Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Tomato is one of the super foods with great taste and lots of benefits. We must thanks to all the minerals and vitamins present in it. Tomato’s are rich in minerals like iron, magnesium and phosphorous and lots of Vitamin A, C, K, B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6. All these minerals and vitamins in turn have many scientifically proven health and beauty benefits. In short one tomato a day will full fill all your need to remain beautiful and healthy.

Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Read on some benefits of yummy red colored magic potion.

1)      As I had informed you that tomato has lots of Vitamin A and C. These vitamins help in improving and strengthening your vision, immune system and also prevent vision related diseases. These vital vitamins also help in maintaining health of teeth and bones.

2)      If you consume tomato juice daily then this will help you in preventing high cholesterol. Tomatoes are rich in fiber which acts as remedy to control bad cholesterol in your body. It also has vitamin B3 which helps in stabilizing cholesterol.

3)      Tomato also helps in reducing weight. Tomatoes keeps your body hydrated while high fiber and low sodium content will make you to control your hungry. It gives your body good calories and nutrients to increase metabolic process of your body.

4)      Our grandpa and grandma posses biggest problem that irregular bowel movement. For this problem if they consume tomato then fiber present in it will keep your liver healthy, improves digestion and prevent constipation and thus helps in improving bowel movement.

5)      Tomato’s are rich in Vitamin B6 thus helps in breaking hemocystene into molecules which are not harmful. Hemocystene is compound that damages your blood vessels and causes heart diseases.

6)      Tomato has detoxification effect on your body because of sulfur and chlorine present in it. Our kidneys and liver are responsible for detoxification. So to maintain healthy organ tomatoes are very essential. Chlorine present in it helps in proper function of kidneys and tomatoes. While sulphur in it helps in protecting our body from various infection. So to get rid of toxins from your body does include tomato in your diet.

7)      Tomatoes are red in color as it has fat soluble antioxidant which is known as lycopene. It has been proved by scientist that lycopene protects your body from various types of cancers. It also treats atherosclerosis.

8)      Tomato contains lots of antioxidants so if you consume tomato than will help you in getting rid of free radicals from body. So it helps in maintaining energy and to stay young. Instead of drinking tea or coffee, try to drink glass of tomato juice to get lots of energy.

9)      Tomato is very helpful for skin. Apply on your skin to get rid of counters, tanning and skin discoloration. 

10)   You can prevent damaged and lifeless hair. Even if you apply on your scalp then will remove dandruff and itchy scalp.