Dates contain a large amount of vitamin C and have the effects of softening blood vessels, nourishing the middle, and whitening and anti-aging. They are excellent food to eat in autumn and winter. So how should we eat them? Let's take a look together with the editor!
Benefits of eating dates
1. Nourish blood and beauty, delay aging
Red dates have a sweet and warm taste, and they have the effects of nourishing qi and blood, whitening and removing spots, delaying aging, and invigorating the spleen and stomach.
If you soak a cup of red date tea at night, it can have a good effect of nourishing blood and beauty.
2. Improve immunity, prevent diseases and cancer
Red dates can enhance the generation of immune cells to improve the body's immunity.
And most of the triterpenoids contained in red dates have the function of inhibiting cancer cells.
3. Lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, prevent coronary heart disease
The rutin in dates can soften blood vessels, thereby reducing blood pressure and preventing and treating hypertension;
Fresh dates are rich in vitamin C, which has the effect of lowering cholesterol and indirectly lowering blood lipids, so it can also prevent and treat hyperlipidemia;
4. Supplement calcium and iron, prevent osteoporosis and anemia
Dates are rich in iron and calcium, which can supplement the calcium and iron lost in the body, and prevent osteoporosis and anemia.
Therefore, the elderly often eat dates to prevent osteoporosis, and teenagers who are still growing can help them grow taller. Women who often eat red dates can prevent anemia.
5. Prevent gallstones, protect the liver. Research has found that people who regularly eat fresh dates rarely suffer from gallstones
This is because the rich vitamin C in fresh dates converts excess cholesterol into bile acids, reducing the probability of stone formation.
In addition, dates have the function of repairing damaged liver cells, so patients with acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and other liver diseases can often eat dates.
How to eat dates for better effects
1. Eating fresh dates raw is the best
Eating fresh dates directly is beneficial for the absorption of nutrients.
But be sure to control the amount. Eating too much can cause bloating. Just eat ten fresh dates every day.
2. Dried dates can be boiled into soup or cooked into porridge
Dry dates are very rich in iron and are easily absorbed, suitable for diet therapy, and have a good effect of nourishing blood.
You can boil dried dates into soup or cook them into porridge to dilute the medicinal ingredients inside.
3. Cook red dates with eggs
Put dates, eggs, and longan red sugar in a pot and cook them together. This method has the effect of nourishing blood and can also be used for beauty and nourishing. The nourishing effect is very good.
In addition, you can also wash the dates and fry them in a frying pan to make black tea, which can effectively relieve stomach cold and stomach pain.
