Health Benefits of Okra

[Mika]

Okra, also called lady’s finger is a highly beneficial vegetable. You can eat this vegetable if you want to...

• Balance acidic conditions in your body
• Lower blood sugar in your body
• Ease asthmatic conditions
• Control upset stomach.

Okra is rich in Vitamin A and antioxidants. Vitamin A is good for your eyes, Vitamin A also helps the body to flush out toxins. Just like Vitamin A, antioxidants also help you to get rid of free radicals from the body.

Okra has anti-inflammatory properties; therefore, it helps in asthmatic conditions.

Okra is also has a lot of dietary fibers, therefore, it aids digestion and helps you if you are suffering from constipation. Due to its alkalizing properties, you can also eat okra if your stomach is upset.

How to get maximum benefits by eating okra

• If you want to lower blood sugar, soak two okras overnight and drink the water early in the morning.
• If you want to ease your upset stomach, drink okra soup, or broth.
• If you are suffering from constipation, eat steamed okra.
• If you are practicing raw food diet, you can try eating okra raw. It does not taste great when you eat raw, but it is not bad either.

Last but not the least, you should always clean okra before chopping it. Never put it in water after you have chopped or sliced.

 

[Funmifunmi]

Okra have so many benefits you can use it when you are ovulating to release More egg during your ovulation time

 

[Gowinso]

Okro can be used to treat different kind of diseases you can cut it raw into one table water put okro and be drinking it early in the morning before breakfast

 

[Jasmine]

I was aware with the fact that okra helps in controlling blood sugar levels. However, remedies like these works only when you are working out hard. If you are already under medication and do not exercise much, these remedies will not work. I like fried okra with steamed rice. I can make at least 5 different dishes from okra.

 

[Mataracy]

I really belive that okro is very rich and very medicinal to cure so many sickness.
Okro is very good to cure stomach disorder and also good because it contain iron.
It is also good for pregnant woman because its also aid them to give birth smoothly.
Okro also help one to pass stoles gently.

 

[Maria Javed]

Okra is a vegetable and it is known as lady finger. Okra is a green vegetable.
Okra is high in calories and no contains saturated fat and a rich source of dietary fiber. Okra is a high fiber food packed with valuable nutrients.
There are many Health benefits of okra.

1. An excellent bone builder
The folate and other vitamins B in okra

 

[Maria Javed]

build strong bones and density, which helps prevent the osteoporosis.

2. Help preventing kidney diseases
In a clinical study in 2005 October of okra in treatment of diabete in nephropathy showed that it has an effect on liver health.

3. Promotes healthy skin
It vitamins A content improves skin conditions and reduce acne while the vitamin C help in promoting natural glowing skin.

4. Okra improves the eyesight
The pods of okra contains large amount of vitamins A, beta carotene xanthine, lutein that are essential for a good vision.

5. Stimulates nerves function
It is also high in potassium that helps maintain balance of fluids required in effective nerve functioning.

 

[blessingc]

Okra is low in calories but packed full of nutrients. It provides protein, a nutrient that many other fruits and vegetables lack. The vitamin C in okra helps support healthy immune function. Okra is also rich in vitamin K, which helps your body clot blood. It helps prevent sugar from being absorbed during digestion, Eating okra has been linked to blood sugar control, nevertheless, according to research people with diabetes are advices not to take in too much of it. It is also rich in antioxidants and reduces the risks of ailments like cancer, okra can provide much-needed support to cells in fighting off free-radicals that can lead to cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.


The pectin in okra lowers bad cholesterol, which improves cardiac function. Okra builds the immune system against viruses and infections. Okra’s powerful dose of vitamin C has been linked to easing respiratory issues like asthma.
The vitamin C and A in okra helps the eye cataracts.
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, or just eating healthier to feel better and prevent future health issues, okra should definitely make it onto your next market list.
The high folate content lowers the risk of neural tube abnormalities in the fetus. Consuming folate throughout pregnancy is good for both mother and child, okra is a good source of this.

 

[Sodiq]

@Mika This is a very good write-up and thanks for sharing this with us here, they are very helpful. Okra is also known as ladies fingers or ochro by many english speaking nations. Okra is a vegetable in mallow family. Okra is said to be very rich source of dietary fibre, minerals and also vitamins. Eating okra is good for human health most especially for diabetics person. This is due to the amount of dietary fibre they contain. They also contains vitamin K which is believed to be helping bine. Thus eating okra is is good for human bones. Some other hidden benefits of eating okra are highlighted below;

Eating of okra is said to be preventing diabetes, the presence of eugenol substance in Okra helps to tackle diabetes in human body. The dietary fiber present in okra can also help to stabilize blood sugar level by simply delaying sugar absorption from the intestines. Okra also contain some iron content, this iron content forms haemoglobin in human blood which helps to prevent Anaemia in human body. They also contain wich is said to help the human blood coagulation.

Eating of okra can also improves heart health, they contain soluble fibre which can helps to lower serum cholesterol and can also reduces the risk of heart disease. Thus, Eating okra can helps you to control the level of cholesterol in your body.