How Eating Avocados Can Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes, Heart Disease and Lower Cholesterol

Avocados are tropical fruits which come in several varieties, some have a green skin while others are purple and almost black. Exteriors can be smooth or bumpy and the size of various widely from very small to very large, though all of them contain the same light green flesh inside.

The Avocado is high in mono unsaturated fat, which is a good kind of fact and heads to protect good cholesterol while destroying the bad cholesterol that can block your arteries. Fiber is also contained in large amounts the avocado and this helps to lower cholesterol as well. Beta-sitosterol as well as vitamin C and vitamin E prevent free radicals from building up inside your body due to their antioxidant effects.

Avocados also contain over 1200 mg of potassium, which is over three times as much potassium as the average banana. This is very important since it has been found that potassium is crytical in controlling high blood pressure. Magnesium is also phoned in the fruits and can help to lower your blood pressure as well. It is thought that magnesium relaxes the blood vessels giving the blood more space to flow freely causing a reduction in blood pressure.

The potassium, magnesium and fiber combination can also help to lower your risk of strokes and heart attacks through the lowering of the blood pressure. In a study which included over 43,000 men, scientists found that those who had more potassium in their diet were approximately 40% less likely to have a stroke when compared to those on a normal diet.

Homocysteine is a dangerous by-product of protein metabolism and can damage your arteries, leaving you with increased risk of a heart attack or stroke. The levels of this dangerous chemical can be reduce by another molecule called folate which prevents the homocysteine rom reaching levels critical enough to cause a heart attack. The California Avocado Commission has stated that avocados contains more folate than any other fruit.

Avocados can be used in your beauty regiment to help make your skin look younger and more supple by increasing your skins moisture. This has been done for years by women in countries all around the globe and who among us has not heard of the avocado facial working wonders.

The fiber in avocados can help to protect against certain types of cancers such as colon caner. The fiber can also help to regulate digestion and help to aid the digestive process by keeping the flow of waste moving smoothly. The antioxidants also to lower cancer rates by destroying the harmful free radicals that many scientist associate with many forms of cancer.

The avocado is a wonderful fruit a myriad of health benefits and can be added easily to any meal or snack to provide powerful natural healing and prevent disease

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