Avocado has abundant potassium, calcium, monounsaturated fatty acids and high folate levels along with 20 plus minerals and vitamins.
Avocado contains glutamine amino acid, which deep cleanses your skin by removing dead cells, and protects it from harmful UV rays. It increases the blood circulation and restores the essential nutrient.
Apply mixture of avocado and a tablespoon of olive oil onto your hair from top to bottom. Wear a shower cap. After half an hour, wash your hair with shampoo as usual. It will help you get rid of split-ends.
Bad breath often emanates, not from your mouth, but from your stomach. If you drink avocado juice, it will both cleanse your mouth and your intestine and help to remove the microbes that are the cause of bad breath.
You can use avocado oil as a natural sunscreen and a soothing ointment for sunburnt skin. The oil will help to protect your skin from the harmful UVA and UVB rays, and natural soothing and healing properties of the ointment will restore the damage, caused to skin by spending too long in the sun. Avocado oil will also protect your skin from environmental damage, thanks to a high content of anti-oxidants.
Avocados are loaded with folic acid, which is essential for the initial development of the fetus and help treats leg cramps during pregnancy. Half a cup of this sliced buttery fruit contains 59mcg of folic acid. In addition, the richness of minerals and vitamins in avocado is excellent for moms-to-be.
Health benefits of avocado also include cancer prevention. Research has found that avocados can help to prevent the growth of certain cancerous cells. The oilic acid found in the fruit has been found to help prevent the growth of breast cancer cells and it has been shown to be effective in preventing cancers of the mouth too.
The carotenoid lutein found in avocado, which is essential to help protect you against age related macular degeneration and cataracts, is far higher in concentration in avocados, than in any other fruit.