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AMAZING AVOCADO – A TRUE SUPER FOOD

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AMAZING AVOCADO – A TRUE SUPER FOOD

Who doesn’t love this phenomenal food? Just 100g gives the following in percentage of your daily requirement:
• 14% potassium (more than bananas)
• 17% vitamin C
• 20% folate
• 10% vitamin E
• 26% vitamin K1
• Up to 14% of B vitamins
• 27% fibre

HEALTH BENEFITS include:

– Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides
– Reduces cancer risk
– Reduces risk of heart disease
– Boosts brain function and memory
– Lowers risk of depression
– Increases eye health
– Protects against periodontal (gum) disease
– Eases osteoarthritis
– Lowers high blood sugar
– Protects the liver
– Great during pregnancy, providing many crucial nutrients
– Improves healthy gut flora by acting as a prebiotic
– Anti-fungal
– Anti-inflammatory
– Increases HDL, lowers triglycerides
Everyone should be eating avocados. Every single day if you can

 

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Originally published on https://www.facebook.com/SallyAnnCreedSA/ in 2020.

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