One of the best ways to eat a healthy diet is to consume foods according to their seasonal cycle. This, in fact, guarantees advantages both because we will consume products grown in the vicinity of our area, and because, by doing so, we could avoid intensive greenhouse cultivation. Furthermore, learning about foods and how to eat them can help identify what benefits they offer us in each season and fight common everyday problems. For example, few will know that it is not raw but in these 3 ways the tomato becomes an LDL anti-cholesterol drug. Later, we will continue to deal with the theme, introducing a typical fruit of September that not everyone takes into consideration.
Many thorns but it is not a rose
We are talking about a plant of the Cactaceae family that is not uncommon to find along the roads of the beautiful south of the country. Few people know this extraordinary exotic September fruit to eat against cholesterol and high blood pressure.
The prickly pear is a fleshy fruit covered with thorns, or alternatively bristles, characterized by a juicy and nutrient-rich pulp. In fact, this exceptional fruit is low in calories (just 53 per 100g), and is rich in water, proteins, vitamins B1, B2, C and A. Furthermore, especially in the peel, there are high quantities of:
- Football;
- Ferro;
- Magnesium;
- Selenium;
- Potassium.
But the fantastic properties don’t end there. In fact, not only is the fruit nutritious and low in calories, but also the plant has beneficial properties on osteoarthritis, edema and infected wounds.
Few people know this extraordinary exotic September fruit to eat against cholesterol and high blood pressure
In addition to what has been said, the prickly pear is rich in fiber and, for this reason, it could be a faithful ally against pressure and cholesterol. In fact, about 5% is composed of insoluble fiber, which cannot be assimilated by the intestine, which favors its regularity. This helps to decrease blood pressure and cholesterol assimilation, also favored by the abundant presence of vitamins. We have already talked about the help of fiber and vitamins on blood pressure control, saying that very few choose this little-known flour but it is a natural killer of bad cholesterol.
Furthermore, as reported on the pages of Humanitas, the stem also boasts properties against hypercholesterolemia and high blood pressure.
Who needs to be careful
As always, we recommend a medical consultation before any changes to the diet to know the contraindications. The prickly pear is, for example, not recommended for pregnant women.
Deepening
Many take them for digestion and cholesterol without knowing they could be terrible for the bones