Radish Health Benefits
Radish is a vegetable with thin white skin and white flesh and rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, B, A, calcium, iron, fiber, antioxidants and others which provides healthy benefits to our body. It also a good source of potassium and calcium.
Radishes can be eaten raw in the form of appetizer or salads or cooked. To retain its crunchiness and freshness, radish must be soaked in cold water. It is known to stimulate appetite and relieve nervous exhaustion. It is also beneficial for the teeth, gums, nerves, hair and nails.
There a number of healthy benefits from radishes. Some of these are the following.
- Cancer Prevention. It contains high amount of antioxidants which help to prevent cancer such as colon, breast and prostate cancer.
- Good for Dieters. It has low calorie and cholesterol contain.
- Rich in vitamin C. Radishes is very good source of vitamin C.
- Relieves constipation. It has an amount of fiber which helps to regulate digestion.
- Liver Disorder. Effective when used a medicinal food for liver disorder because radish contains a variety of sulfur-based chemicals that increase the flow of bile.
- Prevention of kidney stones. Radish has a mild diuretic effect which help to the production of urine by the kidney.
December 6th, 2008 | Tags: radish health benefits | Category: Food and Nutrition
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