Keep your heart healthy with pomegranate and dates
Posted on: 30/Jun/2015 6:12:01 PM
This article is for those who really love and cherish every bite of pomegranate or dates. According to researchers, a combination of juice made of pomegranate and dates can fight against heart diseases. All you need is a glass of the pomegranate juice and a hand full of dates.
What makes it healthy?
Researchers from Technion-Israel Institute of Technolog say combination of pomegranate and dates (with seeds) help prevent and fight against atherosclerosis which is a condition of build up or hardening of arteries. Atherosclerosis is the primitive reason for heart attack or stroke. The study results are stated in Food and Function journal.
Pomegranate juice is found to be rich in polyphenolic antioxidants which is a compound obtained from plants. This hugely reduces oxidative stress. And dates is rich in phenolic radical scavenger antioxidants which prevents oxidation of bad cholesterol or LDL. Dates further induce the removal of cholesterol from lipid-laden arterial cells.
The combination of these two helps in keeping you fit. According to researchers, those who are prone to cardiovascular diseases and even if you are very normal in your health aspects, consumption of the combination of half glass of pomegranate juice which is of 4 ounces approximately, along with 3 dates will keep you healthy and fit.
