7 amazing health benefits of mangoes

Here are some amazing health benefits of mangoes -- the king of fruits.

By: Pavitra Sampath | | Updated: April 12, 2017 7:02 pm

The summers remind us all of one delicious fruit — the mango. But apart from tasting great and being a perfect addition to a number of both sweet and savoury dishes, mangoes are packed with a number of health benefits, here are some of them. Also Read - Have blackcurrants daily to control your diabetes: A few interesting ways of adding it to your diet

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According physicians, a normal size mango is more nutritious than butter or almonds. It strengthens and invigorates all your nerves, tissues and muscles in the brain, heart and other parts of the body. It also cleans the body from within and helps strengthen your immunity.

Keeps cancer at bay

Mangoes are rich in dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals, and poly-phenolic flavonoids (an antioxidant compound). It has been found that mangoes have qualities that can protect against colon, breast and prostate cancers as well as from leukaemia.

Helps maintain good vision

Mangoes are an excellent source of vitamin A and flavonoids like beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin. Together, these compounds can help in improving and maintaining good vision. The carotene content in the fruit helps to protect the body from lung cancer.

Can help keep your blood pressure in check

Fresh mangoes are a good source of potassium. Nutritionists say that 100 g of the fruit provides 156 mg of potassium and just 2 mg of sodium. Potassium is an important component of the cell and body fluids. It also helps to control the heart rate and blood pressure.

Improves your skin and complexion

Packed with Vitamin A, mangoes help by providing the body with an essential nutrient to maintaining healthy skin and complexion as well as the integrity of the mucus membranes.

Protects you from heart disease

Mangoes are also a very good source of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin C and vitamin E. Vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infections and scavenges harmful free radicals. Vitamin B-6 or pyridoxine is required for GABA hormone production (a hormone required to maintain muscle tone) within the brain. It also helps to control homocystiene levels within the blood, which in turn helps to protect the heart from CAD (coronary artery disease) and stroke.

Prevents anemia

The fruit contains moderate amounts of copper. Copper is an essential co-factor for the proper function of many vital enzymes, including cytochrome c-oxidase and superoxide dismutase. Copper is also required for the production of red blood cells.

A few ancient home remedies with mangoes:

Suffering from hair fall or grey hair? Try mango seed oil. An excellent source of essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, the mango seed kernel has great moisturizing properties. You don t need to go looking for the oil in the market. Just remove the outer coat of the mango seed and add them to a jar of coconut, til (sesame) or mustard oil. Place the jar in sunlight for a few days. Use this concoction regularly for long, black and thick hair. The leaf of the mango plant is known to be very effective in controlling diabetes and blood pressure. Boil three to four mango leaves in water and allow the mixture to ferment overnight. Crush the leaves and drink this infusion first thing in the morning.
The leaf of the mango plant is known to be very effective in controlling diabetes and blood pressure. Boil three to four mango leaves in water and allow the mixture to ferment overnight. Crush the leaves and drink this infusion first thing in the morning.

Apart from the usual ways you eat mangoes every year, try delicious aam panha and aam ras this year.

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Published : March 19, 2015 8:10 pm | Updated:April 12, 2017 7:02 pm

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