These vegetables are popular all over the world, because the number of culinary recipes using tomatoes is impossible to count. Tomatoes are part of the national dishes of many nations. Why does humanity love tomatoes for so many years? The secret of their popularity is not only in excellent taste. The fact is that the benefits of tomatoes for human health and maintaining his youth and beauty are invaluable!
Tomatoes are part of the national dishes of many nations. Why does humanity love tomatoes for so many years? The secret of their popularity is not only in excellent taste. The fact is that the benefits of tomatoes for human health and maintaining his youth and beauty are invaluable!
It is known that our ancestors considered this vegetable poisonous. In a Danish book called The Complete Guide to Gardening, published in 1744, you can read that tomatoes are harmful plants, their fruits drive people who eat them crazy. It is believed that this myth originated among the Indians of South America, from where tomatoes were taken out in the 16th century. It is interesting that in Europe for a whole century not only the benefits of tomatoes were rejected, but it was also believed that they were poisonous. Europeans grew them as exotic plants in front gardens and in pots. It was then, due to the color and shape of the fruit, that the plant began to be called “pomodoro”, that is, “love apple”. Tomatoes were brought to our country in the 17th century. They were called “dogs” and believed that they were sinful and mad berries.
However, starting from the middle of the 19th century, tomatoes became part of the diet of Russian people. And then our grandmothers figured out what benefits this vegetable can bring to human health: with the help of pulp and juice, they began to treat burns, get rid of corns, freckles, and also stimulate hair growth.

For human health
Currently, experts know that tomatoes contain sugars, organic acids (citric, malic, oxalic, succinic, tartaric and others), vitamins A, groups B and C, carotene and many other useful substances.
In addition, the use of tomatoes lies in the fact that they are a dietary product that has practically no restrictions in use. By the amount of ascorbic acid, tomatoes are close to citrus fruits: lemons, oranges and tangerines. One glass of freshly made tomato juice contains half the morning dose of vitamin C, carotene.

Oncologists from USA found that tomatoes contain a substance such as lycopene, which has healing properties. They believe that due to the daily use of ripe tomatoes (about 450 g), you can insure yourself against the appearance of cancer.
In addition, our digestive tract absorbs the tender pulp of tomatoes well, it does not irritate the mucous membrane. And the potassium contained in this vegetable in large quantities helps to remove excess fluid from the body.
The benefits of tomatoes and fresh juice from them are obvious in diseases associated with metabolic disorders, diseases of the cardiovascular system, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, as well as exhaustion of the body.

To replenish the supply of vitamins
With the help of tomato juice, it is good to replenish the amount of vitamin A in the body. You can establish the deficiency of this vitamin yourself, through a simple study. If you move from a bright room to a dark one, and at the same time your eyes “get used” for more than 6 seconds, then you do not have enough vitamin A. To eliminate its deficiency, it is enough to drink a glass of tomato juice every day. In addition, it is useful for human health to season it with parsley.

For hair beauty
It turns out that tomatoes are a hair growth stimulant. Here is a recipe for a hair mask: rinse, dry and chop 1 kg of tomatoes in a meat grinder, mix them with grated horseradish, garlic, bell peppers and Antonov apples (300 g each). Add 300 g of honey and a few lemons mashed with zest. Mix everything and place in a sterile jar. This composition can be stored in a cool place and used as a hair mask.

For the health and beauty of the legs
You can treat varicose veins with ripe tomatoes. To do this, they need to be cut and applied to the veins on the legs. And after a few hours, change to fresh slices. You can prepare a gruel from fresh tomatoes and apply it to the places of swollen veins. You need to take it off when it starts to pinch a lot. Then grease the legs, up from the foot, with liquid sour cream.
And to soften dry corns, it is useful to put cut ripe tomatoes on them.

For harmony
100 g of tomatoes contain only 17 kcal, so those who want to lose weight can safely lean on tomatoes.
You can make it a rule to eat at dinner every day cucumber and tomato salad dressed with vegetable oil or natural yogurt.
And for dinner, you can cut and beautifully arrange a few tomatoes on a plate. So you can pretty much cut the usual portion. A sandwich with sausage or cheese can be replaced with a thin slice of black bread with low-fat cottage cheese, tomato and herbs.
Those who approach the fight against extra pounds thoroughly should be aware that a mixture of tomato, pumpkin, apple and lemon juices in a ratio of 2: 2: 4: 1 helps to reduce weight.
As we have already noted, the use of tomatoes contributes to the normalization of metabolism, and also helps the intestines, and this is an important factor for gaining a slim figure.