Enjoy Watermelon for a nutrition boost
What is summer or a backyard cookout without some watermelon? How healthy is watermelon, what nutrition benefits does it offer? As noted below, watermelon packs a lot of nutrition for few calories. National Geographic’s Reasons to Eat Watermelon and Medical News Today: Watermelon: Healthy Benefits and Nutritional Information : 1. Soothes sore muscles – what does eating watermelon have to do with your muscles? A research study found that “drinking watermelon juice before a hard work out” helped reduce muscle soreness the next day. Watermelon also shortens recovery time. Watermelon has the amino acid, L-citrulline which our bodies change to L-arginine, an amino acid that improves blood circulation and relaxes your blood vessels. 2. Heart Health – These same amino acids improv...