Health Benefits of Eating Dates Daily
The skin and fruit of the date are both edible and they can be eaten fresh or dried. Dates are a super food that pack a nutritional punch. If you are being selective of what to include in your diet, there are numerous reasons to select dates as one of your regular table-mates. In spite of their sugar content, dates may be beneficial even for diabetics. Consult with your doctor if sugar in your diet is a concern.
Healthy reasons that you should include them in your diet are:
1. DATES IMPROVE DIGESTION
Dates contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber can help relieve constipation and helps with normal bowel functioning. The colon cleansing properties of the insoluble fiber in dates can potentially have colon cancer benefits as well.
Dates may be beneficial for colitis sufferers as well. Dates can even help with hemorrhoids which are caused by irritable bowels. Dates can also help with diarrhea, so they are effective at balancing overall digestive function.
2. DATES EASES PAIN
Magnesium is an anti-inflammatory and helps reduce swelling of tissues which can help ease the sensation of pain. Dates are helpful for other inflammation related ailments as well, such as arthritis, asthma and sinusitis.
Dates are so effective at pain relief that women who are going through labor pains and who ate dates in the last 4 weeks before labor reduced their use for pain medications by 28%. They can ease many other minor aches as well.
3. DATES IMPROVE BRAIN FUNCTION
The vitamin B6 found in dates has been linked to improvement in Brain activity. Researchers found that a combination of B6, B12 and folic acid was ideal for decreasing the rate of progression of Alzheimer’s disease. B vitamins could also play a role in reversing some of the cognitive symptoms of brain degenerative disease.
4. DATES REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
The magnesium in dates is good for reducing blood pressure. Magnesium helps hypertensive patients by reducing both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Magnesium also helps reduce arterial swelling which helps decrease the risk of heart disease.
Potassium is also found in them and helps with heart health as well as reducing blood pressure. Potassium also reduces the effects of sodium on blood pressure. Their soluble fiber can be helpful to reduce cholesterol.
5. DATES REDUCE RISK OF STROKE
Since magnesium has benefits for the blood vessels, it should come as no surprise that it can help reduce the likelihood of stroke. Every 100 milligrams of magnesium consumed per day, a person’s risk of stroke is reduced by 9%.
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