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Dates are an often overlooked fruit 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, advocates of natural remedies claim that dates can help many of your body’s functions run more smoothly. Here are a few examples of how eating dates regularly could make your life a little sweeter:
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, leading to excess collagen. Dates can help you build a healthier organ that will recover better from daily wear and tear.
Keep Your Heart Working
Dates are great for your heart: They can help monitor your heart rate thanks to potassium, which is great for fighting heart disease. Not only that, but dates can lower LDL cholesterol — the harmful variety of the molecule.
Get Rid of Arterial Clogging
Dates are also great for keeping atherosclerosis at bay. The disease is characterized by plaque forming in your arteries, which not only makes them thinner, but also poses the risk of these plaques breaking off and creating clots, which can often be deadly.
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