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What will happen to the body if you regularly eat plums
24.02.2023 01:30
Updated: 14.04.2023 06:49
The distinctive properties of plums are that they are excellent protectors of modern man from the destructive influence of radioactive radiation in the environment.
With powerful antioxidant properties, plums can prevent cancer as a result of exposure to these radiations.
Therefore, people who live and work in conditions of increased radiation background are recommended to regularly consume dark plums, both fresh and dried. Their ability to remove radionuclides will help maintain health and vitality.
Compound
Plums contain sugars, organic acids, vitamins and microelements.
The sugars in plums are fructose, glucose and sucrose.
Organic acids – malic and citric, as well as a small amount of oxalic acid.
Vitamins: A, C, E, B1, B2, B6, PP.
Microelements: potassium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc.
Plums are able to support the body by nourishing it with vitamins, and are also used for medicinal purposes in cosmetics and cooking.
Useful properties of plums
1. Regular consumption of plums in food brings great benefits to the body, as they have excellent cleansing properties that help get rid of waste, toxins, and harmful cholesterol. These properties can be used in a diet for weight loss.
By turning to plums, you can lose five to eight kilograms in a season. By losing weight with the help of these wonderful fruits, you can simultaneously strengthen your nervous and cardiovascular systems, as well as improve the condition of your blood vessels.
2. The use of plums in the treatment of hypertension is justified by the fact that vitamin P contained in them can reduce blood pressure, prevent vascular fragility and the formation of blood clots. Having a vasodilatory effect, plums have a positive effect on the functioning of the entire cardiovascular system. In atherosclerosis, these same properties of plums help cleanse the blood vessels of the brain and restore them.
3. Eating plums will provide invaluable help to your gastrointestinal tract. With their help, you can eliminate constipation problems, and at the same time get rid of putrefactive processes in the intestines.
4. Plums have a mild diuretic effect, so they are indicated for diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. Possessing anti-inflammatory properties, they are able to have a destructive effect on pathogenic flora in these organs, ensuring recovery.
5. Thanks to potassium and helping to remove excess fluid from the body, plums have a positive effect on metabolism. These qualities are applicable for rheumatism, as well as gout.
6. The choleretic effect of plums prevents the formation of stones in the gallbladder and its ducts. Stagnation in it can be avoided by regularly eating these fruits.
7. In case of loss of appetite, it is advisable to include plums in the diet of patients, as they can increase the secretion of gastric juice. Also, in case of anemia, plums promote the formation of red blood cells, which has a positive effect on hematopoiesis.
8. If these fruits are not contraindicated for the body, then they must be present in the diet of healthy people, and especially sick people, as an antioxidant and as vitamin support.
9. Plums are known to have antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. Infusions of the fruits, as well as teas from the leaves and branches of this plant, are useful for colds.
Who shouldn't eat plums
In case of diabetes, plums are contraindicated due to the high sugar content. Plums are also contraindicated for people prone to diarrhea.
Small children are at risk. Their not fully formed gastrointestinal tract is not ready to digest such a product and can cause dyspeptic symptoms.
