How potato juice is used for health care and beauty care

Potatoes are one of the favorite food for many people in the world, it is more popular in preparingmany kinds of crunchy snacks. Besides its taste the numerous health benefits of potato and its juice are less known by the people, they are loaded with iron, potassium, phosphorus, fiber, calcium, protein and vitamins such as A,B and C that are helpful for many health benefits.

Lowers the cholesterol levelsDrinking potato juice is an easy way to keep the cholesterol levels in your control,it also aidsto improve your overall health.Prevents cardiovascular diseasesTo reduce and to prevent the heart diseases and strokes potato juice is a very best kitchen option. It is also believed to reduce artery blockage, cancer, heart attacks and tumors.

Reduces weight Drink a glass of potato juice in the morning before your breakfast and two or three hours before your sleep to control your appetite and to reduce down your weight.

Kidneys care Make a habit of drinking potato juice inorder to treat the kidney diseases, it also aids in lowering blood pressure and diabetics. The juice from potatoes inhibits the formation of calcium stones in the urinary tract.

Hepatitis To flush out the bad present in the liver and gallbladder potato juice acts like a detox agent. Japanese used potato juice to treat hepatitis.

Cancer Drink one or two glasses of potato juice every day to reduce many health problems such as cancergastric ulcer,diabetes, kidney diseases, heart disease, liver disease, hypertension and sore shoulders.

Grows your hair fast To increase the hair growth fast a regular mask with the potato juice helps you a lot. Take a potato and peel off its skin, cut it into pieces and grind it for few minutes. Squeeze the juice from it and mix it with a little amount of honey and an egg white. Apply this paste on your scalp and hair completely, leave it for about 2 hours and rinse off with the help of a mild shampoo.

For skin care

• Extract the juice from a potato and apply on your face in a regular manner to reduce blemishes on your skin.
• Dip cotton balls in the potato juice and keep on your closed eyes to reduce the dark circles.
• To lighten your skin tone and to dull down the dark spots apply a mixture prepared from the lemon juice and potato juice.
• To reduce the morning face swelling, apply potato juice directly on your face.
• Mix two tablespoons of potato juice with half tablespoon of olive oil and apply on your crow’s feet and wrinkles to watch changes in a very quick way.
• Apply cool potato juice on your facial skin inorder to soothe the sun burned tan skin.

Points to remember

• Avoid drinking potato juice if you are suffering with stomach problems.
• In some cases it may lead to diarrhea
• Always use spot less, ripe and new sprout potatoes to prepare juice.
• If you want to increase the taste of potato juice, the addition of carrot juice and herbs such as nettle, sage and spirulina would be your choice.