Tomato – is it fruit or vegetable?

The Tomato is good for your skin. It gives you clean and shiny skin. The tomato has high quantity lycopene, that is used in some of the more costly facial cleansers that are available over-the-counter. Direct application of tomatoes for skin care will be more beneficial and available at low price. Initially, you may start with about eight to twelve tomatoes. Mash the tomatoes and then place it on your face. Leave it on your face for a minimum of ten minutes, then wash your face. Your face will feel clean and shiny. Some redness may occur, but will fade after some time.

Lycopene in tomato help to prevent the body from several types of cancer. Because lycopene in tomato helps to reduce the chances of developing prostate, colorectal and stomach cancer. Lycopene is a natural antioxidant that works effectively to slow the growth of cancerous cells. Cooked tomato produces more lycopene, so soup or recipe using tomato may be more beneficial for the health.

Including lycopene, tomatoes also contain a substantial amount of calcium and Vitamin K. Both of these nutrients are essential for bones. It helps in strengthening the bones and minor repairs of the bones and the bone tissue.

Tomato help you to repair damage that is caused by smoking. It does not mean that, eating tomatoes will help you quit smoking. Though, tomatoes can decrease the amount of damaged done to your body from smoking. Tomatoes contain Coumaric acid and Chlorogenic acid that works to prevent the body from carcinogens that are produced from cigarette smoke.

Tomatoes contain a great deal of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. This is primarily because these vitamins and beta-carotene work as antioxidants to neutralize harmful free radicals in the blood. Everyone has “free radical” in their body. It is neutralized by antioxidants in our body. If it is not neutralized by an antioxidant, in order to become stable, it can damage the walls of the cells within the body, and disrupt the patterns of DNA and may lead to cell damage. The more the tomato is redder, the more beta-carotene it contains. Keep in mind that cooking destroys the Vitamin C, so for these benefits, the tomatoes need to be eaten raw.

Tomato contains Vitamin B and potassium nutrients in it, that are effective in reducing cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure. As a result, by including tomatoes in your regular balanced diet may effectively prevent heart attacks, strokes and other heart related problems that may harm your life.

Tomato contain vitamin A nutrient that is good for hair, eyes and skin. It works perfectly to keep your hair shiny and strong. In addition, it also does wonders for your eyes, skin, bones and teeth.

Adding tomatoes without seeds to your diet has been proven in some studies to reduce the risk of kidney stones.

Due to the presence of vitamin A nutrient, tomato is good for the eyes also. It helps to improve your vision. Therefore, eating tomatoes is best to prevent the development of night blindness.

Tomatoes are packed full with the valuable mineral known as chromium. It works effectively to help diabetics keep their blood sugar levels under better control.

As we discussed above, tomato contains many nutrients that prevents from many diseases.

By: Shaveta Kandhari