Papaya Health Benefits

 Papaya benefits are not just limited to skin and hair care. Several researches conducted on papaya also showed a lot of its medicinal properties. Many scientists have successfully concluded that papaya is beneficial for health related problems and some diseases too. Let’s find out what else papaya can do other than benefiting skin and hair.

1. Papaya acts as an antidote for hypertension. This is one of the most popular health benefits of papaya.          The rich amount of potassium in papaya helps keeping the blood pressure in check along with improving         the mental alertness.

2. Another of the most important papaya health benefit is that can help improve eyesight. Consuming 3 or          more servings per day may keep your eyesight normal, along with improving and lowering the primary            cause  of vision loss in older adults.

3. Papaya also helps in boosting the immunity system of our body. The presence of Beta-carotene in papaya      is required for the proper functioning and boosting of the immune system.

 4. Papaya also prevents the body from recurrent ear infections, cold and flu.

5. Papaya also provides protection against heart diseases. As it is rich in nutrients too, it helps in preventing         the oxidation of cholesterol, which helps preventing the cause of heart attacks or strokes.

6. Papaya can also heal external wounds. The pulp of this fruit can be applied directly on the wounds.

7. Papaya is also able to cure chronic ulcers on skins. All you need to do is to take papaya juice and mix           some butter in it. Apply it on the affected area for quick drying and healing of long standing ulcers.

 8. If one suffers from respiratory disorders like cough, bronchitis and breathlessness, then papaya can be          helpful as it contains latex which is useful in the respiratory disorders.

 9. Papaya despite being sweet in taste is also good for diabetic patients.

10. Papaya can also help you from cancer. Papaya’s fiber is able to bind to cancer-causing toxins in the colon, thus keeping them from harming healthy colon cells. So we saw how papaya is good for health too.

Till now we were talking about the papaya fruit, ripe papaya, mashed papaya and papaya peels. Now we will discuss about the benefits of its juice and also find out how it is helpful to us.