The Strawberry is called "the queen of fruits" in Asian countries because it’s packed with health benefits. Compared to fruits like apples, oranges or bananas, strawberries have the highest amount of nutrients.
These juicy heart-shaped delights have much more to offer beyond sweetness and flavor.
Yummy, juicy and mouth-watering, we love to enjoy strawberries in the form of ice creams, shakes, smoothies and other desserts. This bright red colored conical fruit is a member of the rose family and has been grown in the wild for centuries.
1. Helps burn stored fat
The red coloring contains anthocyanins, which stimulate the burning of stored fat.
2. Excellent Skin Cleanser
Strawberry has great cleansing properties. Strawberry extracts are often used as an ingredient in skin cleansers, face washes, refreshing bubble baths and rejuvenating facemasks as they contain vitamin C, salicylic acid, antioxidants and exfoliants.
3. Protection from Ultraviolet Radiation
Strawberry contains ellagic acid which, when applied topically protects the skin against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, which are primarily responsible for skin ageing.
4. Anti-ageing Properties:
Vitamin C and other antioxidants present in strawberries prevent damage caused by free radicals to the skin and body.
You can prepare an anti-ageing face pack by mixing a teaspoon of honey and 2 teaspoons of milk cream with mashed strawberries. Apply this pack all over your face and neck and leave for 20 minutes. Wash off with clean water and pat dry. Since strawberry has anti-ageing properties, this pack can be quite suitable for mature skin by rejuvenating it as well as minimizing pores and lines to give you a younger looking skin.
5. Diminishes Under-eye Puffiness
Being astringent in nature strawberries can reduce puffiness and circles beneath the eyes.
For this purpose, cut a strawberry into thin slices. Lying in a cool place, put the strawberry slices under your eyes and relax for 10 to 12 minutes. Wash your face with cold water and moisturize it gently.
6. Effective Foot Scrub
Strawberries can be effective in giving you soft and crack free feet.
You can prepare a strawberry foot scrub by mashing 6 to 8 strawberries and mixing them with few drops of glycerin and grounded oats. Soak your feet in warm water for 10 minutes. After taking them out, scrub gently with this mixture to exfoliate dead cells and rough skin. Wash off with clean cold water and moisturize your feet with any cold cream or foot cream.
7. Ease Inflammation
Strawberries lower blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a signal of inflammation in the body. In a study, women who ate 16 or more strawberries per week were 14 percent less likely to have elevated levels of CRP.
8. Lower cardiovascular disease
Flavonoids, which are responsible for the colour and flavour of strawberries lower the risk for heart disease.
9. Promote bone health
Strawberries contain potassium, vitamin K and magnesium which are important for bone health.
10. Strawberries for Cancer
Vitamin C has been proven to prevent cancer. A phyto-chemical named Ellagic Acid which is found in Strawberries has been proven to have anti-cancer properties, i.e. it suppresses cancer cell growth..
11. Promote eye health
Eating three or more servings of fruit like strawberries may lower the risk of macular degeneration, a condition resulting in vision loss.
12. Fights Dandruff
Strawberry can be mixed with phytochemicals having antifungal effects like tea tree oil or thyme oil to get rid of dandruff.
13. Strawberries for Cholesterol
Strawberries can prevent us from Cholesterol.
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