Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

in health •  8 years ago 

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Many of us here the word "sweet" in sweet potato and automatically think of sugar. Well that is not true. Maybe this has to due with the duality and paradox of life, yin and yang etc. But it seems kind of counter intuitive to eat something that has the word "sweet" in it, especially with all the talk today of diabetes and insulin resistance.

Well I am here to share with you the paradox of life.

It is a known fact that sweet potatoes are in fact one of the healthiest tubers you can eat. In fact the irony lies in the fact that it's, let us all it 'twin brother', white potato is actually the unhealthy one.

Below I will share with you the benefits of the sweet potato and let you decide for yourself whether this should be something to incorporate into your daily diet or not.

Sweet Potato Benefits:

  • Packed with Beta Carotene and vitamins C, E & D.
  • Full of minerals like manganese and iron
  • High in potassium, which is primordial for lowering blood pressure by removing excess sodium and returning our
    bodily fluid regulated
  • Good to relieve stress
  • Help in relaxing muscles
  • Calm nerves
  • Balance our cognitive function
  • Super anti-cancer food (breast, colon, lung, skin and oral)
  • Help heal the guy (ulcers, inflamed colon, digestive disorders and constipation)
  • Excellent for heavy metal detoxing (binds to lead, mercury, copper, cadmium)

So with all the above mentioned benefits, I will let you draw your own conclusion.

Cheers. To your health

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Sweet potatoes are my favorite! Awesome info!

thx for the comment... they are awesome yes