Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

Believe it or not, various foods have various benefits for the body. Food really has power. Upon making my Sweet Potato Spice drink, I wanted to look up all the different ingredients to see how they help aid the body to function the way God intended. Here are some of the things I found.

• They are great for the immune system. They have vitamin c, beta carotene, iron, and phosphorous.
• They are an anti-inflammatory internally and externally. Not only do they have vitamin c and beta carotene, but they have magnesium which is vital for the body.
• It helps with congestion and apparently helps with asthma.
• They help with arthritis. Along with the beta-carotene and magnesium, vitamin-B complex and zinc are found in this magnificent vegetable. Apparently, the water that is used to boil sweet potatoes in can be applied externally to help with arthritis.
• They are easily digestible and gentle on the digestive system, also having lots of fiber.
• They help with many types of cancer.
• They help balance water in the body.
• They help regulate blood sugar levels.
• They help with quitting of various addictions and good for the health of arteries and veins.

It's amazing to me that even though I eat a lot of sweet potatoes, my body is in high need of fiber, magnesium, zinc, and iron. This might be why I crave them. My body is needing the nutrients they posses in high need. If you want to learn more about sweet potatoes, check out Organic Facts.net. They provide tons of information so you are better educated about the food you eat.

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Sweet Potato Spice

I got this idea when my husband and I went to Juices Wild to get some fresh juice. We've been juicing for one week and we needed something a little different without sabotaging what we were doing. The first juice we had was a chocolate cherry cashew butter smoothie. That one was really good, but it didn't have the vegetables we needed. So, we went back again and got something a little better. I tried the sweet potato spice smoothie. Dan, the owner, put some other things in it like hemp protein. So, I thought I would try to recreate it home. This combination turned out really good.

Ingredients
1 Sweet Potato
2 Carrots
2 Green Apples
Dash of Cinnamon
Dash of Nutmeg

Put the fruit and vegetables in the juicer one at a time. Pour in a glass and add the cinnamon and nutmeg. It was so good, my 5 year old son thought it looked like orange juice and wanted to try some. He liked it so much, he wanted me to make him some. It's a great way to get your veggies in.

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