About The Benefits Of Watermelons

2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47

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The delights of the watermelon diet

It is generally known that watermelon is 80-95 percent water. However, this does not detract from the healing properties of the world's largest berry.

On the contrary, the combination of a large amount of liquid and a tangible diuretic effect that occurs when drinking watermelon makes the latter a unique natural remedy for eliminating or alleviating the symptoms of intoxication resulting from any illness, poisoning or excessive alcohol abuse.

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In addition to the abundance of water and the diuretic effect, the detoxifying ability of watermelon is also explained by the active absorption of toxins by the fiber in the intestines. Stimulated by fibers and purines contained in watermelon pulp, intestinal peristalsis ensures rapid elimination of harmful substances from the body. The vitamin-microelement complex contained in watermelons directly stimulates metabolism in the liver, contributing to the activation of the neutralization of toxins of various origins.

The already mentioned combination of excess fluid and diuretic properties of watermelon makes it a very valuable gift from nature for people suffering from urolithiasis. Moreover, watermelon is the main and irreplaceable component in the kidney cleansing procedure described in numerous books on alternative medicine. Some patients assure that with a good "watermelon load" the sand from the kidneys is removed much more actively, and the painful sensations are much less pronounced. Note that not only the pulp has diuretic properties, but also a decoction of fresh watermelon peels.

Vitamins and microelements, the presence of a large amount of water and easily digestible sugars endow watermelon with the ability to stabilize metabolic processes in the liver, improve the qualitative composition of bile, and prevent stone formation in the gallbladder. That is why it is recommended to include watermelon in the diet of patients suffering from chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia, etc.

Nutritionists recommend spending watermelon fasting days for patients suffering from obesity, gout and some other ailments. The large amount of pectin and fiber in watermelon pulp allows it to be used in the dietary treatment of constipation.

In terms of iron content, watermelon is second only to lettuce and spinach. That is why the green-striped giant is useful for patients with iron deficiency anemia.

As established by medical scientists, watermelon is a champion in the content of folic acid, the most valuable for the human body, which actively participates in the processes of hematopoiesis, affects the maintenance of the balance of biochemical processes. Due to the favorable combination of this acid, magnesium and iron, watermelon is recommended as an effective remedy for anemia. It is especially useful when antibiotics are prescribed to the patient. The combination of folic acid with vitamin C contributes to the elimination of cholesterol from the body, and therefore the vegetable is recommended for atherosclerosis, hypertension, gout, arthritis.

Even the green watermelon rind is used in medicine. In its raw or dried form, it improves bowel function, it is also used as a diuretic. Crushed and pounded in cold water seeds of watermelon (1:10) (the so-called watermelon milk) are used in folk medicine for feverish conditions.

Due to the high content of folic acid and other valuable organic substances, watermelon juice perfectly tones the skin. Cosmetologists recommend washing your face with watermelon juice throughout the fall: moisten your face with freshly prepared juice several times (or even better, apply a pulp mask for 15-20 minutes), and then wash yourself with cold water. A watermelon juice mask improves skin color and refreshes it.

The abundance of miraculous and juicy watermelons in the summer-autumn season will give you pleasure and along the way cleanse your body of toxins.

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Tasty medicine or health threat?

But, despite the fact that watermelon has long been considered a delicious treat and an indispensable medicine, it can be dangerous to health. The trouble is that watermelons tend to accumulate chemicals that were used both in their cultivation and storage. And as practice shows, sanitary standards, alas, are often violated.

First, an increase in the doses of nitrogen fertilizers leads to an accelerated increase in the mass of watermelons, which is directly beneficial in the case of growing them for sale. It is impossible to determine this fact by the appearance of a watermelon, but it is quite possible to be convinced of an excess of nitrates and nitrites in the pulp by cutting such a striped handsome man. In this case, you can find in its pulp yellowish compacted areas ranging in size from 0.5 to 2 or more centimeters. At the same time, the veins in the pulp are also yellow, and the taste of the watermelon will be watery. Eating it in food is fraught with gastrointestinal dysfunction, which is especially dangerous for young children.

Secondly, until recently, the so-called "artificial ripening" of watermelon was actively practiced thanks to injections of ordinary potassium permanganate. At the same time, of course, there was no ripening, but the watermelon miraculously turned from white to red. True, he naturally did not become sweeter from such an injection. It is also very simple to make sure of this: you will see a red center, filled with white bones. It's better not to talk about the taste of such a watermelon. Such phenomena are still encountered today, but, thank God, they are much less common.

It is worth recalling one more important factor. Sanitary doctors do not recommend cutting a watermelon when buying. The fact is that on its surface there may well be a mass of pathogens of intestinal infections, which, if the integrity of the not previously washed peel is violated, easily penetrate into the pulp and pose a serious threat, because while you bring the striped handsome man home, wash it and cut out the pulp around the incision, bacteria already safely move inside the fetus.

So, frankly speaking, your own greenhouse watermelons are much safer and tastier in addition. And they will certainly benefit, not harm. It seems to me, finally, I persuaded you to start melon growing?