How to eat tomatoes to help maintain male energy

　　In Shanghai in 2008, small shops could be seen everywhere tomato It seems that it is not "ordinary" anymore. In restaurants, tomato-related dishes are on the recommendation list. ； Various brands of tomato juice fill supermarket shelves and are regarded as“ healthy drinks”； As the Spring Festival approaches, when people choose gifts for respected elders and important customers, lycopene has become a practical and decent choice.

       Facts have proven that supplementing about 20 mg of natural lycopene every day (equivalent to eating several kilograms of ripe tomatoes) is beneficial to male Maintain physical strength and energy, female It plays an obvious role in maintaining young skin and maintaining normal organ function in the elderly. If you can insist on long-term intake, the effect will be even more amazing.

So, how to eat tomatoes?

　　Don’t eat lycopene before the age of 25

　　So, how to supplement lycopene to be more effective? If you are still young, under 25, you have plenty of energy and don’t have any cardiovascular problems yet ； your skin Those pesky chloasma and dullness have not developed yet. Well, experts recommend that you eat 1-2 ripe tomatoes every day. A very small amount of lycopene can help you avoid those nasty things to a great extent.

　　However, if you are over 25 years old, your physical organs are not as good as before, and your skin condition is not satisfactory, then you may need to supplement 10-20 mg of lycopene every day to help you change your current situation. Obviously, it is impossible for ordinary people to eat several kilograms of tomatoes every day, so choosing the right lycopene products is an effective and practical way.

　　Eating tomatoes raw means eating them in vain

　　Many people are accustomed to eating raw tomatoes. In fact, eating raw tomatoes can only absorb the vitamin C in the pulp, but cannot obtain the more beneficial substance in tomatoes - lycopene. Only by heating, the cell walls of tomato tissue collapse, and a small amount of lycopene can be released.

　　Lycopene in tomatoes is one of the strongest antioxidants in nature. Its antioxidant capacity is higher than vitamin E and much stronger than vitamin C. The American "Time" magazine even ranked it as the number one health food in the 21st century. It can be seen that eating tomatoes raw is a real loss.

　　The legend of "tomato health" on the Mediterranean coast

　　In the 1960s, foreign scholars discovered an interesting phenomenon: people living along the Mediterranean coast suffered from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. disease (like coronary heart disease ) the probability is very low； The elderly there live long lives, the men are energetic, and the women have beautiful skin. Further investigation revealed that this was closely related to the diet of the locals. Tomatoes grow in large quantities along the Mediterranean coast, and tomatoes are also the main food of the locals. It turns out that there are a large number of "oxygen free radicals" in the human body, which can invade the inside of cells and cause cell death. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement enough antioxidants to maintain good health.

　　For men, around 40 years old is a critical stage for the body. At this time, the metabolism slows down and various kinds of stress come one after another. As a result, a large number of "oxygen free radicals" will be produced in the body, and the health condition will decline the fastest. The strong antioxidant capacity of lycopene can prevent many health risks for men and keep them energetic for a long time.

　　For women, the most important thing is "face", and lycopene can prevent oxygen free radicals from oxidizing the skin, preventing annoying chloasma and dullness on women's faces.

　　and elderly They are most afraid of cardiovascular problems. Lycopene can fight against oxygen free radicals in blood vessels, prevent oxidation of lipids in the blood, and allow blood to flow smoothly.

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