All the good things that figs can being to your skin, hair and overall health
The dieticians mostly recommend this dry fruit especially during pregnancy. This dry fruit can be eaten in ways more than one - soaking it in milk, adding it to any healthy dishes and can even be added in boiled water.
Dhwani Vora | Jan 31, 2020, 15:50 IST
Figs, popularly called as anjeer is quite a famous dry fruit that comes with several health benefits. The dieticians mostly recommend this dry fruit especially during pregnancy. This dry fruit can be eaten in ways more than one - soaking it in milk, adding it to any healthy dishes and can even be added in boiled water. There are many many more health benefits of this fruit and we're here to mention all about it:
Regular blood sugar: Anjeer has chlorogenic acid that helps in reducing the blood sugar levels in diabetic people. The potassium that is found in abundance in figs even plays an important role in controlling the blood sugar levels.
Checks on heart health: Figs reduce the amount of triglycerides in the body that are otherwise responsible for heart diseases as they are the fat particles that accumulate along the blood vessel which ultimately causes heart attacks.
Prevents kidney stones: You can even drink water that is boiled with some figs in it as it helps in preventing kidney stones.
Combats constipation: Anjeer are rich in fibre that are actually quite good for intestinal problems and can prevent constipation. The fibre in it provides roughage which improves the bowel movements.
Strengthens the bones:Calcium is one of the main ingredients for having healthy bones and figs are a great natural source of the same. Depending on just dairy products isn't enough and so you must include figs in your diet.
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