Did You Know How Beneficial Moong Dal Is For Health?

Moon or Mung dal, which are also called green grams are a bundle of goodness. Read on to know more on these golden grams which are native to Asia, Europe and the US.

  • Kishori Sud
  • Her Zindagi Editorial
  • Updated - 2018-09-19, 11:50 IST
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Moong or Mung dal may not be our favourite in the lunch box but this golden grain has umpteen benefits if consumed regularly (not daily but as much as you can). You can have it as sprouts as well if you do not like it as just dal. It is not just good for your hair but improves your metabolism, gives you radiance, slows down ageing, controls your cholestrol and more. Here is a list what all this green gram can do:

Anti-Aging

This dal is an amazing anti-aging agent. The copper present in moong dal or green grams has anti-aging property, and it reduces the presence of wrinkles, age spots and age lines from the skin easily. Infact its regular usage can make you look 10 years younger.

Radiance

Yes, this dal can add shine and radiance to your skin. The presence of copper makes it a brilliant ingredient for various face packs and face creams. Using this bean as a scrub is also a good option.

Shine To Hair

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Again, the copper is an essential mineral for maintaining scalp health. Copper ensures the proper utilization of iron, calcium and magnesium in human body. This bean ensures that iron does its work efficiently. Proper supply of oxygen to the brain maintains the health of scalp and gives you shiny and strong mane. You can includent this ingredient in your hair masks at home.

Metabolic Regulator

Many people with poor metabolism suffer from indigestion and acidity. Mung beans are rich in fiber and increase the digestive rate of the human body. They are responsible for increasing the overall metabolic rate in humans as well. Fiber eases motion by making feces soft. This makes motion easier and reduces indigestion and acidity to quite an extent.

Cholesterol Control

With heart diseaseson the rise thanks to our poor lifestyle, moong beans increase the digestive and metabolic rate of human body, which decreases the formation and accumulation of cholesterol in the arterial walls and capillaries. Make this dal a regular in your diet is what we suggest.

Light Meal

People suffering from fever, stomach ache and diarrhea might just find their best friend in this gree gram. Mung is very rich in fiber and can also be molded to make a few mouth-tempting light recipes. This often plays a very important part of recovery.

Bone Strengthening

This grain can be used as a natural calcium supplement. It is good for maintaining bone health and can keep you safe from fractures as well.

Slimming Food

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A 100 gram serving of mung beans offers only 330 calories, making it one of the healthiest ways to lose weight. If you want to lose weight then include mung beans in your diet.

Blood Pressure

It is a proven fact that the green grams are fat controllers and regulators. Moreover, the presence of large amount of magnesium makes it a very potent BP regulator. It maintains the level of magnesium in the blood. What magnesium does is ease the blood vessels and lower hypertension. This, in turn, keeps the blood pressure of the body under control.

Mental Focus

If you are bad at concentratying or you know someone who is then take to moong beans. It even sharpens memory! These beans are rich in Iron, which carries oxygen in blood and supplies the same to all organs and tissues. Intake of Mung beans ensures optimum supply of oxygen to all the parts of body, including the human brain.

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Increases Immunity

Iron in mung beans helps in increasing the immunity power in the human body. This eases your muscles and tissues, which makes yourr white blood cells more active. This gives our body the natural strength to fight off infections

Sugar Control

Mung beans increase the formation of friendly sugars and discourage the formation of bad sugar in your body. Friendly sugar or fruit sugar can be easily digested and it does not circulate in blood. It is easily convertible to ATP. Consumption of mung beans can even help in preventing diabetes.

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