HEALTH BENEFITS OF CASHEW NUTS; YES!!! YOU LOVE IT! BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW ITS BENEFITS

Hi my steemithood.

It is very good to know the health benefits of the foods you consume even if not all but few. Some persons can finish 5 bottles of cashew nuts because they find pleasure eating it without even knowing what goods it does to them.

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Cashew nuts (popularly known as KAJU) as the name implies is gotten from Cashew Fruits of Cashew tree Anacardium occidentale(Botanical name) with a conical shaped seed attached to the lower portion of the cashew apple.

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It is a medium size tree that can grow as high as 14 m (46 ft), while the dwarf cashew grow up to 6 m (20 ft), the cashew tree also known as cashew plant is from the Anacardiaceae family and we need to note and understand that Cashew fruit is not a nut but it contains the Cashew Apple and the Cashew Nut.

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These two things produced in one(2 in 1) by the Cashew Tree is safe for human consumption but one has to be processed and the other can be consumed the way it is gotten from the tree provided it's a ripe one i.e Ready to be harvested or consumed. The Cashew apple can be consumed the way it is gotten directly from the tree while the Cashew Nut is the one to be processed before consumption.

Like any other edible such as food, vegetables, Fruits etc have their health benefits and what they do for the body, Cashew Nuts also its benefits for the body, even if this goods can be harmful when the nut is consumed abnormally(i.e. too much). All but not limited to the following are the Health Benefits of Cashew Nuts;

• Healthy Bones
• Boost Immune Systems
• Cures Cancer
• Reduce the body risk of forming Gallstones
• Increase the production of red blood cells
• Healthy Heart
• Kills Bacteria( The once that causes pneumonia,tuberculosis, tooth decay and acnes)

Even though Cashew nuts is known to have low fats, free from cholesterol(where too much intake of it can restrict the cardiovascular functioning) but having lots of antioxidants(e.g vitamins E and K) helping the body prevent heart diseases and leaving us with a healthy heart.

Tumor cells which multiply themselves when a person is infected with cancer and making it difficult to get cancer cured can be fought by flavonol, and one major class of it is Proanthocyanidins contained in cashew nuts( it stops Cancerous cells from spreading all over the body).

Bacteria that causes tuberculosis, pneumonia, tooth decay and acnes cannot withstand the present of cashew nuts because of its component. Regular intake of calcium and magnesium can help us have healthy bones, and these are the main content of cashew nuts. It is a good source of zinc which in so many studies concluded to help boost and have healthier immune system.

Cashew nuts helps reduce the risk of the gallstones; this is a hardened cholesterol or a compound known as bilirubin which is very painful to the person having them. Studies has made it known that the consumption of cashew nuts can reduce the risk of gallstones in the body up to 25%.

Cashew nuts help in growth and development of the body generally, It gives us free radicals and helps utilize iron properly,nucleic acid synthesis and digestion. Cashew Nut is one of those nuts you should always eat even if it is few of it once in every week.

Watch out for Cashew Nuts(Kaju) Oil can Benefits the Skin and Hair(BEAUTY TIPS) and THANKS FOR READING.

Your girl @anikys3reasure.

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