| The say they knew the chemicals existed in | | | | Skin Care: Vitamin-C and B-complex and minerals |
| some Chinese herbal remedies but had not | | | | like potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc |
| expected to find them in potatoes. As well as | | | | are good for the skin. Apart from that, pulp |
| being known to lower blood pressure, they are | | | | obtained from crushed raw potatoes, mixed with |
| also used to treat the disease known as "sleeping | | | | honey, can serve as excellent skin and face |
| sickness", which is widespread in parts of Africa. | | | | packs. This helps even curing pimples and spots |
| Potatoes are the most efficient fuel for energy | | | | on the skin. Again, this pulp, if applied externally on |
| production and can also be stored as glycogen in | | | | burns, gives a quick relief and heals fast. Smashed |
| muscle and liver, functioning as a readily available | | | | potatoes, even water in which potatoes are |
| energy source for prolonged, strenuous exercise. | | | | washed, are very good for softening and cleaning |
| For these reasons, it may be the most important | | | | skin, especially around elbows, back of the palms |
| nutrient for sports performance. | | | | etc. |
| The sweet potato has yellow or orange flesh, and | | | | Sweet potatoes are gaining a reputation for being |
| its thin skin may either be white, yellow, orange, | | | | an extremely important addition to your diets. |
| red or purple. Sometimes this root vegetable will | | | | Why? The impulse of us all, bacterium, animal, or |
| be shaped like a potato, being short and blocky | | | | human, or indeed a gene, is, said 19th century |
| with rounded ends, while other times it will be | | | | biologist Charles Darwin, to reproduce and prolong |
| longer with tapered ends. There is often much | | | | the life of the species. |
| confusion between sweet potatoes and yams; | | | | A potato is good for stomach ulcer, duodenum |
| the moist-fleshed, orange-colored root vegetable | | | | ulcer and stomach acidity. To use the potato for |
| that is often called a "yam" is actually a sweet | | | | these ulcerous conditions, wash and grate several |
| potato. | | | | red skinned raw potatoes. (Other colors are also |
| Sweet potato is rich in Vitamin A (betacarotene) | | | | good, but the red is considered the best for this |
| and Vitamin C. Both Vitamins A and C are | | | | purpose.) Put in a cheesecloth and squeeze to |
| powerful antioxidants that work in the body to | | | | remove the juice. Or slice the potatoes, sprinkle |
| remove free radicals, this free radicals are | | | | with a small amount of salt, let sit overnight and |
| chemicals that damage cells. | | | | collect the juice the next morning. Drink 1/2 cup |
| Sweet potato is a good food for people involved | | | | of this raw potato juice three times a day before |
| in heavy muscular work, since this food is high in | | | | meals for a great benefit. |
| vitamins and minerals. | | | | Potatoes help to improve resistance to heart |
| Sweet potatoes are reasonably low in calories and | | | | attack and stroke. The potassium content, |
| comprise no fat. They are rich source of | | | | available in potatoes, helps in maintaining fluid and |
| beta-carotene, potassium, and vitamin A. | | | | electrolyte balance in the body cells. |