MEDICINAL AND BEAUTY PROPERTIES OF MELONS

PROPERTIES OF MELONS

What diseases cure melons?

Melons (Cucumis melo L.) are very refreshing summer fruits, rich in sugars and with a very high water content. Its main properties are moisturizing and energetic.

In addition to its richness in vitamins and minerals, the melon possess a whole series of components that can be used to cure or remedy some diseases.

Among the main ones are the following:

• Circulatory system: Because of its content in adenosine, melons help prevent the formation of clots in the blood, so they are very appropriate in those diseases that are caused by poor circulation: angina pectoris, heart attacks, cerebral embolisms, etc.

• Cancer: Because of its content in carotenes, melon helps prevent the onset of cancer. The populations that consume this fruit have lower cancer rates.

• Intestinal worms: Crushed melon seeds, raw foods, help eliminate intestinal worms.

• Rheumatism: Due to its diuretic properties it is very interesting in diseases in which it is necessary to eliminate fluid from the organism, such as rheumatism or gout.
  

• Constipation: The melon has a lot of cellulose that is adequate to facilitate intestinal transit and avoid constipation.

• Stains on the skin: The purifying properties of the melon are used to cleanse the body and prevent the appearance of spots on the skin that, in many cases, are produced by the toxins that appear on the surface of our body.

Melon as a plant for beauty

Skin care with melon

The melon softens and tones the skin so it can be used externally to make melon masks with the following properties:

• Dry skin: A mask made with melon pulp will help moisturize the skin and prevent it from drying out and wrinkles appear. Crush three tablespoons of melon pulp with a fork and apply as a mask on the face for 15 minutes. Rinse well with clean water.

• Flaccidity or hanging skin: The melon tones the skin and prevents or improves the flaccidity of it. Those people who have hanging wrinkles on their neck, arms, legs, etc. they can recover part of their smoothness by wetting the suspended part of the body with a gauze soaked in melon juice.

CURE OF THE DIET OF MELON

What is the melon diet good for?

The melon diet or melon cure is very popular. Properties are attributed to:

• To purify the organism, eliminating from the diet the harmful foods as processed and too refined foods or with many additives. Provide healthy foods with vitamins and minerals.

• Favor the health of the skin, avoiding the appearance of pimples, acne or spots.

• Prevent constipation.

• Decrease the nerves for cravings for industrial sweets

How is the melon cure carried out?

It can be done in two ways:

• Eating exclusively melon for 24 hours in the amount you want.

• It can also be done eating melon only at breakfast. For a week you eat only melon for breakfast. Then you stop eating for 5 days and repeat the cycle as many times as you wish until you reach the proposed goal.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Who should not perform this diet or cure?

It is a diet for healthy people. It is not recommended in children, pregnant women or women in breastfeeding.

This diet is not suitable for those who have gallbladder problems or liver diseases.

People with diabetes should not try these regimens that would be very dangerous to their health.

It is also not very convenient for people with eating disorders (obesity, bulimia, anorexia) or people with a lot of stress or anxiety to make very restrictive diets.

Although the melon contains few calories, these types of diets are not effective to lose weight in the long term.

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