Health Benefits of Bay Leaves
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May Improve Heart Health
Common causes of heart disease include bad lifestyle choices, heart defects and disease, in addition to genetic predisposition in some cases. Improving heart health through diet might help decrease the risk of complications and keep the cardiovascular system healthy.
Bay leaves contain rutin and caffeic acid. Rutin strengthens the capillary walls while caffeic acid helps to eliminate bad cholesterol. Adding bay leaves to the diet could help lower bad cholesterol levels and strengthen artery walls.4Khan, Alam, et al. ‘Bay Leaves Improve Glucose and Lipid Profile of People with Type 2 Diabetes.’ Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, The Society for Free Radical Research Japan, Jan. 2009, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613499
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