Super Food:Carrot

Super Food:Carrot

Healthy mind stays in a healthy body. Healthy skin and shiny eyes are the indicators of a healthy body .We mostly hear people saying to their children eat carrots and eyes will be sharp visioned.

Children do not take it seriously but yes its true we hear in childhood rabbits eat carrots so vision is sharp. Since the middle ages carrots has been regarded as miracle vegetable but association with vision came into light after World War II . British Royal Army Force  woven a tale about the  ‘Cats eye’ Pilot John whose sharp vision was attributed to his carrot rich  daily diet and all other soldiers were also encourage to eat carrot

It was a tale but its true carrot being rich in beta carotene which is used to synthesize Vitamin A has very important role in vision cycle and brain signaling and night vision. Deficiency of Vitamin A leads to night blindness i.e poor vision in dim light.

Carrot is good for better skin health being rich in antioxidant property, repair  as well as prevent skin damage

Being rich in soluble fibre like pectin has cholesterol lowering property.

Surprisingly do have little calcium & Vitamin C helps post menopausal women to prevent bone decay like osteoporosis.

It is good also for preventing cognitive decline in elderly. Research showed people who take carrot in daily diet are less prone to age related cognitive impairment and have less memory loss compared to people who don’t have regular carrot intake.

So we can call our Carrot a complete superfood.

Daily intake of carrot in any manner whether you like salad , soup or can add in your veggies and pulses whatever be the way you are going to get its benfits.

Take home message is just include carrot in your daily diet and stay healthy :)

 

 

Deepti M Sati