14 HEALTH FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PASSION FRUIT

14 HEALTH FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PASSION FRUIT:

1. Colon Cleanser: Passion fruit contains high amounts of soluble, which improves digestion and nutrient absorbing capacity, regulates bowel movement, and treats hemorrhoids, hyperacidity, gastric and duodenal ulcers. The insoluble fiber boosts the intestinal amylase action, and lowers the pH and ammonia content.

2. Weight Loss: Passion fruit has low amounts of calories, sodium and fat while being high in fiber content increasing satiety and expelling toxins.

3. Blood Pressure: Potassium in passion fruit has antispasmodic and vasodilator properties that relaxes the tension of blood vessels, promotes increased blood flow, and maintains proper fluid balance of the body’s cells. Potassium also regulates sodium level, preventing heart attack and stroke.

4. Relieves Insomnia: Passion fruit has medicinal alkaloid compounds, including harman, which functions as a sedative providing a soporific effect on the human nervous system helping people with insomnia, restlessness, sleeplessness, and nervous anxiety.

5. Hair Care: Passion fruit is rich in vitamin A, C, B2, B6 and minerals like copper and potassium which boost oxygen and essential nutrients delivery to the hair follicles.

6. Eye Vision: Passion fruit contains a high amount of antioxidant Vitamin A, C and flavonoids, which protect eyes tissues and cells from free radical damage.

7. Improves Blood Production: Passion fruit contains high amounts of Iron, and Vitamin C which enables iron absorption and increases the production of blood.

8. Strengthens Immunity: Vitamin C, carotene, and cryptoxanthin are highly effective to increase immunity to protect from common disease like cold, flu and infections. Vitamin C stimulates the activity of white blood cells and the rest of the immune defense system.

9. Cardiovascular Health: Passion fruit contains high amount fiber which increases HDL (good cholesterol) and reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) and antioxidants protect arteries from free radicals. Polyphenols present in passion fruit seeds induces vasorelaxation, essential for a proper coronary function.

10. Respiratory Soother: Passion fruit peel contains a potent mix of bioflavanoids, which have an expectorant, sedative, and soothing effect on the respiratory system, resulting in reduction of asthma attacks, wheezing, and whooping cough. It also contains vitamin C which helps in blocking histamine that causes asthma symptoms.

11. Anti Anxiety: Passion fruit tea has demonstrated the capability to decrease the signs and symptoms of anxiousness, anxiety, fear, stress, as well as worrying.

12. Improves Hemoglobin Levels: Passion Fruit contains abundant iron that boosts hemoglobin levels increasing oxygen supply via the blood to all cells in the body.

13. Bone Health: Passion fruit is rich source of minerals like iron, copper, magnesium, and phosphorus, repairing and increasing mineral bone density and bone strength, and eliminating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of osteoporosis and inflammatory bone diseases.

14. Anti Cancer: Passion fruit has water and fat-soluble antioxidants, and phytochemicals (carotenoids as well as polyphenols ) present in passion fruit, are accountable for its anti-cancer properties.