Who wouldn’t want a slice of delicious cantaloupe during a hot, summer day? Not only it’s tasty and refreshing for summer, but cantaloupe is extremely healthy for you. It’s rich in vitamin C, vitamin B, beta-carotene, calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron.
Cantaloupe contains 89 % water; it’s low in sugar and it’s the best summer snack that will help you maintain a slim figure.
Here are the health benefits you get from eating cantaloupe:
1. Cantaloupe is great for detoxification. It helps your body get rid of excess salt and reduces your blood pressure.
2. Cantaloupe juice is great for pain relief. Dip a cotton ball in cantaloupe juice and apply it on your painful spot. Leave it on for a couple of hours.
3. Cantaloupe is known folk remedy for calming the nerves.
4. Cantaloupe can help you get rid of kidney stones.
5. It can help you cure insect bites, burns, stomach diseases and intestine problems.
6. Cantaloupe has only 34 calories in 100 grams and that makes it the perfect food for every diet.
7. Cantaloupe is rich in beta-carotene and it can help you fight against cancer.
8. Cantaloupe contains great amounts of zeaxanthin, a carotenoid which prevents age-related macular degeneration and enhances your vision.
9. Cantaloupe is rich in potassium, which keeps the electrical activity of the heart stable. This fruit protects your heart and decreases the blood pressure.