Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Healthy drink for diabetes and hypertension sufferers - TOMATO & CUCUMBER JUICE

Ingredients:
1 English cucumber
1 Big tomato

Instructions:
Cut up all ingredients
Blend all ingredients in a juice blender

Health Benefits of Tomatoes:
Tomatoes contain a factor that inhibits platelets in blood from clumping together and forming blood clot. It's beneficial to diabetes and hypertension sufferers. It also contains the antioxidant lycopene. Scientific studies have suggested that lycopene consumption may protect against prostate cancer and breast cancer.

Health Benefits of Cucumbers:
Cucumbers contain potassium which makes it highly useful for conditions of high and low blood pressure. It also contains erepsin, the enzyme that helps to digest protein.

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