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Health Benefits of Dragon fruit 

The Dragon fruit is one of  the most wonderful fruit  grown in Southeast Asia,Mexico, Central andSouth America also dragon fruit known as pitahaya  or pitaya fruit  . The benefits of Dragon fruit is many ,dragon fruit  rich in vitamin C, calcium, fiber and antioxidants and many other nutritional values

Dragon fruit comes with three types:        

The first type is pink skin and white flesh The second type is pink skin and red flesh The third type is yellow skin and white flesh

Health Benefits of Dragon fruit for the immune system

Dragon  fruit rich in vitamin C which boost the immune system and prevent free radicals  which causes cancer diseases and helps in healing cold and flu

Dragon fruit is a source of dietary fiber

Dietry fiber is important for every one, dragon fruit is rich in dietary fiber which are good for digestive system ,prevent constipation ,reduce fats and remove toxins from colon which may leads to colon cancer. Dietary fiber also  controlling sugar level so it play great role in controlling  diabetes

Health Benefits of Dragon fruit for the skin

Dragon fruit is  important for skin health because it contains hight amount of vitamin C which is important for your skin health to repair tissues , make collagen and for healing wounds ,  also vitamin c is important for bones strength ,teeth , cartilage, ligaments and tendons

Health Benefits of Dragon fruit for your body 

• Dragon fruit contain vitamen B1 which helps in increasing energy
• Dragon fruit contain vitamen B2 which helps in recovering the loss of appetite
• The presence of vitaminB3 in the dragon fruit helps reducing bad cholesterol levels
• Dragon fruit improve the body metabolism  because it contains protein
• Dragon fruit helps weight loss




How to eat the Dragon fruit

To eat the dragon fruit, cut it into halves and eat the flesh, you can make a cold fruit juice or make delicious  fruit salad with ice cream

Nutritional value of Dragon fruit

Nutritional values per 100 g 

• Water 80-90 g
• Carbohydrates 9-14 g
• Protein 0.15-0.5 g
• Fat 0.1-0.6 g
• Fiber 0.3-0.9 g
• Ash 0.4-0.7 g
• Calories: 35-50
• Calcium 6–10 mg
• Iron 0.3-0.7 mg
• Phosphorus 16 – 36 mg
• Carotene (Vitamin A) traces
• Thiamine (Vitamin B₁) traces
• Riboflavin (Vitamin B₂) traces
• Niacin (Vitamin B₃) 0.2-0.45 mg
• Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) 4–25 mg
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Benefits of Vitamin A

 Vitamin A is a group of compounds that play an great  role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell growth

Vitamin A improve healthy surface linings of the eyes and the respiratory, urinary, and intestinal systems , those linings are important to prevent bacteria to enter the body and cause infection

Vitamin A boosts  the immune system, which prevent and  fight diseases  by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria ,microbes and  viruses

   Vitamin A also helps the skin and mucous membranes to be  as a barrier to viruses and bacteria







Vitamin A deficiency

one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency is Night blindness.

Ancient Egyptians cured the night blindness by eating liver which is a rich source of vitamin A

The deficiency of vitamin A makes the cornea very dry and damaging the retina and cornea

Vitamin A deficiency decreases  the ability to fight infections.

vitamin A deficiency , makes the cells lining the lungs lose their ability to remove disease Another signs  of  Vitamin A deficiency  are Acne, loss of appetite,  dry hair and insomnia

Read also :Types of vitamin A







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 Types of vitamin A

There are two types of vitamin A,  The first types comes from animals and the second type comes from plants

Vitamin A found in foods that come from animals like liver and milk is called preformed vitamin A and It is absorbed in the form of retinol

In the other side Vitamin A that is found in colorful fruits and vegetables is called provitamin A carotenoid. 

All studies about fruits and vegetables encourages consumption of all kinds fruits and vegetables that rich in carotenoids for their health promoting benefits.

Somes studies shows that  Some provitamin A carotenoids have been shown to function as antioxidants.Antioxidants protect cells from free radicals, and prevent cancer diseases







Foods that contain  vitamin A

 Retinol is found in foods that come from animals such as whole eggs, milk, margarine, and beef liver.

Provitamin A carotenoids is found in foods that come from plants  are abundant in yellow  colored fruits and vegetables like orange fruit , carrots, papaya fruit , mango fruit  and sweet potatoes

Read also :Benefits of Vitamin A

 







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 Health Benefits of Apple cider vinegar 




Apple cider vinegar is considered to be a  the natural remedy it  helps body to lose weight  by taking  three  teaspoons of apple cider vinegar before each meal  .

But  how does the apple cider vinegar  help body to lose weight ?

The acetic acid. In the apple cider vinegar  regulating and reduce  blood glucose level which play a great role in reducing  the amount of the insulin hormone released into the blood stream  because  When insulin hormone excess in  the blood stream,   it becomes impossible for your body  to lose fats

apple cider vinegar  help skin to get rid of brown spots ,with the growing age brown spots  appears on skin especially on the hands, To get rid of  brown spots  . rub your hands with a mixture of  apple cider vinegar and the onion juice




The apple cider vinegar clean and softening and stretching the skin  , also it is a  natural remedy for acne , by diluting by water and applying directly  to the skin with a clean cotton  



 

 it is also known to treat wounds and stop bleeding  , also apple cider vinegar used as a treatment for hemorrhoids by applying  directly on anus , Apple cider vinegar natural remedy for bad breath and Asthma .

Apple cider vinegar typically has potassium, pectin, calcium, and acetic acid. It also has vitamins A,E,C ,B1, B2 and B6. It also has some minerals such as, manganese, copper, zinc, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and calcium.

 



 

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              Health  Benefits of Strawberries 

Strawberries are delicious famous fruits with red color heart shape , by eating strawberries you will get some advantages as it contain many kinds of vitamin like vitamin C and B complex and minerals like potassium ,manganese,copper.

Strawberries are beneficial for our health as it is necessary in fighting  diseases and helps  lowering risk of heart attack .

 







Dietary fiber

Strawberries are good source of dietary fiber which helps lower glucose levels, blood cholesterol and prevent constipation

Antioxidant

Strawberries are rich source of antioxidant (Antioxidants fight free radical which damage cells and cause cancer diseases) as it contain high amount of vitamin C which also boost the immune system and fight chronic disease.

Strawberries contain powerful antioxidant called  flavonoid  which prevents  free radical and fight cancer diseases  and heart disease and important for metabolism

Benefits of Strawberries for teeth

Strawberries can be used to remove stain from teeth by cutting them and rub your teeth . it is said that the acid in the Strawberries are effective in removing stain from teeth

Benefits of Strawberries for bones    



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Strawberries helps in building up strong healthy bones. As it is rich in manganese and minerals which is necessary for building bones also it is used  to treat rheumatoid

Folic Acid

Strawberries  contain hight amount of Folic Acid  (vitamin B9), which play a great role in metabolism , helps the body to make DNA and RNA,  protect against heart diseases, fight  Alzheimer’s disease, protect against certain cancers( stomach ,colon , breast cancers ), increase sperm count in infertile men

Strawberries are rich in potassium

Strawberries are rich in potassium. Potassium is important for our body that maintains fluid in body regulates blood pressure, helps in the transmission of   nerve impulse and prevents the cramp of muscles.



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The pineapple is a tropical fruit which  are originated  in southern Brazil and Paraguay The season for pineapple runs from March through Jun  but it is available  all over the year

 Benefits of Pineapple  for  cancer

 Pineapple is rich  source of vitamin C and contains antioxidant  that  protects against cancer also it contains   Bromelain enzymes which slow down the growth of cancerous cells



 Benefits of Pineapple for blood  circulation

 It reduce the  risk of hypertension. because pineapple contains high amount of sodium and  potassium.

 Pineapple is a natural remedy for angina because it improve the blood  circulation in narrowed arteries

 Pineapples reduces the risk of blood clots and prevent heart attack as it is rich with bromelain enzyme

 Pineapple is very efficient in treating arteriosclerosis and anemia

   Benefits of Pineapple  for bones

Pineapple helps in building up strong  healthy bones. As it is rich with manganese and minerals which is necessary for building bones also it is used  to treat rheumatoid

  Benefits of Pineapple  for Teeth







 Pineapples prevents plaque and gum diseases as it is rich with  vitamin c

  Benefits of Pineapple for skin

 Accelerate the healing of wounds and It keeps  skin soft as it  contains enzymes that make skin elastic ,  cure infected tissue resulting from injuries and reduce brown age spots 

  Cold and flu

 Fresh pineapple juice is a natural remedy for cold and flu as it is  rich with vitamin c more than orange juice  , drinking 3 cups of Pineapples juice helps body to recover from  the flu  

 Benefits of Pineapple  for Digestion.

 The bromelain enzyme in the pineapple  helpful  in  digestion, reduce bloating, nausea, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.

Additional benefits of pineapple

Pineapple  helpful in removing intestinal worms,it is great for the brain and memory loss ,  diuretic and It is  good  source of manganese,which help producing energy and It is  helpful in goiter  . 

 

 



 







Nutritional value for pineapple per 100 g




Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	202 kJ (48 kcal)
Carbohydrates	12.63 g
- Sugars	9.26 g
- Dietary fiber	1.4 g
Fat	0.12 g
Protein	0.54 g
Thiamine (Vit. B1)	0.079 mg (6%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.031 mg (2%)
Niacin (Vit. B3)	0.489 mg (3%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.205 mg (4%)
Vitamin B6	0.110 mg (8%)
Folate (Vit. B9)	15 μg (4%)
Vitamin C	36.2 mg (60%)
Calcium	13 mg (1%)
Iron	0.28 mg (2%)
Magnesium	12 mg (3%)
Manganese	0.9 mg (45%)
Phosphorus	8 mg (1%)
Potassium	115 mg (2%)
Zinc	0.10 mg (1%)
Percentages are relative to US recommendationsfor adults. Source: USDA Nutrient database




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