Potato Benefits: Amazing Skin & Health Benefits You Probably Don’t Know Yet

Check out these amazing potato benefits!

POTATO BENEFITS – Here are some of the amazing benefits of potatoes to the skin and to our overall health that you might want to know.

A staple food and one of the many very versatile food is a potato and everyone definitely loves it. It just grows easily and this root vegetable is packed with a lot of healthy components of nutrients the body needs. But the content is varied depending on how it will be cooked or prepared.

For example, a medium baked potato (6.1 ounces or 173 grams) with the skin has the following:

• Calories: 161
• Fat: 0.2 grams
• Protein: 4.3 grams
• Carbs: 36.6 grams
• Fiber: 3.8 grams
• Vitamin C: 28% of the RDI
• Vitamin B6: 27% of the RDI
• Potassium: 26% of the RDI
• Manganese: 19% of the RDI
• Magnesium: 12% of the RDI
• Phosphorus: 12% of the RDI
• Niacin: 12% of the RDI
• Folate: 12% of the RDI

Here are the surprising health benefits of Potatoes:

1. Contains antioxidants that lowers risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
2. Improves blood sugar control because of its resistant starch.
3. Aids digestive health.
4. It is gluten-free.
5. They are “incredibly filling”.
6. The potassium in it is said to help lower blood pressure and for better sleep as well.
7. They can’t cause cancer UNLESS if eaten fried. Boiling, mashing, and baking are more beneficial.
8. It has alpha lipoic acid for brain health.
9. Enhances immunity.
10. Great for weight gain and weight management.
11. It has a Vitamin C which can treat scurvy.

Skin benefits:

1. A peeled raw potato wrapped in clean cloth will reduce dark circles. Just put it over your dark circles and wash gently with warm water after 20 minutes.
2. Peel and mash a potato to create a paste. Apply the paste on skin for 20 minutes and wash with cold water right after to slow down appearance of signs of aging such as wrinkles.
3. For dark spots, blend a raw potato and apply the blended solution on your face for five minutes massaging it. Do this everyday and wash with cold water right after.
4. To lighten skin, make a mask out of grated raw potato for 30 minutes.
5. Vitamin C content of potatoes can improve collagen health.

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Sources: Heathline / Style Craze