Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes one of its most delicious fruits: mango! Furthermore, it's not only yummy but it's also nutrient rich, given that it has great health benefits.
Here are some mango benefits:
1.It Helps Our Digestion
Due to its high fiber and potassium content, mangos help prevent constipation and promote good bowel movements. Potassium contains a diuretic effect, which makes this fruit perfect for anyone who need to get rid of fluids and keep their stomach in check.
2. Like Oranges, It Contains Vitamin C
A 200 gram-ripe mango can give you the enough vitamin C you need throughout the day. This fruit is ideal for those can't tolerate any type of citrus. Given it's high content of this vitamin, mangos help with iron absorption as well as red blood cells, collagen, teeth and bone formation. Impressive, huh?! Are you starting to see why mango is a season favorite?
3. Vitamin A = Healthy Skin & Hair
It's always important to keep our skin and hair healthy. Mangos can also provide a daily doses of vitamin A, which helps produce sebum, making our hair healthy and hydrated. Vitamin A is also necessary for tissue growth, including the skin, this is why mangos helps you have a glowing and perfect skin.
4. It Can Protect You From Heart Diseases
Given that is contains fiber, potassium, and a high vitamin content, mango helps us fight off cardiovascular diseases. Many studies prove that potassium can reduce the risk of illness related with heart problems as well as magnesium, which also protect us from this sort of ailments.
5. Want To Loose A Few Pounds? Eat Mango
With lots of fiber and 83% of water, although it has a sweet taste, mango has very few calories and sugar that are easy to burn off. So, if you wan to loose weight, run to the store for a few, not just because is delicious, but also filling. Providing us with an excellent amount of fiber, mangos can prevent us from consuming unnecessary calories or fat.
6. Fight Back Depression
Lastly, mango contains a lot of tryptophan, an amino acid with relaxing properties, which helps us to keep ourselves calm and relaxed. It will also makes us happy given that this amino acid produces many 'happy hormones', serotonin. Mangos aside from being scrumptious will also make you happy, and who doesn't want that?
So there you have it! 6 mangolicious benefits. It's really incredible what fruits and vegetable can do in their natural state. Now you know, once summer arrives get you mango on! Add it to your smoothies, cut it up, eat it raw, any way you choose you will obtain its benefits. Bon appetite!
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