Showing posts with label vitamin C. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vitamin C. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2011

THE SOURCE OF VITAMIN C (ascorbic acid) EASILY AND CHEAP AROUND YOU

Maybe you've known the function of vitamin C in the body. It is not just for body's organs healthy, but vitamin C has other important functions that make our skin to be beautiful and bright. Many people inject this vitamins just to get beautiful skin and shining.

Vitamins that also known as Ascorbic Acid is urgently needed human body. Why? Because this vitamin is not produced directly by the body. Therefore sometime we need it through food or injections.

Many people think, to get this vitamin must pay higher and get it only through injections or capsules. Thus we are often confused how to get continuously every day.

If  look around us, actually there are many sources of everyday foods that have high vitamin C content. Sometimes we forget that the source of the food that we eat everyday in reality  is a source of  good and rich of vitamin C.

The sources of food around us with easily available and very cheap are:

Red and green vegetables
Spinach, carrots, or broccoli, contain more beta-carotene functions as an antioxidant for the skin. In addition to preventing damage to cells, beta-carotene also be converted by the body into vitamin A which is useful as anti oxidant and to combat acne, produces new skin cells and make skin color look brighter and younger. It would be better if we get vitamin A directly from the food and not from vitamin supplements, because of excess vitamin A can actually interfere with our health.

Fish
This water creature is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which are the main recipe for healthy heart and  a sunny bright skin. In addition, eating sardines, tuna, or salmon are rich in protein can help protect skin from sun exposure and pollution. The protein contained in it helps the reproductive cells and make skin look radiant.

Orange
All types of citrus fruit is a source of vitamin C, which have many benefits for the skin. Vitamin C increases the production of collagen and elastin in our bodies, which serves to reduce wrinkles and prevent aging skin. He is also believed to slow the production of melanin, the pigment that makes skin appear darker.

Friday, January 29, 2010

THE FUNCTION OF BROMELAIN ENZYME IN PINEAPPLE

Pineapple fruit is a unique fruit. Other than a hard skin and scaly, this fruit also has a characteristic aroma and sometimes sting. Because of the taste and aroma of this fruit, pineapple is often used as an appetizer. Besides pineapple can also be used as a spice in cooking because it is typical. For health, pineapple fruit has many benefits. Pineapple can be one of the fruits on the menu when the diet program because of taste and rich aroma.

Pineapple fruit contains the enzyme bromelain which is useful for throat and helps digestion. The enzyme bromelain digest protein in the food and prepare it to be easy to be absorbed by the body. With the content of this enzyme, pineapple can be used to thawing meat. Bromelain helps wound healing process and reduce swelling or inflammation in the body. The enzyme bromelain also helps cleanse the body and balance the acidity in the blood. Pineapple raise blood levels of alkaline and help to relieve edema disease by reducing the excess water in the body. Thus, the enzyme bromelain in pineapple fruit as a efficacious anti-inflammatory and helps soften the food in the stomach and also interfere with cancer cell growth, and prevent blood coagulation.

In addition to the enzyme bromelain, pineapple fruit also contains fiber, which is useful to assist the process of digestion, lowers cholesterol in the blood and reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease. 150 grams of fiber from pineapple equivalent to half of the oranges. In addition vitamins and minerals, pineapple makes for a good source of vitamin C and vitamin lainnya.Penelitian variety of pineapple has mentioned the essential amino acids and non-essential to help strengthen the body's immune system, overcome fatigue and increase stamina and energy. Substance non-essential amino acids, Proline, it is important to maintain joint function and strengthen the tendons and heart muscle.
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