Carrots: The Underrated Superfood
Good Reasons to Add Carrots to your Diet!
Carrots are a beneficial food. When discussing carrots, we tend to think of their succulent taste in a soup, or topped on a salad. You may think of carrots’ positive impact on eyesight and its good source of fiber.
As it turns out, this common (and relatively cheap) vegetable can improve, change or even save your life! In this article we’ll explain how carrots can be beneficial to your health.
Weight Loss
One common health concern amongst Americans is obesity. With carrots in your diet, you can aid weight loss. This is because a diet that includes carrots help maintain healthy cholesterol and blood sugar levels as a result of the high potassium content. Also, carrots are low in sugar and caloric content which is beneficial for older adults, diabetics, and kids love carrots too! In addition to those benefits, carrots help your body create more bile secretion which will help you burn fat and shed excess weight.
Brain Power
Carrots are a good source of energy. Not only do carrots promote heart health, but they improve the relationship between body/brain functionality. This vegetable has high levels of a compound called luteolin. According to a study published in 2010 in the journal Nutrition, luteolin is shown to reduce age-related deficits and inflammation in the brain.
A relaxed and stimulated brain = a smarter you!
Beauty
Carrots may not be the normal at-home remedy for skin care but that’ll soon change. It’s been increasingly added to DIY beauty regimes and most recently named the newest beauty fad in Health Line. The same beta carotene that gives carrots their orange color will brighten your skin and make it glow. It contains antioxidants and minerals that keep skin moist and reduces blemishes and scars.
Anti-Cancer
Cancer is another health concern among Americans. One way to extract the maximum benefit provided by carrots is juicing them. One glass per day will boost your immune system while helping to fight diseases, damages, viruses, bacteria and inflammation. Carrots fight “free radicals”, which are waste stored after digestion. Those waste turn into cancerous cells, but carrots can prevent it!
Now that you know the benefits, where to go from here? You can always head to your local super market and pick up the nearest pack of carrots.
