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So You Think You Know Everything About Kiwi Juice? Read This and Find Out!

So You Think You Know Everything About Kiwi Juice? Read This and Find Out!

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What makes Kiwi  Juice so appealing? It’s health benefits of course…

Kiwi fruit contains valuable minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and phytochemicals, all help to promote a healthy body. The vitamins and minerals contained within kiwi make this fruit highly beneficial for many ailments. Here are 11 health benefits that kiwis provide:

  1. Kiwi promotes good heart health
    Kiwi has high potassium which helps to manage Blood Pressure and keep electrolytes in balance by counteracting the effects of sodium. This helps to keep blood pressure within normal ranges and prevents hypertension.
  2. Helps Fight Heart Disease
    Many people take aspirin to reduce blood-clotting. Aspirin reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes by preventing platelets from forming blood clots, but this can cause side effects including inflammation and intestinal bleeding. Kiwi has the same anti-clotting benefits without the side effects. Eating 2-3 kiwis a day has been shown to reduce the potential of blood clotting by 18% and reduce triglycerides by 15%
  3. Kiwi has anti-inflammatory properties
    Several nutrients contained in kiwifruit are responsible for neutralizing free radicals which are responsible for premature aging, inflammation, and inflammation can cause many degenerative diseases. Drinking kiwi juice aids in alleviating inflammatory conditions like asthma and arthritis.
  4. Boost the immune system
    Kiwi is rich in vitamin C and other antioxidant compounds, it enhances and regulates the immune system function. This helps the body combat and prevent colds and flu, other types of infections and inflammation. Kiwi is an anti-anemic because of its high content of iron, copper and vitamin C. Iron and copper is essential for the synthesis of hemoglobin.
  5. Great for the Skin
    Kiwis are a great source of vitamin E. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that is known to protect the skin from degeneration.
  6. Alleviates Muscle cramps and Mental Fatigue
    The abundance of minerals like magnesium and potassium, help alleviate muscle fatigue, prevent muscle cramps and improve muscle strength. Its high magnesium content enhances energy production within the brain which intensifies concentration and relieves mental fatigue.
  7. Improves Digestive Health and detoxifies the body
    Kiwis have high fiber content and produce a substance known as mucilage which acts as a natural laxative that helps cleanse the digestive tract, prevents constipation and other intestinal problems. The fuzzy fiber helps bind and move toxins from the intestinal tract as well.
  8. Good for weight loss and suitable for diabetics
    Kiwi has a low glycemic index of 4 and this means that it does not raise blood sugar quickly, like other fruits and the body will not respond to it by converting it to fat, this makes it safe for diabetics.
  9. Naturally Organic
    Kiwi fruit has been listed as one of the foods that are generally safe from a lot of pesticide residues. In 2012, it came in with the top 10 safest foods.
  10. Alkalizes and Balances the body
    It has a rich supply of minerals to replace the excess of acidic foods that most people consume. The benefits of a properly acid/alkaline balanced body are youthful skin, deeper sleep, more energy, fewer colds, less arthritis, and reduced osteoporosis.
  11. Good for Pregnancy
    Kiwi can help prevent muscle cramps, improve the microcirculation in legs which can prevent varicose veins and relieve edema in legs), prevent calcium deficiencies and constipation. In addition, the high content in folate of kiwifruit juice is helpful in preventing the occurrence of neural defects in babies.

By incorporating kiwis into your daily lifestyle, you will reap all of the aforementioned health benefits mentioned in this article and more. Kiwi juice is an excellent source of vitamin A, C, E, K, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and copper. By juicing kiwi, you extract all of the nutrients into a liquid form that is easily absorbed into the bloodstream.

Below  you will find  1 juice recipe and 1 Kiwi smoothie recipe to get you on your way to good health

Kool Kiwi Juice Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 kiwis
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 apple
  • 1/2 lemon, peeled

Directions

  • Peel kiwis and lemon.
  • Wash all ingredients well.
  • Add all ingredients through the juicer,
  • pour over ice*, and enjoy!

Recipe Source:  http://www.rebootwithjoe.com

Kiwi-Mint Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 2 kiwis
  • 1 banana
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach (or other leafy green)
  • 4 mint leaves
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions

  • Combine all of the ingredients in blender,
  • Blend

Recipe Source:  www.incrediblesmoothies.com

Sources:
http://www.care2.com

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