Carrot.......

Forget about Vitamin A pills. With this orange crunchy fruit, you get Vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits including a healthy and beautiful skin, cancer  prevention and anti-ageing properties.
Here are some health benefits of this power food... 

• Healthy Teeth and Gum.. Its all in the crunch! Carrots clean your teeth and gum. They scrap off plagues and food particles just as toothbrushes and tooth pastes. They stimulate the gum and trigger the production of a lot of saliva which being alkaline, balances out the acid-forming, cavity-forming bacteria. The minerals present in the carrot prevents tooth decay.
• Cleanse the body...... The Vitamin A present in carrot assists the liver in flushing out toxins from the body. It reduces the bile and fat in the liver. Its fibrous content helps clean out the colon and hastens waste movement.
• Prevent Heart Disease..... Studies have shown that diets high in carotenoids are associated with a lower risk of heart disease. Not only do carrots have beta-carotene, they also contain alpha- carotene and lutein. Regular consumption of carrots aids in the reduction of blood cholesterol levels because its soluble fiber binds with bile acids.
• Beautiful Skin...... On the outside of your skin, using a mixture of mashed carrots and honey as a facial mask can improve your skin condition immensely.
• Healthy skin on the inside..... Vitamin A and anti-oxidants  protect the skin from sun damage. Vitamin A present in carrots prevents premature wrinkling, aging, acne, dry skin , pigmentation, blemishes and an uneven skin tone. Not having enough Vitamin A in you could lead to dryness of the skin, hair and nails.
• Anti-aging.... Carrots helps slow down the aging process. Its high level of beta-carotene acts as an anti-oxidant to cell damage done to the body through regular metabolism.
• Improved Vision.... Its a common sentence that carrots are good for the eyes, this is very correct! They are rich in beta-carotene which is converted into Vitamin A in the liver. In the retina, Vitamin A is transformed into rhodopsin, a purple pigment necessary for night vision. Beta-carotene has also been shown to protect against macular degeneration and senile cataracts. A study showed that people who ate the beta-carotene more had 40 percent lower risk of a macular degeneration that those who consumed little.
• Cancer prevention.... Studies shows that carrots reduces the risk of lung cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer. Researchers discovered two compounds namely falcarinol and falcarindiol which they feel causes the anti-cancer properties.
• A powerful Antiseptic.... Carrots are known by herbalists to prevent infections. They can be used on cuts - shredded, mashed or boiled.

So guys get some carrot when doing the grocery shopping...... *winks*

Living Healthy!!!!!....