Seven Reasons to Eat and Grow Fresh Tomatoes

Many people today grow vegetables in there garden  for food because they just taste so much better then the stuff you can buy in the supermarket now days. But besides that there just plain good for you. Take the humble tomato for instance.

1.. Did you know Tomatoes are an excellent source of potassium and vitamin C. They are also packed full phytochemicals that help protect us from  disease

 2 Tomatoes are also very high in lycopene which is very powerful proven antioxidant and phenolic compounds. Did you know that  95% of lycopene  in our diet comes from fresh tomatoes and tomato products.

 3. Did you know Lycopene is better absorbed by the body when cooked with oil, and that.It’s the Lycopene  carotenoid that makes tomatoes red

 4 .Tests have shown that lycopene appears to reduce the risk of certain cancers, and it  helps to slow down the eye disorder age-related macular  degeneration where the lenses of the eye harden  as you get older, It has been shown that it also helps to lessen the damage done to the skin by too much exposure to the sun .

 5. It has been Proven that men who eat two or more servings a week of fresh tomatoes can reduce by up to 35% there chances of getting prostate cancer. Now that’s amazing.

 6.Lycopcene this amazing chemical in tomatoes is better absorbed into the body when cooked with some oil preferably olive oil, as it helps to break down the thick cell walls of the tomato and the oil  helps the absorbsation of lycopene into the body.

7.Tomatoes also contain a chemical called Lutein which is found in the retina of our eyes. Lutein is essential for healthy vision. Lutein has also been  found to help prevent the risk of  getting cataracts as well as helping to stop the thickening of arteries which is a major cause of heart disease