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Avocado, aside from its delicious pulp that most of us pretty much love to indulge ourselves with has a lot more to offer ranging from beauty and health benefits. The oil from avocado is a great source of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins that offers a lot of benefit to one’s entire well-being. Avocado oil is a great tool for cooking healthy meals, but have you considered using this delicious fruit to soothe and heal your skin? Avocado oil is thought to have numerous benefits for your skin, such as moisturizing dry hands or acting as a natural sunblock. You can apply avocado oil directly to your skin or mix it with your skincare products.

Avocado oil comes from avocado pulp which undergoes the same processing as virgin olive oil, it has been extracted, mechanically pressed, filtered, and the result is a rich oil that has endless of possible uses. It is believed that one tablespoon of avocado oil has 124 calories and 14 grams of fat. Did we just say fat? But worry no more as most of its fats are healthy and necessary to support body function and that includes Monounsaturated fats – this kind of fat can help reduce bad cholesterol levels and provide nutrients for your cells and Polyunsaturated fats – like monounsaturated fats, these fats can help reduce bad cholesterol and provide necessary nutrients. Avocado oil also has oleic acids and omega-3 fatty acids that help to improve several body functions and promote cardiovascular health. These compounds can help minimize the risk of an irregular heartbeat and fatal heart disease and can lower high blood triglyceride levels.

Sit back and relax as we give you plenty more reasons to love avocado oil. Here are some benefits of why avocado oil is a great essential to your well-being.

Avocado oil improves skin and minimizes skin damage

While avocado oil is best known for its uses in cooking, it can also contribute to skincare. Avocado oil is a good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin E, which can help skin membrane health. This study published in the year 2018, concluded that avocado oil’s anti-inflammatory properties can protect skin from ultraviolet, irradiation, allergens, and irritants. It also has an antioxidant effect that can promote wound healing and repair the skin barrier.

Another study also says that avocado oil can help to treat psoriasis and wound healing, and in this study published in the year 2001 subject to 24 people with plaque psoriasis showed that the use of a cream containing 20% of avocado oil and vitamin B12 improved symptoms of psoriasis after 12 weeks of treatment.

Avocado oil can help promotes eye health

Having a problem with your eyesight? Consuming avocado oil is a great source of a carotenoid called lutein which is essential for supporting eye health. As an antioxidant, lutein works to reduce the activity of free radicals in the eyes. It can help reduce the risk of macular degeneration and cataracts. Avocado oil also has zeaxanthin. Lutein and zeaxanthin help to protect the eyes from harmful high-energy light waves. This study published in the year 2013, has shown that a diet rich in lutein and another carotenoid called zeaxanthin essential for eye health and may reduce age-related eye diseases. Adding avocado or avocado oil to your diet is a great way of supporting your eye health since lutein cannot produce in your body on its own. How about incorporating avocado now to your usual diet? You sure have pretty much heard a lot of recipes containing avocados.

Avocado oil helps your body absorb nutrients

Some nutrients may be hard to absorb without fat – such as the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. Unfortunately, many fruits and vegetables are rich in carotenoids like watermelon and tomatoes, but these are low in fats. Therefore, adding avocado oil helps to absorb nutrients such as beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin which are poorly absorbed without fat. This study published in the year 2013, says that adding avocado oil to a vegetable salad that is rich in carotenoid increased the absorption of nutrients compared with a salad without fat. Hmmmm. Share with us your plans on shifting to avocado oil in addition to your go-to favorite diet, vegetable salad.

Avocado oil increases your collagen metabolism

Including avocado oil in your diet can also help to increase your collagen production in your body which repairs your skin especially if you are feeling a little bit stressed out. Free radicals are unstable compounds that can damage cells over time. This can lead to oxidative stress and may contribute to conditions such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. This study published in the year 2017, says by donating an electron to free radicals, antioxidants can neutralize them, preventing them from causing harm. Avocado oil is rich in disease-fighting free radicals such as carotenoids, tocopherols, and plant sterols.

Also, avocado oil combined with various amino acid content makes this oil excellent for tissue regeneration and cell renewal – which could primarily help you in your aging skin concerns as it keeps wrinkles and fine lines at bay. Consuming or applying avocado oil topically can slow your skin’s aging process.

Avocado oil for your weight loss journey

Losing weight has long been the focus of everyone but you should also take into consideration that it is vital to losing weight in a healthy manner. Oleic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that is naturally found in avocado is believed that can improve blood flow during exercise, and the compounds help stimulate enzymes that transport fat to where it can be stored for energy. In addition, avocado is thick and packed with nutrients, making you feel fuller longer. This study published in the year 2017, shows that avocado oil has the potential of counteracting the negative impact of high fat and hypercaloric breakfast meal on important biomarkers related to cardiometabolic health. So, consuming avocado oil will not only make you healthy but also sexy!

Supple glowing skin with a perfect toned body made possible to you by avocado oil.

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