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Proven Health Benefits Avocado on the side
• They contain more potassium than bananas which • A company based in Morelia, Mexico (Biofase) is making
helps maintain the conduction of electrical impulses biodegradable plastic out of avocado pits. Its products are the first to
along nerve cells. be made from fully renewable and sustainable sources.
• Avocado is loaded with heart-healthy • Stop the flesh of avocados going brown by using lemon juice.
monounsaturated fatty acids. Oleic acid is a major • To ripen a hard avocado in 15 minutes just pop a foil-wrapped
component of olive oil and has been associated with avocado in a 90 deg C oven, or blow dry them on a high heat with
beneficial effects on genes linked to cancer. your hair dryer for 10-15 minutes.
• Avocados are rich in fibre (7%) which has important • Brazilians actually add avocados to ice cream
benefits for weight loss and metabolic health.
• Avocado was originally called ahuacate, which means “testicle” in
• Studies have shown that Avocado can improve heart Aztec. Looking at its shape it’s not hard to see why. As a result, the
disease and lower cholesterol. avocado was used as an aphrodisiac. If it wasn’t for its renaming,
• People who ate avocados regularly also weighed less, supermarkets could well have had a “testicle” section.
had a lower BMI and significantly less belly fat. They • Mexico produces more than half of the avocados sold in the world.
also had higher levels of “good” HDL cholesterol. It is so lucrative that the crime cartels are cashing in and have made
• Avocado helps the body to absorb Vitamins A, D, E over $160m a year from protection rackets with local farmers.
and K and antioxidants from plants by up to 15 times • Avocados can be used to replace butter in baking.
more efficiently.
• They can even help protect your eyes! Being high in 5 Beauty Hacks with Avocado
antioxidants, these nutrients can lower your risk of Moisturize skin
macular degeneration and cataracts. Spread over your skin and body. Leave for 10-15 mins.
• Some studies have shown that avocados help Treat sunburns
prevent prostate cancer and lessen the side effects of It’s all fun and games at Four Mile Beach under the Port Douglas sun
chemotherapy. until you wake up the next morning with a nasty sunburn. Apply
• Studies have shown that avocado and soybean oil avocado directly to burnt area.
extracts can significantly reduce the symptoms of Face Mask
osteoarthritis. Use as an anti-aging face mask.
• Yes ladies - avocados can help you lose weight! By Hair Treatment
making you not only feel fuller for longer, they are Mix avocado, olive oil and egg and slather over damaged and parched
high in fibre and low in carbs which all help promote hair.
weight loss!

“People who ate avocados
regularly also weighed
less, had a lower BMI and
significantly less belly fat.
They also had higher levels of
“good” HDL cholesterol.”

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