Health Benefits of Corn

Cornstastic! That is how corn can make us feel. What am I talking about? Corn can make us feel good? Most people know corn as the vegetable than can be served a multitude of ways, but are not aware of the positive health benefits of corn.

Health benefits of corn- quick on the draw

Eating sweet corn can enhance mental functions. Corn contains high levels of thiamine. Our brain uses this B vitamin to manufacture the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine. Acetylcholine maximizes communication between brain cells thereby improving recall and concentration. Know anyone that can provide singers to anyone and for just about any occasion. Have you even been one to not think of a comeback or a retort, until it was too late? Eat more corn: you might be able to start zinging people yourself. But only in the nicest way possible, right?

Health benefits of corn- be like that little pink bunny

A one-cup serving of corn supplies fifteen percent of the daily recommended amount of pantothenic acid. This energy enhancing B vitamin, used by the mitochondria to transform more complex carbohydrates (even just seeing those two words together, garners images of Brad Pitt- in a Friends Thanksgiving episode several years back.) into glucose. Glucose is a form of usable energy. In addition, corn contains beta-carotene, which increases supplies of hemoglobin, a protein that delivers oxygen to cells, preventing fatigue.

Health benefits of corn- Denise Richards, look out

Consuming one cup of corn daily strengthens hair follicles with potent antioxidants like vitamin C and lycopene; enabling our bodies to neutralize the UV generated free radicals than can weaken hair. Moreover, these compounds also increase production of collagen. Collagen assists in maintaining smooth skin and hair.

Health benefits of corn-on the skinny side

Two ears of corn on the cob provide twenty percent of the daily recommended amount of the mineral, manganese. It stimulates the thyroid gland, to produce more triiodothyronine. Also known as T3, a hormone, that increases our bodies' fat burning metabolic rate. Now, this does not mean enjoy to ears of corn on the cob, slathered in butter daily.

In fact, although corn provides these health benefits, we actually shoot ourselves sin the foot when it comes to corn consumption with all the extras we add to the corn. Try eating a cob without butter, or only a tad. Dripping in butter is not necessary.

Another benefit of corn is - exercise. Go pick it yourself from a pick -it -yourself- garden. Walk through all the rows, not just the first one, and enjoy the physical activity as well as being outside.