Do
you like Soursop or commonly known as Guyabano? You might be eating this fruit
without knowing the health benefits that it can give to your body. This fruit
is now so popular and known to be a "miracle fruit". Guyabano can
help combat against cancer and even believed to be ten thousand times stronger
than chemotherapy. It even aids the effect of tumor growth in the body.
Researchers
now-a-days are very stable in saying that guyabano has the ability to protect the
body against cancer cells and reduce the side-effects of chemotherapy based on
their recent studies.
Among
the parts of the guyabano, the leaves as well as the stems were found effective
in destroying and attacking malignant cells. This research was released by the
National Cancer Institute. Among six human cell lines the guyabano leaves can
effectively kill cancer cells and also effective even for prostate and
pancreatic cancers.
If
you are always drinking guyabano tea it can prevent you from having the Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI). There are other health benefits from this miracle fruit
especially in preventing infection and diseases.
Guyabano
helps the body to produce energy because it can supply enough amount of thiamin
which is definitely needed in the process of converting the sugar into energy
in our body.
About
twenty five percent of calcium can be found in guyabano therefore keeping the
bones healthy and preventing it from bone loss.
Niacin
which is a vitamin significant to maintain good cholesterol levels is also
present in guyabano making it to boost cholesterol levels of the body. It also
prevents anemia because guyabano provides iron which prevents blood disorder.
Riboflavin
is also present in guyabano which helps the prevention of headache or migraine.
It is also rich in fiber thus helping in losing weight or lowers the risk of
having colon problems and even prevents constipation.
It
is also a good source of Vitamin C and helps to fight against Urinary Tract
Infection. It somehow helps in decreasing the number of harmful bacteria
present in the urinary tract.
Potassium
fights against muscle weakness and the good news is guyabano is loaded with
this vitamins and it even prevents leg cramps. It also prevents water retention
to lessen the premenstrual symptoms among women.
Folate
can also be found in guyabano. It prevents complications during pregnancy such
as deficiency in pregnant women to prevent pregnancy loss.
How
to prepare Guyabano Tea?
You
will be needing one kilo of ripe guyabano fruit, four cups of water,
three-fourth cups of sugar and calamansi juice.
Wash
properly and peel the fruits. Remove the seeds and cut the pulp into small
pieces. Heat the water and let it cool. Strain the mixture using a clean mesh
cloth into a container and squeeze its juice. You may now add the sugar and a
bit of calamansi juice to make the mixture a little sour. Best when served with
ice cubes.
For
some they use guyabano leaves and stems to boil it with water and to use as
guyabano drink as well. More effective but lesser amount of money involved.
Don’t
forget to share this delicious yet healthy drink recipe to your friends and
family. Regular drinking of guyabano tea can make you healthier.
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