Potato

In addition to being the most ideal food for overweight people who diet, in fact, potato also have a benefit to be used as a natural remedy to overcome digestive problems including gastric acid. Naturopathy treatment systems have long to introduce this benefit.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum), is currently in fourth place after the planting area of wheat, corn and rice. Potatoes most ancient found in the region around the Andes – South America, cultivated by the local Indian population and used as food.

Stomach acid natural treatment with Potato Juice

Found that the alkaloid substance in potatoes serve as neutralizing acid. In further research, the potato is also beneficial for preventing kidney disease, heart disease and the spread of cancer cells. Studies conducted on 10 people with chronic digestive disorders prove it.  Eight people said his condition improved after eating potato juice a day for one week. In another study conducted four universities in Germany and Australia, researchers found that the majority of people with digestive disorders recover after potato juice therapy for 12 weeks. This research was conducted with 100 milliliters of juice provides the volunteer potatoes, half an hour before breakfast and before bed at night.

So you can also take advantage of this natural therapy to overcome the problem of stomach acid. But remember! Eat a potato juice in reasonable amounts so you get the benefits. And do not forget that potato also has some side effects that are necessary to be noticed.

Potato Nutritions

• Potatoes contain substances minerals magnesium, potassium, iron and others, such as higher vitamin content than bananas. The potassium substance included also higher than contain vitamins B1, B3 and B6 are also C is able to fight scurvy. Vitamin C is found in the potato contains a powerful antioxidant to ward off free radicals in the body. Vitamin B6 plays a role in protein synthesis and metabolism, and plays a role in energy metabolism from carbohydrates.
• Potatoes also contain some hormones, amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids. Amino acid content in potatoes was almost equivalent to chicken eggs.
• In addition the survey showed, the potato is the most ideal food for overweight people who diet.  Potato calories in every 100 grams of potatoes is not to 90,000 calories, less than rice and bread, especially the much lower calorie than the bread, but that it contained 2% protein from its own weight.

Potato side effects

• Potatoes contain toxic compounds known as glycoalkaloids, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine.
• About solanium in potato, if such a substance into the body will cause nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. Breeders try to keep solanine levels below 200 mg/kg (200 ppmw). However, when these commercial varieties turn green, even they can approach concentrations of solanine of 1000 mg/kg (1000 ppmw). In normal potatoes, analysis has shown solanine levels may be as little as 3.5% of the breeders’ maximum, with 7–187 mg/kg being found. The U.S. National Toxicology Program suggests that the average American consumes at most 12.5 mg/day of solanine from potatoes (the toxic dose is actually several times this, depending on body weight). (Potato – Wikipedia)
• There are concentrations of very large acrylamide in potato chips, 1200 mg / kg and fries 450 mg / kg. Acrylamide at high doses can prove to cause damage to nerve tissue and interfere with reproduction.

Potato cooking tips

As one of the main sources of carbohydrates, potato (Solanum tuberosum) can be processed in different ways, fried, boiled, baked, served with meat and vegetables, or as a cake mix. To gain the maximum benefit, here are some tips you can follow:

• Therefore, in order to obtain the benefits of vitamin C with a maximum of potato choose good condition – for example by choosing not sprout, skin tight, no green spots, and no holes on its surface.
• Avoid processed meats young potatoes or green color, because they contain solanine poison that can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Avoid also include potato shoots attached to the processed juice. Cleaning the potatoes before processing and cooking it further with a high heat is a step that can be done to eliminate the solanine content in it.
• In addition, at the time of going to cooking potatoes, potatoes can be used to soak for 15-30 minutes prior to further processing in order to reduce akrilamid formed during cooking. This can happen because the amount of sugar contained in the potatoes have been reduced by the soaking. Addition of antioxidant of bamboo leaves or green tea extract also has been shown to reduce levels of food akrilamid. So, try to fry at a lower temperature (not exceeding 1750 ° Celsius) and avoid products that are too crispy or burnt.

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A grilled potato contributes fiber approximately 12% of daily needs. There are many fibers in the skin of potatoes. If you want to take advantage of that fiber to lower cholesterol, prevent colon cancer and smooth digestion, eat potatoes with the skin.

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Bowlful roast potatoes contain vitamin B6 approximately 21% of daily needs. Vitamin B6 nerperan in more than 100 enzymatic reactions. For example, to synthesize protein and amino acids. It is also essential to form new cells. Vitamin B6 also participate actively in the glycogen splitting that will be stored in muscle cells lever, so endurance is the key body. Vitamin B6 holding a number of important roles in nervous system activity and brain cells. for example in the production of serotonin (when shortages can trigger depression), melatonin (needed for sound sleep), epinephrine and nor epinephrine (hormones that help stress response), and GABA (for the normal function of the brain)

Vitamin B6 is also required for metilasi in preventing cancer, by, press and weaken the poisons that are in groups of metil, and encouraged out of the body. Metilasi is important in maintaining the health of the blood vessel of heart, with a gentle homosistein. Homosistein are a blood vessel walls destroyer, and cause atherosclerosis, and increase risk of heart attack and stroke.

Chemical substances:

Vitamin C and B6 (pyridoxine), potassium, mangan, triptofan, fiber, copper.