Amazing Natural Health Benefits Of Kiwi

Amazing Natural Health Benefits Of Kiwi

 
Helps Your Digestions with Enzymes
Raw kiwi contains actinidain, a protein-dissolving enzyme that can help digest a meal much like the papain in papaya or bromelain in pineapple.

Anti cancer
Kiwi contains a variety of flavonoids and carotenoids, which have demonstrated antioxidant activity. These phytonutrients are responsible for protecting your DNA from oxygen-related damage. By preventing DNA from being damaged, cancer growth is inhibited and prevented.

Protects your eyes
Kiwi is a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, natural chemicals found in the human eye. Lutein helps to filter out damaging blue light, which helps prevent age-related macular degeneration and the development of glaucoma and cataracts. Zeaxanthin works hand in hand with lutein, contributing primarily to eye health. A study published in the June 2004 issue of the Archives of Opthamology indicates that eating 3 or more servings of fruit (including kiwi) per day may lower your risk of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), which is the primary cause of vision loss in older adults.

Rejuvenates Skin
Kiwi is not only a delicious and nutrient-rich fruit but also a great natural ingredient for your skin care. It contains several skin friendly nutrients like vitamin C, E and antioxidants. These are essential for boosting and rejuvenating your skin’s health.

Prevents Skin Diseases
Kiwi fruit for skin also aids from skin diseases. The omega-3 fatty acids are very essential for preventing a number of skin diseases. It is also required for maintaining healthy cell membranes.

Kiwifruit Improves Your Sleep
Sleep is important for restoring our health and not getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night can lead to a number of health problems. Unfortunately, many people do not get the sleep they need in today’s society but kiwifruit may be able to help you, according to a study done at Taipei Medical University which says that kiwifruit helps to improve sleep time and quality 

Improved Mood
Feeling depressed? Kiwifruit has vitamins C, E and carotenoids which are important nutrients in maintaining psychological health and eating only two a day can decrease the tendency towards depression, decrease fatigue and increase energy according to a study done by the University of Otago in New Zealand

Boost Your Immune System
Our immune system is vital to ensuring good health and preventing a host of diseases and fighting any disease-causing substances that enter our body. Kiwifruit is well known for its immune supporting abilities due to its high vitamin content, especially vitamin C and antioxidants.
Although kiwifruit has many excellent health benefits it is also causes serious allergic effects in some people so if you are unsure rather get this checked out first. If you are able to eat kiwifruit then stock up and take advantage of its many health benefits.

Alkaline Balance
Kiwi is categorized as a ‘most alkaline’ fruit. This means it is loaded with minerals that can balance the acidic content in our food intake. Alkaline content is very necessary to maintain a healthy system, so as to counteract the highly acidic nature of the food consumed by us on a regular basis. Increased alkaline content helps to neutralize our system and in the process presents us with great looking skin, increased physical energy, immunity and reduced risks of loss in bone mineral density (osteoporosis) and arthritis.

Potassium and Magnesium Boost
Kiwi fruit also happens to have high amounts of magnesium and potassium. Increased amounts of Magnesium in the body results in smooth functioning of the muscle and nervous system. High levels of Potassium in the body regulates blood sugar levels. This happens because the Potassium present in Kiwi maintains electrolyte balance by counteracting the effects of Sodium. An increase in potassium levels also helps to control blood pressure, prevention of muscle mass degeneration and decreased chances of kidney stones, osteoporosis and arthritis.

Removal of toxins
The fibers present in the fruit bind to the toxins present in our digestive tract and help to clear them away. This provides us with a healthier and more efficiently functioning system.

Weight Maintenance
Kiwi’s low glycemic index and high fiber content assures that its consumption will not lead to insulin rush as in the case of other fruits. Thereby the body does not end up storing fat, helping one to maintain carbs for effective weight loss (it tastes better than brown bread too…)

High Source of Vitamin C
If you thought that lemons and oranges were the highest sources of Vitamin C, then think again! According to the nutritional break-up of kiwi fruit, per 100 grams contain 154 percentage of Vitamin C, which is almost twice that of lemons and oranges. Vitamin C acts as powerful antioxidant, eliminating free radicals that could cause inflammation or cancer. It also helps in boosting the immunity of the body against harmful pathogens.

Good Source of Folate

It is not without reason that the Chinese valued kiwi for its medicinal properties. It is a good source of Vitamin B6, also known as folate, which is said to be beneficial for pregnant women because it helps in the development of the foetus, making it healthy. It is also considered to be good for growing children.

Vitamin Supplements

Kiwi is extremely rich in Vitamin C. It has an equivalent of twice the Vitamin C present in an Orange, which is 230 percent the recommended daily dose of Vitamin C. This provides a huge boost to the immunity system. It speeds up wound healing and iron absorption in the body required for healthier bones, teeth and blood vessels. The high Vitamin C content also helps to fight stress and ageing thus providing one with a youthful countenance. Vitamin C is the main water soluble antioxidant in the body and neutralizes the free radicals in the body that would otherwise lead to degeneration of cells, inflammation and cancer. Research has shown that regular consumption of vitamin C rich foods help to prevent atherosclerosis, colon cancer and diabetic heart disease. Kiwi is also equally rich in Vitamin E. It has twice the amount of Vitamin E as in a banana and helps to improve skin texture (everybody loves having healthy skin..), hair growth and prevent general degeneration. The fruit has an unique fat-free form of Vitamin E that is a very potent anti-oxidant and helps reduce cholesterol and increase immunity.