 kg of guava daily for 4 weeks. At the end of the trial, researchers noted a significant decrease in blood pressure readings. 5Guava Fruit and Leaves are Good for Your Digestive Health The high fiber content of guava fruit and the antimicrobial content of guava leaves mean that this tropical plant is good for your digestion. Eating a guava fruit a day with the seeds will give you lots of fiber to keep your digestion working well. One guava contains just 3 grams of fiber which is 12% of your daily fiber needs. (2) Guava nectar also promotes good digestive health because of its fiber content. One cup of canned guava nectar (250 g) contains 2.5 g of fiber which amounts to 10% of the amount of fiber you need daily. (17) Guava leaves can help if you have digestive problems caused by food poisoning, stomach bugs, or viral infections. Studies have shown that the antimicrobial properties of guava leaf extract can help fight diarrhea caused by viral gastroenteritis. (18) 6Guava is a Healthy Food for Diabetics Guava contains anti-diabetic properties because the fruit and leaves can help to lower blood glucose levels. Advertisement The Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research reported that consuming ripe guava fruit with the peel has a blood glucose-lowering effect. Eating a whole guava fruit daily can also benefit you if you have diabetes because it helps to lower cholesterol. (19) Drinking a cup of guava tea can also help control blood glucose levels. Research into the benefits of guava leaf for diabetes found that consuming guava leaf tea helps prevent blood glucose spikes after eating a meal.

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