This is part of a series on how our food can help certain organs that resemble their same shape. I already shared with you how carrots benefit the eyes, how tomatoes and grapes benefit the heart, how walnuts are essential for brain health, how celery and other stalky veggies are great for bone health and how beans are super beneficial for “kidneys”??? Yep…
Japanese Sweet Potatoes Photo Courtesy of AnniePickns's Blog
Sweet potatoes are a great source of beta carotene, due to its orange color. This means it’s great for keeping ourselves young. Because of its elongated shape its beneficial for our pancreas…
But what I really think it means is how some studies have shown that sweet potatoes can help stabilize blood sugar levels and lower insulin resistance. It actually helps the pancreas do its job… And steamed/cooked sweet potatoes seem to make more available these blood-sugar effect benefits.
Here are a few recipes with sweet potato you can try soon:
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Nice article, Madelyn. I’m glad I could be helpful by sharing my photo.
Thanks to you for having such wonderful pictures… and one of a sweet potato that actually looked like a pancreas. 😉