6 Impressive Health Benefits of Eating Avocado

6 Impressive Health Benefits of Eating Avocado

The avocado is classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. It is a tree native to Mexico and Central America.

Avocado is known to be one of the healthiest foods on earth for it contains more than  25 essential nutrients and minerals  such as  magnesium, potassium, fiber, protein, iron, phosporus, and several beneficial phytochemicals such as beta-sitosterol, glutathione and lutein which can protect our body from different kinds of  illnesses.

Benefits of eating Avocado

1. Helps to lose Weight - yes, its beneficial for weight loss! Even I myself got surprised that a food high in fat and calories would be considered good for weight loss. Based on my research I found out that monounsaturated fatty acids, an avocado contains,  are more likely to be used as slow burning energy than stored as body fat. This is the reason why we have the feeling of fullness whenever we eat avocado, from that it helps in  reducing hunger and appetite.

2. Anti- Aging - antioxidant carotenoids like alpha carotene, beta carotene, beta cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin and lutein which can be found in avocado are very significant compounds that may help our body from the environmental damage that causes wrinkles and other visible signs of aging. The monounsaturated fats in avocado are also essential  for improving skin tone. They are important  for maintaining good moisture levels in the epidermal layer,  detoxify the body  to have a healthy  younger looking skin,  likewise to omega-9 fats also an avocado has can additionally help reduce skin redness and irritation which is essential in repairing damaged skin cells.

3. Reduce risk from heart disease - contains vitamin B6 and folic acid that helps in regulating good level of homocysteine. Having a  high level of homocysteine is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. Vitamin E, glutathione, and monounsaturated fat which an Avocado have are also essential
in maintaining a healthy heart.

4. Healthy Eyes - carotenoid lutein an avocado has is essential for maintaining good eyesight and  protect against age-related macular degeneration as well.

5. Reduce risk from Cancer - The oleic acid in avocado is effective in preventing breast cancer. Studies have shown that avocado can also inhibit the growth of prostate cancer.

6. Bad breath remedy - Avocado is one of the best natural mouth wash,  and can possibly cure bad breath  for  it  cleanses intestine which is the real cause of coated tongue and bad breath.