The Health Benefits of Dates

Dates are a perfect energy boosting snack. They are with an impressive list of essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals required for normal growth, development and over all well being and found to protect the body from all types of cancers. They work as better as medicines.

• Dates are easily digestible and revitalize the body.
• They are an excellent source of minerals like calcium, manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, potassium etc.

                             Iron in dates help in red blood cell production, which in turn carry all the nutrients throughout the body.It also determines the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

                             The mineral potassium in dates help controlling heart rate and blood pressure and thus offers protection against stroke and coronary heart diseases. Potassium is needed to maintain a healthy nervous system and to balance the body's metabolism as well. It also controls diarrhea. It offers protection against age related macular degeneration in elderly individuals. As you consume potassium you excrete sodium, helping to keep blood pressure down. As people age, their kidneys become less efficient at eliminating sodium. About 400 mg increase in potassium intake has been associated with a 40% reduction in the risk of stroke.
                           Magnesium, the mineral present in dates is essential for healthy bone development and for energy metabolism.
                           Calcium is another important element in dates, which is an essential constituent of bones and teeth and is required by the body for muscle contraction, blood clotting and nerve impulse conduction.
                           The mineral manganese in dates is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutage.
                          Copper in dates is used in the production of red blood corpuscles.

• Date fruit is rich in B-complex group of vitamins as well as vitamin-K. These help the body metabolize carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Vitamin-K is essential for many coagulant factors in the blood as well as in the bone metabolism.
• Date is termed to be a laxative food and is beneficial for the people suffering from constipation.
• Regular intake of dates help to maintain a check on the growth of the pathological organisms and thus help in rise of friendly bacteria in the intestine. 
• Dates help in maintaining your heart in a healthy condition.
• They also increase sexual stamina.
• They are an excellent remedy for alcoholic intoxication.
• They work as useful tonic for all age groups.
• They are beneficial for curing abdominal cancer.

                              Although dates carry tremendous nutritional values, great care is to be taken in their selection, as the sticky surface attracts various impurities. Hence consume only those that are processed and packed properly.