Surprising Benefits of Dragon Fruit
March 09, 2017
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Dragon fruit is an exotic and delicious fruit
that grows on various cactus species, and is widely promoted throughout the
world as having a number of health benefits, including its ability to lower
cholesterol, boost the immune system, prevent cancer and heart disease, aid
weight loss, improve digestion, boost energy, defend against bacteria and
fungi, and help in the overall functioning of the body’s systems.
Treating Colored Hair
Dragon fruit juice is an excellent agent for
treating colored hair. By simply putting the juice or a conditioner containing
dragon fruit on your scalp, you can protect your chemically treated or colored
hair. This will keep the hair follicles open, allowing your hair to breathe and
remain healthy and smooth.
Diabetes
The high amount of fiber in this exotic fruit
can help stabilize a person’s blood sugar levels. It also helps to inhibit the
sugar spikes that occur after eating high glycemic index foods. In the same
study in the journal of Pharmacognosy Research, researchers found dragon fruit
had a valuable effect on the oxidative stress from aortic stiffness in diabetic
rats. This suggests regular consumption of the fruit could be beneficial in
preventing common issues linked to diabetes.
Heart Healthy
Americans have increasing problems
maintaining cardiovascular health. Fortunately, this fruit has an amazing
superpower that helps decrease bad cholesterol levels and replenishes good
levels. Dragon fruit is an excellent source of monounsaturated fats, helping
the heart stay in great condition.
Digestion
Dragon fruit has significant fiber content.
This means it can improve the body’s bowel movements by facilitating the
passage through the digestive tract. The consumption of this exotic fruit can help
reduce the chances of conditions like constipation and irritable bowel
syndrome.
Reduces Signs of Aging
Eating a dragon fruit with its rich
antioxidants can keep the skin tight and young. You can even make a face
mask using the fruit combined with honey as a natural alternative to anti-aging
masks.
Dragon Fruit Face Pack to Treat
Acne
As dragon fruit is rich in vitamin C, it is
really useful for treating acne. Take a quarter of dragon fruit. Make a smooth
paste out of it. Apply it on affected area. Rinse off with lukewarm water once
it gets dry. Apply this regularly, if possible twice a day for best result.
Soothe Sunburned Skin
By combining dragon fruit with cucumber juice
and honey, you can create a compound much like aloe that can soothe burned
skin. Abundant in vitamin B3, dragon fruit can moisturize sunburned
skin and release heat from the affected area.
Dragon Fruit Fats
Dragon fruit does have a small amount of fats
because there are so many seeds in the edible part of the fruit. There can be
literally thousands of the small black seeds in any given dragon fruit, and
like most seeds and nuts they have both fats and protein in them while the
flesh of the fruit itself has virtually none.
Many fruits we eat have the seeds removed,
like apricots, peaches, apples and the like, so we tend to think of fruits as
being completely fat and protein free. It would be literally impossible to
remove the seeds from dragon fruit unless you pressed it through a strainer, as
the seeds are very small and mixed evenly in the flesh. Fortunately these are
mostly the healthy mono-unsaturated fats as, of course, they are not processed
in any way and therefore are none of the dangerously unhealthy trans-fats seen
in most junk food and processed foods.
Fill Up On Fiber
To clean up your digestive system, eat a
dragon fruit. They have a high fiber content, which can assist with poor
digestion and constipation. Eating the flesh and seeds, which contain good
protein, will keep your body fortified and satisfied.
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