If you didn’t eat soft, melt-in-your-mouth dates before, you haven’t really experienced dates. Medjool dates are so moist and mushy in the mouth that they’re easily my favorite.

Salivating day dreams aside, these flavorful dates are excellent for our health. Want to know the inside story? Find out all about it here.

Medjool The Old And Wrinkled Grandpa:

Medjool dates are types of fruits grown on date palm trees in dry, hot climatic conditions. Such cultivation has been in existence since thousands of years, especially in the Middle East and North Africa.

The Medjool dates have a wrinkly outer texture and are very soft to hold. Hence, they are picked separately and not as a cluster. Their sweet and rich flavor combined with numerous health benefits earned them a revered place in Middle Eastern culture (1).

So, our wrinkly grandpa here is considered the king of dates. Wonder what the king is doing to help us? Take a look.

This Is What Medjool Does:

1. Dates Are The Secret Of My Energy:

Medjool dates, or any dates for that matter, are packed with carbohydrates. They are an instant pick-me-up if you’re running low on energy. Two dates will give you 40gm of carbohydrates, saving from dry food spell.

My best memories with dates happen to be with my Muslim friends. We ended a day-long fast during the Ramadan month with a bite of Medjool date. For many reasons, the fruit was delicious.

2. Medjool Made My Stomach Strong For Anything:

These dates are fiber rich and they make our stomachs and intestines stronger than ever. Dietary fiber has many benefits, ranging from controlling blood sugar to promoting weight loss. Medjool dates supply you with nearly 30% of your daily fiber requirements, which helps with digestion.

3. Really Gotta Get Out Of The Toilet:

Are constipation problems making you waste long hours in the toilet? Then you’ve got to have Mejool dates. It will ease up that constipation trouble within no time (2). Why? That’s the fiber working its charm in your intestines.

The dates will similarly help harden stools in case of diarrhea. Gotta stay out of the toilet if great things should happen in life, isn’t that right?

4. Some More Protection For The Intestines:

Intestinal parasites have no place in our intestines. Agreed? So fortify the digestive system with Medjool dates. They help clear intestinal pathogens, check further growth and enable proliferation of friendly bacteria.

According to researchers, the dates are also capable of preventing cancer growth in the abdomen owing to their antioxidant content. We need all the help we can get I suppose.

5. When The Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own:

High heart rate, high blood pressure, blocked arteries, atherosclerosis, the list is endless. Halt all of these problems in their tracks with Medjool dates. The dates are a rich potassium source, which plays a key role in taking care of your heart.

6. Maybe You Need A little More Blood:

Lack of blood won’t just make you dizzy, it would make you look pale too. Eat dates regularly as the iron and copper content in them helps in red blood cell production and its function. Bye bye anemia!

7. Want The Perfect Teeth?

If you want a perfect smile and beautiful frame, have Medjool dates. Their manganese content contributes to calcium absorption, giving good teeth and good bones.

8. I’m Smarter Than You Think:

And it’s because I eat dates. Medjool dates in particular are a storehouse of nutrients like copper, manganese, magnesium and potassium, all of which play a role in regulating nerve function.

Because they protect the nervous system, there is a notable decrease in age related nervous degenerative diseases in those who regularly eat dates.

Medjool is tasty, nutritious and a sweet snack you can have guilt-free. I am sure you will eat more of it now that you know what it can do for you.

Do share your thoughts and comments in the space below. I would love to hear from you.

The post These 8 Amazing Health Benefits Of Medjool Dates Will Leave You Awestruck appeared first on STYLECRAZE.

by Sruthi Chowdhry via STYLECRAZE