Benefits Of Sweet Potatoes

Not only are sweet potatoes readily available, inexpensive, and
delicious, they have many other benefits for your health. Here are
some...

*.They are high in vitamin B6, which helps reduce the chemical
homocysteine in our bodies. Homocysteine has been linked with
degenerative diseases, including heart attacks.

*.They are a good source of vitamin C. While most people know that
vitamin C is important to help ward off cold and flu viruses, few
people are aware that this crucial vitamin plays an important role in
bone and tooth formation, digestion, and blood cell formation. It
helps accelerate wound healing, produces collagen which helps maintain
skin's youthful elasticity, and is essential to helping us cope with
stress. It even appears to help protect our body against toxins that
may be linked to cancer.

*.They contain Vitamin D, which is critical for immune system and
overall health at this time of year. Both a vitamin and a hormone,
vitamin D is primarily made in our bodies as a result of getting
adequate sunlight. Vitamin D plays an important role in our energy
levels, moods, and helps to build healthy bones, heart, nerves, skin,
and teeth, and it supports the thyroid gland.

*.Sweet potatoes contain iron. Most people are aware that we need the
mineral iron to have adequate energy, but iron plays other important
roles in our body, including red and white blood cell production,
resistance to stress, proper immune functioning, and the metabolising
of protein, etc.

*.Sweet potatoes are a good source of magnesium, which is the
relaxation and anti-stress mineral. Magnesium is necessary for healthy
artery, blood, bone, heart, muscle, and nerve function.

*.They are a source of potassium, one of the important electrolytes
that help regulate heartbeat and nerve signals. Like the other
electrolytes, potassium performs many essential functions, some of
which include relaxing muscle contractions, reducing swelling, and
protecting and controlling the activity of the kidneys.

*.Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet-tasting but their natural sugars
are slowly released into the bloodstream, helping to ensure a balanced
and regular source of energy, without the blood sugar spikes linked to
fatigue and weight gain.

--The Life Force Diet