Avocados Have Some Great Uses and Benefits

There are many foods that people are not sure about because of the reputation they get. Avocado has gotten a reputation for being very high in fat. While it is true that they have a high fat content, the fat content is monosaturated fats which can provide health benefits when eaten in moderation. Avocado's are so good for your health they are essentially considered to be a perfect and complete food.

Avocados are a fruit that grow in subtropical trees. They are rich in vitamins a, c, e, and some b-complex vitamins. Potassium is another great quality of this fruit. For the most part avocados have been used for skin problems because the pulp has antibacterial and antifungal properties. They have also been used as a staple for nachos and dip in guacamole.

Avocado has been known to be used for sexual problems. In fact the Aztecs name for the avocado was ahuacatl, which means testicle. They would use it as a sexual stimulant, and they really did believe that it had sexual nutrients - so much so that virgin women were not allowed to leave their house during harvest time!
Other uses include:

• A paste can be made and applied to rough skin and rashes to soothe the skin.
  
• Use as an aid in recovery from illness as it is an excellent restorative food.
• The pulp can be applied to cuts and covered with gauze to prevent infection from entering the body and to encourage healing.
• Aids in digestive and circulatory problems.
• The flesh of the avocado can soothe a sunburned skin.
• Use as a face mask by adding some olive oil with some mashed up avocado and leave on the face for about 15 minutes.

So as you can see, besides the nutritional benefit of avocado it is also a great healer food as well. Adding avocado to recipes is as easy as throwing it in your salad, making an avocado salsa filling for wraps, or substituting it for a mayonnaise spread.

You can also use avocado in many raw food desserts. I have used it as my chocolate icing on cake and it seriously tastes amazing! The book at Ani's Raw Food Desserts: 85 Easy, Delectable Sweets and Treats is amazing and has a chocolate fudge cake (that uses avocado as the icing) that will blow your mind!