(health benefits of carrots!) what carrots do for the body

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All about carrots and their amazing health benefits!
Carrots may be known for being an orange, crunchy vegetable that is good for your eyes, but there is so much more to the root vegetable than that! Learn more about carrots and how they are natural medicine for the body in this article!

Carrots are good for your eyesight!
Yep, as people always mention when it comes to carrots, carrots are in fact good for maintaining a healthy eyesight.Carrots have Vitamin A in them, and vitamin A is essential for healthy eyes and it also plays a role in growth and development. Unlike the common myth, carrots won’t improve your eyesight, but it keeps your eyesight healthy and does keep nightblindness away.

Carrots are filled with vitamins!
Besides vitamin A, carrots have many other vitamins in them which are good for the body in many ways. Carrots have vitamin K in them, which is good for healthy blood clotting and good for the bones. Carrots also have vitamin C which is great for healing wounds and cuts, and vitamin B6; which helps with mood and regulating hormones.

Carrots have fiber in them! 

Carrots contain fiber which is good for regulating bowel movement and making you feel full.

In addition, carrots are good for the digestive system because they remove toxins from the liver and remove bad bacteria from the digestive system.

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Carrots come in many colors!
You may see the popular orange carrot in stores a lot, but there are many other colors carrots come in red, orange, yellow. White, and purple. The difference in their colors depends on the environment they grow in! Pretty cool right?
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Carrots clean your teeth!
Carrots are good for your teeth and gums. They can remove plaque from your teeth.

Carrots are good for your brain and heart!
Carrots increase cognitive function which is the ability to learn and make decisions… basically mental skills like memory and language.

Carrots also have potassium in them which is good for you, and have the ability to lower blood sugar and regulate cholesterol.

Carrots are good for your bones!
If you’ve gotten this far, you probably already know that carrots are good for your bones since your teeth are bones.Carrots have calcium and vitamin K in them which is good for bones.

Hoped you learned quite a bit about carrots. How do you eat carrots? With ranch? Steemed? Comment in the comments section!

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