The dark brown hued, glossy dried fruits are really tempting eats. I start my day with munching in 6 dates within half an hour of waking up. And, yes they bestow me with oodles of energy and my glowing skin. Packed with minerals and vitamins, dates are rich sources of energy and can do wonders if you want to spice up your bedroom activities. Catch up with me as I take you through some wonderful goodness of dates.
Good for weight loss
Dates are sweet, but they are free of cholesterol and contain fats in traceable amounts. This makes them ideal munches, especially if you are on weight loss regimen. Consume them in restricted quantities. Consume them in between meal snacks. The presence of fiber in rich amounts helps you to stay away from unwanted hunger pangs, thus ensuring that you are sticking onto your weight loss goals.
Natural sources of protein
Proteins are essential for building up muscles. A good source of protein, you can eat dates as a pre-workout or post workout snack to prevent muscle fatigue and muscle loss.
Wonderful sources of energy
Loaded with natural sugars, dates are rich sources of energy. Keep them handy at your desk and pop one or two dates when you are really fatigued and worn out. Just 5 minutes and you can feel your energy zapping its way in.
Good for weight gain
Yes, you can use dates to gain weight too. Deseed 10 dates and blend it with a handful of almonds and a cup of full cream milk to prepare a tasty milkshake. This will keep you full in a lip smacking way, while helping the numbers on your scale to go up.
Natural antidote for hangover
Feeling lost after overdoing at that party last night? Eat dates. The iron and other vitamins present in these succulent dried fruits help in combating hangover and pepping up your mood.
Natural anti-inflammatory agents
Rich in tannins, a powerful polyphenolic antioxidant, date is known to be a wonderful anti-inflammatory agent. The tannins also enable these dry fruits to act as powerful anti-hemorrhagic and anti-infective elements too.
Natural aphrodisiac
The use of dates as a potential aphrodisiac can be dated to time unknown. It improves the stamina and gives you that extra dose of energy to showcase a fabulous performance in bedroom. Soak in goat’s milk overnight and have it in the morning for the best benefits.
Promoting Digestive Health
Fiber is essential for promoting colon health and making for regular bowel movements. The insoluble and soluble fiber found in dates help to clean out the gastrointestinal system, allowing the colon to work at greater levels of efficiency.
Anti-cancerous properties
The antioxidants present in dates help in averting oxidative damages induced by free radicals, thus offering cure for various types of cancer, especially abdominal, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
Good for your eyes
The Zea-xanthin present in dates offers protection to age-induced macular degeneration n senior citizens.
These health benefits are tempting reasons for including dates in your diet today. So, are your ready?