Categories: Nutrition

Benefits of figs

Benefits of figs. They have a technical name as Ficus carica. Their flesh is reddish, and sweet. It has been enjoyed since time immemorial.

FIGS HELP SOLVE DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS

For a time as old as history, figs have been used to solve stomach discomfort problems especially those that have to do with constipation. This according research is a long standing tradition.

This is because of the lot of fiber that it inhibits. According to some studies, figs will make your digestion very effective and help to lower your risk of having constipation. It also has some very good bacteria that are good for your health. Figs are also prebiotics making your stomach to have very good health and becoming relaxed as well.

FIGS WILL GIVE YOUR HEART GOOD HEALTH

When you eat figs regularly, your chances of having a high blood pressure will be very low. This will make you to have a good health in your veins and also bring down your chance of having a cardiac issue.

According to some research work, juice that have been extracted from figs can help to bring down blood pressure and help to stabilize it for those who need their pressure stabilized. Also, some more studies show that if you take in figs regularly, you stand the chance of lowering your LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and then improving your HDL (high-density lipoprotein)

Figs are so nutritious that a research work that was done over a five week period concluded that people who had 120 grams of dried figs to their food for the five week period did not have fat levels changing in their blood. This shows how nutritious figs are and how they don’t increase your fat levels.