Top 10 Benefits of Papaya: Papaya is a good source of vitamins and minerals. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin B complex, and is rich in magnesium, copper and potassium. Vitamin A and vitamin C are both powerful antioxidants, that destroys free radicals in the body – the villains behind many chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease.

It has so many benefits towards our body and let’s see the top 10 benefits of papaya  in no particular order.

Top 10 benefits of Papaya

1. Papaya for Lowering the  cholesterol levels

It inhibits the harmful LDL cholesterol and prevents it from sticking onto the walls of blood vessels and causing problems in the circulation that can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

2. Papaya for Good digestion

To keep your bowels happy and moving, your diet should be rich in dietary fiber. Papaya has loads of fiber and one serving can satisfy a quarter of your daily recommended intake. Papaya has the digestive enzyme papain that helps to ease the burden of the complicated process of digestion.

3. Papaya for Lowering inflammation

Chymopapin and papain are papaya’s protein-digesting enzymes that can help lower the body’s inflammatory system. Also, eating vitamin C rich papaya can reduce your chances of developing arthritis in the first place.

4. Papaya to boost Immune system

As Papaya is rich in Vitamins and minerals and its Vitamin A and vitamin C, which both generously occur in papaya flesh, strengthen your immune system and help fight infections and protects the body from cold and caugh.

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