Here’s what eating 3 dates a day can do for your liver, heart, and arteries

 

Dates are a fruit often overlooked in most Western cultures. We pay a lot of attention to healthy fruits like oranges, apples, and lemons, but dates are also among the most valuable natural foods in terms of health benefits.

Indeed, proponents of natural remedies claim that dates can help many of your body’s functions work more easily. Here are a few examples of how regularly eating dates could make your life a little sweeter:

1. Give your liver a helping hand

Dates—and date seed extract—may help reduce liver fibrosis, which occurs when the liver improperly repairs itself after processing toxins, resulting in excess collagen. Dates may help you build a healthier liver that recovers better from daily wear and tear.

2. Keep your heart in action

 

Dates are excellent for your heart: they can help regulate your heart rhythm thanks to potassium, which is great for fighting heart disease. Not only that, but dates can also lower LDL cholesterol—the harmful type of cholesterol.

3. Clearing blocked arteries

Dates are also excellent for preventing atherosclerosis. This disease is characterized by the formation of plaques in your arteries, which not only narrows them but also poses the risk that these plaques will break off and form clots, which can often be fatal.

The high amounts of antioxidants and phenolic acids contained in dates may help reduce arterial blockages and related problems.

4. See no harm

Dates are rich in vitamin A, which helps protect your corneas from all kinds of damage. They are also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two lesser-known nutrients that allow your eyes to filter harmful light exposure and prevent macular degeneration, which causes vision loss.

5. Add a spring to your step

Try combining dates with almonds or cashews for a delicious and energizing snack. This is due to the natural sugar in dates, which will give you a good energy boost. Not only that, but the vitamins and potassium they contain help promote brain activity and nervous system responsiveness, which can prevent your body from slowing down with age.

6. May promote brain health

Recent studies have discovered that dates may have health benefits that can help slow the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Dates achieve this by reducing inflammatory markers, such as interleukin-6 in the brain.