Love those almonds and cashews? Here are the benefits you get from eating them…
In India it is tradition to gift dry fruits during the festival of Diwali as it is considered good charm but did you know that dry fruits have several health benefits as well? The colourful little nuts or the sweetness of a raisin does not just make your tummy happy but also helps you fix many ailments and make your skin better! When we say dry fruits there are several delicacies like almonds, dates, raisins, walnuts, cashews, pistachios and peanuts, which can be counted in the category. So let us tell you what the benefits are of adding these dry fruits to your diet…
This is probably one of the most important reasons why one should add dry fruits to their dietary chart. Mostly all dry fruits are rich in potassium, iron, folate, calcium and magnesium and antioxidants. These help your body grow a strong immunity against several diseases especially in the wintery months.
Yes! You can ask your dietician about this. It is often recommended to have a limited amount of dry fruits in the morning and throughout the day as well. Nuts, specifically almonds and pistachios if consumed at a normal quantity everyday will surely help you lose weight and also keep you away from unnecessary sugary products.
Did you know that having a glass of raisin-soaked water early morning can help you get rid of dark spots and keep your skin glowing! Among nuts, while almonds and pistachios help remove dead skin cells, walnuts prevent your skin from drying out!
Fibrous dry fruits like fig, prunes, apricots, dates and pistachios are rich in fibre and thus helps you have a healthy bowel movement. In fact it even helps you fight constipation and keeps the digestion on-point! If your tummy is happy, you will automatically be happy!
Almonds and cashews are known to help keep away breast cancer, did you know that? Along with that walnuts and pistachios also help keep at bay cancer-causing cells or even fight them in the body! These are rich in fibre and have phytonutrients which help keep the body cancer free!
