Top 10 Incredible Health Benefits of Pumpkin

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This fast growing vine plant creeps along ground surface like cucumber, squash and cantaloupes. It is more than just a Halloween decoration or pie fillings.  this orange gourds are nutrient-dense but low in calorie, even its seeds offer extreme benefits too.  This contains Vitamins A, B-Complex, C, E, Potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc, flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as leutin, xanthin and a lot more.  They very much favored in their beta carotene  content, a pre-cursor to Vitamin A.
Here are the top 10 benefits of this Incredible fruit:
1.  Improves Eye Health

Vitamin A aids our vision, especially in dim or low light, it helps protect the corneas.  This is useful for maintaining healthy skin, tissues and mucus membranes too.  Pumpkins are packed with carotenoids that help alleviate the risk of age-related macular degeneration and prevents cataracts.

2.  Boosts Immunity
These are a storehouse of many anti-oxidant  vitamins like A, C and E, plus iron, magnesium and others.  Vitamin A is important for the tissues to protect from pathogens.   Beta-carotene also has immune-stimulating properties too.

3. Supports Weight Loss

These is low in calorie, high in fiber and potassium.  Fiber will keep you feel full thus helps in controlling appetite while potassium helps flush out water and salt thus reducing water weight.  A low glycemic load diet is believed to be more satiating than a high glycemic load diet. Low glycemic load restores your energy balance through increased satiety and reduced food consumption.

4.  Reduces Inflammation
The carotenoids responsible for their bright orange color also provide anti-inflammatory benefits.  The beta-carotene also helps prevent the buildup of cholesterol in arterial walls. Alpha-carotene slows the process of aging and prevents the growth of tumors. The antioxidant vitamin E protects against certain cancers and reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s, too.
Just 1/2 cup of pumpkin provides more than 100 percent of your recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of beta- and alpha-carotene.

5.  Aids Digestion
Being high in fiber, it helps in digestion, efficient absorbs the nutrients.  This prevents constipation, adds bulk to stool and absorbs water thus controlling diarrhea.   Raw pumpkin juice heals stomach acidity. You can simply drink a cup of pumpkin juice mixed with a little honey 3 times a day for relief. Preferably, take it about 30 minutes before meals. It can also help remove intestinal worms and works as a mild sedative.

6.  Promotes Younger-Looking skin
Main ingredient that helps in giving younger looking skin is Vitamin A and Beta carotene.  Vitamin A gives anti-aging property while beta carotene helps reduce skin damage caused by the sun.  Vitamin C and E content encourages collagen production and promotes glowing complexion, giving you improve skin health.   Vitamin B5, or pantothenic acid, in this superfood helps reduce signs of aging like skin spots. In addition to eating pumpkins, you can also apply pumpkin juice or pulp on your skin.

7.  Post Workout Food

Pumpkins are great food option after workouts, plus sweet potatoes and squash too. These starchy and nutrient-dense foods provide carbohydrates and, unlike fruits, replenish muscle glycogen first instead of liver glycogen. This is particularly useful when you are striving to gain weight or muscle. It is also beneficial for those undergoing athletic training.
A cup of cooked pumpkin or pumpkin smoothie will also help refuel your potassium levels to restore the balance of electrolytes in the body after a tough workout.

8.  Prenatal Power Food

Pumpkins and roasted seeds are good for expectant mothers for a lot of prenatal development.  Plus, it can relieve abdominal cramps and aids digestive process.  Pumpkin also contains iron, carries oxygen to the baby, and prevents anemia to the mother too.

9.  Promotes Fertility

Pumpkins and pumpkin seeds have B-Complex content that support fertility. Antioxidant vitamin E, too, has been shown to improve fertility in both men and women.  It protects cell membranes from toxic compounds, improves sperm health and motility, and increases endometrial thickness in women with thin uterine linings.  Pumpkin seeds are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids that have fertility-boosting benefits. They help increase blood flow to the reproductive organs, regulate reproductive hormones and reduce stress.

10.  Lowers High Blood Pressure
The high potassium content in pumpkins is responsible in controlling high blood pressure. Its vitamin C also reduces blood pressure. A cup of cooked canned pumpkin meets 20 percent of your daily vitamin C requirement.  Plus, the high vitamin A in this superfood promotes proper functioning of the heart, lungs and kidneys. Its rich fiber content also keeps cholesterol levels in check, thus decreasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

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