By User:amandalum @timeAndDate(1275343452)
You may be used to walking down the fruits and veggies aisle at your local grocery store and passing by the papayas all laid out for the picking. Here's some food for thought: how about passing down the vitamin aisle only to see a small bottle of... papaya supplements? It's normal to do a double take on this one. After all, papayas are usually known as that orange seedy fruit that we love. Believe it or not, papaya has amazing health benefits that are worth packing into a daily supplement.
Benefits
Let's start with what you may already know about papayas as a fruit. That way, you can gather how beneficial the supplements are for you!
* First and foremost, they are full of Vitamin A, C and E, as well as beta-carotene. Just having those vitamins in you daily keep you strong and healthy, preventing potential illnesses such as the flu.
* Aside from the goodyou vitamins, papaya also aids in digestion due to enzymes such as papain and chymonpapain. This is its main claim so it helps with upset stomachs and indigestion. If you find that you eat a lot of meats or food that is high in cholesterol, start now by easing it down with papaya supplements.
* Since papain is the most helpful aid in digestion, papaya supplements have been linked to helping with weight loss, but it is not meant to be taken for that reason alone, as this is a nutritional supplement.
* Lower your cholesterol level! Papaya has the ability to help in preventing oxidization of cholesterol. That means it will help fight the cholesterol from sticking to to the blood vessel walls before it becomes a health risk.
* It helps prevent heart disease.
* Inflammation caused by asthma or arthritis is eased with the antioxidant nutrients in papaya.
* It's great for those who are at risk of colon cancer.
* If you have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), the fiber that is in papayas actually assists with the symptoms that go with it.
Other Facts
Aside from helpful benefits, it is important to know some general facts about papaya supplements beforehand.
* It is recommended that you take one to four pills following your meal, depending on how heavy your meal is, but do not exceed this amount.
* This isn't necessary if you take a multi-vitamin and are generally healthy with a daily intake of fruits and veggies. This supplement mainly caters to digestion.
* You can purchase these in the form of tablets or chewable vitamens.
