Benefits of Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe or latin named Cucumis melo L. Is one of the plants that serve as refreshment drink. This plant belongs to the Cantalu pensis group. In general, this fruit has an oval shape and has a bright orange skin and there are greenish spots. Alhough it has a thin fruit skin, but inside contains fiber and seeds. This fruit has a resemblance to pumpkin, melon and watermelon.

One of the benefits of consuming cantaloupe is that you can lower high blood pressure. This is because in cantaloupe contain potassium. Potassium content can also be useful for controlling blood pressure in the body so that the fruit is suitable for people who have high blood pressure. In addition, cantaloupe can also be used as one of the laxative and natural ingredients and can reduce the formation of plaque that is in the arteries.

The content of vitamin C in cantaloupe in addition to being a source of antioxidants, these vitamins can also be used to prevent heart disease and to petrify the health of the lungs and also for the health of blood vessels. High levels of vitamin C, can also help to lower bad cholesterol in the body so as to reduce the risk of contracting cardiovascular disease and to maintain and strengthen the capillary walls so as to prevent blood clots.

Other benefits of cantaloupe are:

• Helps to lose weight because cantaloupe has low sugar and calorie content so it is suitable to be used to help diet program and to maintain body health.
• Reduce the risk of cancer due to the content of beta-carotene, vitamin C and folic acid so it can also reduce the risk of uterine cancer.
• Helps overcome insomnia because the sedative nature in cantaloupe has the same properties in sleeping pills that help to sleep faster. Cantaloupe can also provide a calming effect on people who consume it so it will make people become faster to sleep.
• Helps overcome the ulcer because cantaloupe is easy to digest. Related to that, then the other cantaloupe benefit is to increase appetite of ulcer patients.
• Helps to maintain eye health because of the content of vitamin A. These vitamins can be useful to prevent the effects of free radicals due to air pollution.
• Helps to maintain the health of the fetus because cantaloupe has a folic acid content that can help to maintain and also produce new cells so that not only beneficial to the fetus but also for the health of pregnant women.
• Accelerate digestion and prevent the occurrence of infections that occur in the bladder channel. This is due to the presence of vitamin A and fiber.

Okay, that's the explanation about the benefits of blancah for health. But of course, the best way to consume cantaloupe is not with ice let alone being sold on the roadside. Because it is not guaranteed hygiene. If you want to add ice cubes, use ice cubes that we make our own we can guarantee the cleanliness.