In every fruit bowl around the country you can be guaranteed to see a few oranges.
Some people purchase oranges for a bit of colour in the bowl, and often they’re the last remaining fruit, but maybe if you knew the great benefits of an orange, you’d eat one more often.
Here are some of the health benefits of oranges.
1. Relieves Constipation
Dietary fibre in an orange stimulates the digestive system and gets the bowels moving again.
2. Great For The Heart & Blood Pressure
Oranges contain a flavonoid, which helps regulate high blood pressure and combined with the high amount of vitamin C also protects against heart diseases.
Oranges also contain magnesium that helps maintain blood pressure.
3. Prevents Cancer & Lowers Risk Of Diseases
With a high amount of vitamin C oranges help protect cells from damages by free radicals. A compound found in oranges called Liminoid helps prevent cancers like oral, skin, lung, breast and colon.
4. Prevents & Fights Infection
Studies show that the abundance of polyphenols in an orange protects against viral infections.
5. Smart Carbs
All fruits contain sugars, however oranges have a glycemic index of 40, anything under 55 is considered low. So as long as you don’t consume a lot of oranges at once, they won’t spike your blood sugar or cause problems with insulin level or weight gain.
6. Great For Skin
The powerful antioxidant, Beta-carotene helps protect the cells from damage. Also helping protect the skin from free radicals and prevents the signs of aging.
Homemade Orange & Honey Face Mask
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons of juice from an orange. 2 tablespoons of honey.
Mix & Apply
1. Slightly heat the honey and mix with the orange juice.
2. Apply the mixture to face and neck, ensuring that you have cleansed fully beforehand.
3. Leave for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the mask with move water.
5. Finish off by rinising your face with cool water to close your pores. And pat dry.
