When I see or hear jaggery it takes me back to my old house where my grandparents used to live. I remember my grandma giving me jaggery or “gud” every night after meals. For me it was my sweet desert that I waited to get eagerly.
Our elders always made sure that we children eat jaggery before going to sleep cause of its health benefits and we used to think it’s a reward for being good. We see the markets are flooded with different types of jaggery like sugarcane jaggery, date palm jaggery and coconut jaggery especially in the winters. All this because of innumerable benefits of this sweet dollop.
Here are some benefits of including Jaggery in your meal.
- Body cleanser- Jaggery is an amazing body cleanser. It removes all the harmful particles from the body cleaning our digestive track, nasal track, lungs. It is highly recommend for people living in polluted areas.
- Losing weight- Its good news that even being sweet it helps in losing weight. It can be used as a substitute for sugar. Jaggery is a Rich source of potassium which helps in reducing weight by balancing the electrolytes in the body and decreasing water retention.
- Control sugar- Jaggery is composed of complex carbohydrates in comparison to sugar which consists of carbohydrates. Jaggery do not gives energy in bulk but breaks down gradually giving energy as required that are why help in maintaining blood sugar level.
- Strong bones- Eating jaggery with a glass of milk makes your bones dense and strong. It also helps in relieving joint pains and aches.
- Purifies Blood- The containts of jaggery helps in blood purification preventing the breakout of pimple and acne giving you a flawless skin.
- Detoxify- Jaggery removes harmful toxins from the system keeping you healthy. Detoxification also helps to lose weight and get healthy skin.
- Increases immunity- It helps in making antibodies and protects the body from flu type viruses that is why they are most recommended to eat during winters.
- Boosts metabolism- Jaggery helps to have good bowl movement and thus boosts your metabolism.
Eating right is not enough, exercise is a must !
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