Now which girl do you know about that doesn’t want to be beautiful? Who is the enlightened girl out there who doesn’t want flawless dewy skin, ridiculously soft lushes hair and a killer slim body to go with it? We all succumb to that pressure to be physically perfect (by society’s standards that is) and we go all out to try to attain the impossible. Some of us exercise religiously, others go for a little nip and tuck and some others just get hooked on diets and pills that promise quick results.
Exercise is great but too much of a good thing is a bad thing, and the nip and tuck and diet pills – you’re just putting yourself in the hands of unnecessary health risks. Frankly if you just kept to a healthy diet and maintain some activity in your lifestyle, you shouldn’t be worse for wear. But if you’re really looking to do something extra for better skin, hair and body then you really should consider the benefits of mother nature’s youth sustainers –watermelons!
Yes those large green balls of juicy sweetness does wonders for your body, more than any pill ever will. Watermelons are nature’s best source of antioxidants, especially lycopene which is what you need to protect cells from damage.
The fact is lycopene is renowned for its cell protecting abilities. It is used to treat cancer (especially prostate cancer) prevent the”hardening of the arteries” (atherosclerosis); human papilloma virus (HPV) infection – a major cause of uterine cancer. Lycopene has also been effective in treating cataracts and asthma!
But if there isn’t anything medically wrong with you and you’re just looking to improve your health then forget about taking lycopene in a pill. Instead just have a piece of watermelon a day and you’ll be impressed by how “you really are what you eat”. Just 2 cups of watermelon a day will guarantee you younger looking skin because lycopene works against the UV-induced free radicals that cause sunburn and wrinkling.
You get better rest if you have watermelons after dinner because watermelon contains polysaccharide carbohydrates that increase the body’s output of serotonin which is what helps you sleep soundly.
You get faster healing skin and less scaring if you consistently consume watermelon because the fruit is packed with the amino acid citrulline that they body converts into arginine. Arginine affects the speed of which white blood cells accumulate at injury sites and encourages the growth of new skin tissue. All in all this means faster healing and less scaring!
So if you want health and beauty, then all you have to do is eat at least 2 cups of watermelon a day.
