Avocado

The avocado is a fruit from South American that grows in extremely hot countries.
Although it is a fruit, avocado has very particular characteristics, it is used in cooking as a vegetable, for example to dress the salad. But this is not what make avocado very special fruit: avocado has a high content of unsaturated fats, good fats such as Omega 3 fatty acid and linolenic acids that stimulate the production of good cholesterol.
 

Given this characteristics, avocado prevents the formation of cholesterol in the blood and thus prevents any form of disease caused by the obstruction of the blood in the arteries as Alzheimer's.
 

The avocado is also rich in protein: it contains all 18 essential amino acids that are the building blocks of proteins.
 

Avocado is a powerful antioxidant rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin E, it contains also glutathione and lutein.

Avocado is also rich in minerals especially potassium.

Is is very caloric (the whole fruit can make from 400 to 500kcal) and is not suitable for those who are following a low-calorie diet. Generally in a salad is used as a substitute for olive oil and is put 1/8 of the fruit, made ​​into small cubes.

Carrot

The carrot is the root of the homonymous plant.

 

Its advantages are remarkable, and you just know that it abounds in carotenoids (precurors of vitamin A), viamina B1, B2, E and C.
 

They have presents minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.

Carrots are rich in fiber such as pectin, lignin and cellulose.

Carrot is useful to prevent cancer and lung cancer thanks to the antioxidants properties of carotenoids (especially alpha-carotene and beta-carotene). It seems that people with higher levels of carotenoids in the blood appear to be better protected from the risk of dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease.

The carrots help to reduce cholesterol in the blood. 

In case of ulcer the carrot  seems to help the heal of the wounds festering.

 

Carrot juice is able to balance the intestinal flora also helps to tone the liver regenerating the cells, it is recommended after an acute phase of hepatitis.

 

Carrot acts as a detoxifier due to its ability to stimulate the production do urine and remove waste and toxins.

 

The carrot helps the view, solves the problems of view during dusk or night vision. It seems that a constant consumption of carrot juice prevents cataract problems among older people.

 

Carrots are an excellent remedy for skin problems, treats and prevents skin diseases such as eczema and acne always thanks to carotenoids. The carotenoids can prevent sunburn in people with sensitive skin. This is indeed very useful for the growth and repair of tissues and helps to keep your skin healthy and beautiful.

 

We can understand that the carrot is an excellent natural medicine capable of being as well as a great beauty treatment for the skin also an effective elixir of life.

Cucumber

Cucumber is a green vegetable that grows from a plant that bears the same name.

It 'a vegetable compound for 95% water.
It is low in carbohydrates and there are traces of protein.

Among the many benefits, the one that distinguishes Cucumber from other vegetables is the presence of tartaric acid. This acid is an antioxidant that prevents excess carbohydrates turn into fat. They are therefore indicated in slimming diets.

It is rich in minerals such as Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium and Potassium. Cucumber plays an important role in normal cardiac function.

Among the vitamins we have the presence of vitamin A, Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6.
It is rich in vitamin C. 
The vitamin C is one of the most powerful antioxidants found in nature, helps fight colds.

Cucumbers are rich in water as mentioned here because they are considered diuretic and refreshing are good for the kidneys and liver and help prevent cellulite. During days of the menstrual cycle Cucumbers  are a great ally to eliminate the classical style swelling due to toxins.

Vitamin B2 ( Riboflavin)

Vitamin B2 ( Riboflavin) is part of the B vitamins group. It has a central role in  metabolism. It is directly involved in the conversion of carbohydrates into energy.

It is also important for the regulation of cellular phenomena being a nourishing and balancing. Its beneficial action is visible on the skin and mucous membranes.
The main changes are obvious lack or delay of the growth and changes in the skin (seborrheic dermatitis) eyes (conjunctivitis and opacity of the lens), and muscle.

Vitamin B2 is found both in food animals and food and vegetables with green leaft (broccoli, asparagus, spinach and turnips). A primary source of Vitamin B2 is the yeast.

A balanced diet is able to supply a sufficient amount of Riboflavin, and then in a healthy subject is not required no integration, in cases instead of sporting subjects integration may be advised through pads of yeast.


It does not seem that over-doses of Vitamin B2 can produce toxic side effects.

Antioxidant

Antioxidants are elements that slow down or prevent the oxidation process of our body.

 

In the human body the oxygen is used to burn food and produce energy for daily activities. Even if the combustion process is necessary it produces molecules dangerous for our body: the Free Radicals.
 

Free radicals are  waste combustion molecules they are atoms with an unpaired electron, they are unstable and harm the dangerous for the body if not kept under control.
 

Antioxidants are involved in the oxidation of cells by oxidation of themselves and then interrupting the continuous formation of free radicals.
able to stop the damage of free radicals that are continuously produced during the combustion process.

 

Free Radicals can also be produced by external factors such as UV rays from the sun, tobacco, pollution and the effects that can be seen is the premature aging of the skin. The endogenous antioxidants are often insufficient so it may be necessary to introduce dietary antioxidants.
 

The dietary antioxidants are Vitamin E, Vitamin C, beta-carotene (Vit.A) and a balanced and varied diet contains all of these nutrients.

Vitamins

Vitamins are organic elements. They don’t have plastic or energy  functions as carbohydrates or fats, but they are essential for cells function and for the organism survival.

Vitamins work as bio-regulators. They acting on specific functions and cellular activities, its role is essential and specific for the proper performance of basic physiological processes.
 

Vitamins are not synthesized by the human body, that's why they must be included in the diet every day. 
 

The term vitamin came from the German, it means  "amine of life" which was the name given by Casimir Funk to the thiamine having identified an amino group in its structure.

Vitamins are distinguished and classified as follows:
 

fat-soluble vitamins, meaning soluble in fat:  vitamins A, D, E, K, F;
 

water-soluble vitamins, meaning soluble in water: vitamin C, B1, B2, B5, B6, PP, B12, Bc, H.

 

Vitamins are found in fruits and vegetables, but also in the milk into the eggs in the fish and other animal products.

Our body needs a certain amount of vitamins.

An excess of some vitamins can be harmful. In fact, fat-soluble vitamins such as vitaminA and D are fixed in the fatty tissues and their accumulation can damage the liver and other organs that are protected from these tissues. The excess of water-soluble vitamins is less dangerous because the amount is eliminated superfluous with sweat or through the urine.
However,it is harder to excess in vitamins with a normal diet without supplements.

The needs  of those Vitamines increases in dependence on environmental factors  or by the age, sex, health stress and physical activity.