Dates: benefits for the body

Arabs call dates the bread of the desert. Indeed, they con­tain so many use­ful and nutri­tious sub­stances that they will help you to sur­vive with­out water and basic food for a long time.

Pho­to: ITAR-TASS

Dates tone up and relieve fatigue, so they are use­ful for high phys­i­cal and men­tal stress. They should be con­sumed reg­u­lar­ly in the autumn-win­ter peri­od and in ear­ly spring to pre­vent hypovi­t­a­minosis and colds, because dates strength­en the immune sys­tem, con­tain vit­a­mins and min­er­als nec­es­sary for the body.

Dates are the health­i­est food for the heart. The potas­si­um con­tained in them has a ben­e­fi­cial effect on the heart mus­cle, and iron helps to resist ane­mia. This is espe­cial­ly impor­tant for the female body. Because iron defi­cien­cy ane­mia is more com­mon in women who lose a lot of blood dur­ing peri­od­ic bleed­ing.

Pho­to: ITAR-TASS

In addi­tion, dates have a ben­e­fi­cial effect on the liv­er, kid­neys, and intestines. They strength­en the intestines in dis­or­ders. This must be tak­en into account and not abused dates, because you can fix the intestines too much.

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Dates are indis­pens­able for the ner­vous sys­tem. They con­tain a valu­able amino acid — tryp­to­phan, which is involved in the pro­duc­tion of sero­tonin and mela­tonin. It is these hor­mones that improve mood, calm the nerves. Mela­tonin is called the sleep hor­mone, so dates are rec­om­mend­ed for insom­nia as a nat­ur­al sleep­ing pill.

Dates are also indis­pens­able for the cir­cu­la­to­ry sys­tem, they enhance hematopoi­et­ic process­es, raise hemo­glo­bin lev­els and low­er blood pres­sure.

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How­ev­er, remem­ber: in order for dates to bring only ben­e­fits, it is rec­om­mend­ed to eat no more than 10 pieces per day with­out mix­ing with oth­er prod­ucts.

Dates are wide­ly used in cook­ing. Not only con­fec­tionery prod­ucts are pre­pared from them, but also snacks.

date snack recipe

Pho­to: ITAR-TASS

Dates — 20–25 pcs.

Goat cheese — 200 g

Peeled pis­ta­chios — 2/3 cup

Thyme — 3–4 sprigs (I used dried)

Cook­ing:

If you are prepar­ing a pic­nic appe­tiz­er, then stuffed dates need to be wrapped in foil and they will only have to be baked on coals. This appe­tiz­er is good to sat­is­fy your hunger while the kebab is being fried.

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