Know facts about Lychee

It's lychee season. Lychee is visible on the carts everywhere you see. Some people wait for the whole year to eat this fruit. On the other hand some people are afraid to eat this fruit because they think that it is harmful for death. Let us try to know about the benefits and harmful effect of litchi.

Lychee has so many nutritious minerals and vitamins like Potassium, Vitamin C, E, Iron, Fiber, Manganese, Phosphorus and Anti-oxidants. It strengthens metabolism. Lychee has plenty of water and therefore it prevents dehydration. It controls our weight also.

Benefits to eat Lychee:

• Boosts Immunity
• Give proper hydration
• Shine on the face
• Healthy for heart
• Strong digestion

According to Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist a child can eat two three lychee in a day and adult can eat 5-6 lychee per day. It should be soaked in water before eating. Lychee should not be eaten in the night or empty stomach. Fresh and red lychees are good for health. Don’t eat green lychees, it can be harmful for your health. Its effect is hot. It has thermogenic properties which means it balances your body temperature. This also keeps the metabolism right.

Hypo glycine A and methylene cyclo propyl glycine chemicals are found in lychee. They work as toxic in the body and prevent the formation of glucose. These two chemicals are more found in raw and less found in ripe lychees.

Who should not eat lychee:

• Low blood pressure patient
• Food allergic
• Diabetic
• Patients of Asthma
• Ortho patients
• Pregnant women