Top 5 Health Benefits Of Watermelon

Top 5 Health Benefits Of Watermelon

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“What’s the secret to your glowing skin? Is it because of your high quality cosmetics or your tedious gym workout sessions?”, we asked Diva, 25, a full time model. “Let me spill the beans here and tell you that one of the factors that makes my skin glow is eating lots and lots of watermelons”, said Diva, smiling. That piqued our curiosity and we found out more about the health benefits of eating watermelon regularly.

 

Benefit #1: Gives you radiant skin

Melons are a rich source of Vitamin C and A, which means that having 2-3 large slices of watermelon everyday can do wonders for your skin. The other important health benefit of eating watermelon regularly is that it heals skin wounds or injuries quickly because it is packed with amino acids.

 

Benefit #2: Prevents the danger of heart disease and cancer

Watermelons contain an ingredient called Lycopene, an antioxidant which helps in preventing cancer and heart diseases. But we’re sure that one can’t avail this health benefit of eating watermelon overnight, right?

 

Benefit #3: Protects from UV rays

Since most of the content of watermelon is essentially water and fiber along with free radicals like Lycopene, your skin will absorb about 40% less UV rays from the sun and your skin will glow for long. Therefore, make sure you are eating this magical fruit everyday!

 

Benefit #4: Reduces worms from your digestive system

Have you’ll heard that watermelon seeds can be crushed, roasted and then eaten as peanuts or they can be boiled in water and consumed as tea? Oh yes, also using watermelon seeds will help in reducing tapeworms from your digestive system. Isn’t this a great health benefit of eating watermelon regularly?

 

Benefit #5: Lesser chances of forming kidney stones

Health benefits of eating watermelon regularly are many for those inflicted with diseases related to kidney stones or for people falling ill very often. Because of the high water content of watermelon, there is hardly any tendency of developing kidney stones.


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