For all manner of amazing health benefits affecting your skin, hair and general health, guava is a fantastic addition to your health regimen. Just what is guava and what does it do? Read on for the full scoop!
What is Guava?
Guava is a tropical fruit that provides a ton of different health benefits. For starters, it is packed full of nutrients which include vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, lycopene and dietary fiber. For many people that would be enough right away to class guava as a ‘superfood’ and ton get people rushing out the door to get more of it.
But that’s not all guava does for you. What makes guava even more interesting is a slew of other benefits. Here are just a short selection…
The Amazing Benefits of Guava
- Guava leaf helps to prevent carbohydrates being converted into sugars, thereby preventing weight gain and suppressing appetite!
- Guava leaves are thus also highly beneficial for diabetics, helping to suppress blood sugar without stimulating insulin production
- Guava leaves can help to reduce LDL cholesterol – that’s low density lipoprotein or in otherwise, the bad kind of cholesterol
- Guava leaves are also natural antibiotics. Their powerful antimicrobial properties are very good at combating both diarrhea and dysentery
- Likewise, guava is also highly beneficial for treating stomach upsets and food poisoning
- Bronchitis and coughs are also targeted by the powerful effects of guava
- Chewing guava leaves can help to combat toothache and gum pain by reducing inflammation
- Guava leaves are often used for improving fertility in men
- Additionally, they can be used to help treat prostate enlargement and may even have anti-cancer properties
- Minor cuts can be treated with guava to help prevent infection. They also may help you to heal more quickly.
- Guava leaves can be used to combat inflammation of rashes and allergic reactions – or even insect bites! Just apply the leaves topically to the area, or crush them into a past.
- Guava leaves can reduce inflammation in the skin and thereby prevent signs of ageing.
- Guava leaves have even been used to combat hair loss by massaging into the scalp.
- You can make a very effective exfoliating cream out of guava leaves just by rubbing it lightly into the skin to reduce blackheads and pores.
There are many more benefits to guava besides these and the aforementioned mineral content will also do a world of good. You can expect to see your digestion improve thanks to the fiber, your healthy gut flora to improve and even your immune system to strengthen.
So how do you enjoy guava leaves? The best strategy is to use them to make a tea. You can do this by taking a few leaves, adding them to some hot water and then boiling them until you can only see half the number of leaves remaining.
And here’s more good news – the tea is also delicious! And with that many amazing health benefits as well, there’s really no reason not to add this delicious drink to your routine and diet!
Source:
http://www.justnaturallife.com/17-amazing-benefits-of-guava-leaves-for-skin-hair-and-health/
Nicole Penguin