Constipation is the most common digestive problem that affects millions of people around the globe,…
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Health benefits of Tarwi / Chocho
Tarwi or Lupinus mutabilis is a South American plant that bears beautiful flowers and produces…
Benefits of Winter melon
Winter melon, also known as ash gourd is not just a vegetable but is also…
Health benefits of Bajra / Pearl Millet
Pearl millet is part of the millet family, more popular in parts of Africa and…
Health benefits of Endives
Endive, most popularly known as escarole is a nutritional green leafy vegetable that is used…
Amazing benefits of starfruit
Star fruit, botanically known as Averrhoa carambola is a fruit that grows in the carambola…
Health benefits of watermelon seeds
Were you ever told as a child that if you ever eat watermelon seed, a watermelon would grow into your mouth? In fact we always eat the fleshy part of watermelon, but we can also eat watermelon seeds or rind. In Asia, roasted watermelon seeds are a popular snack. Watermelon seeds are full of essential nutrients and various health benefits can be derived from them. Watermelon seeds have been used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Health benefits of watermelon seeds can be attributed to its high nutritional content including fatty acids, essential amino acids and rich mineral content.
However due to the hard coating on watermelon seeds, it is essential either to process watermelon seeds or chew them to derive the health benefits of watermelon seeds. If not chewed or processed, they can just pass undigested out of the body, in such cases no benefits of watermelon seed nutrients is obtained.
Health benefits of Buckwheat
First time we read about Buckwheat, we thought it could be economy or cheaper variety…