Fresh Bitter Guard

Your diet plan is incomplete without bitter gourd (commonly known in Hindi as karela). It boosts weight loss and helps in controlling diabetes. It is considered the most bitter tasting amongst all culinary vegetables and fruits. While bitter gourd is condemned for its bitter taste, it truly can sweeten our well-being through virtue of its health promoting and disease preventing phytochemical compounds. Bitter gourd is highly beneficial for patients suffering from intestinal and stomach problems, diabetes, and more. Bitter gourd is a rich source of vitamins and minerals. It contains iron, magnesium, potassium and vitamins like A and C. It contains twice the calcium of spinach and beta-carotene of broccoli. Various anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds are present in bitter gourd.