How does Bitter Gourd help in preventing cancer?

Bitter gourd is a tropical fruit loaded with essential minerals and vitamins which are helpful for a healthy body. It is known by different names like bitter melon, bitter cucumber and bitter apple and has got an important role in fighting against cancer. Though it tastes bitter, it is filled with several beneficial antioxidants and other vitamins. It can be consumed in different ways such as pickle, drinking its juice and using them in recipes. Now let us look its health benefits especially in preventing Cancer.  

1. Fights Cancer: Do you know this, diet can play an important role in prevention and therapy of cancer. The bitter gourd stops the development of cancer cells and kills them effectively. It effects discern between healthy and cancer cells and leave normal cells intact.
2. Boosts immune system: If you take a glass of bitter gourd juice every day will help you to boost your immune system and increases the fighting power of the body against the diseases.
3. Blood purification: Its juice can be used in curing blood disorders such as itching due to septicemia and blood boils. This bitter gourd has blood purifying properties and take a little juice daily on an empty stomach.
4. Liver tonic: You can drink one glass of bitter melon juice daily to cure liver problems. If you want to see the results, consume it daily.
5. Kidney and bladder: It is a natural remedy for maintaining a healthy liver and bladder. Its juice is very useful in curing the kidney stones.

Other health benefits:

1. Heart disease: Bitter gourd is helpful for the heart in many ways. It reduces the level of bad cholesterol which decreases the chances of heart attacks. It also lowers blood sugar levels that are helpful for a healthy heart.
2.  Weight loss: Bitter melon contains antioxidants that improve digestive system and metabolism which in further help you to lose your weight. It develops the two major factors like calorie control and filling components which aid in losing weight.
3.  Piles: The bitter gourd juice is very useful for the patients who are suffering from piles. Even the paste made out of this, is helpful for a healthy body.
4.  Makes your skin healthy: It is very effective in treating skin infections and skin diseases and keeps your skin free of blemishes and makes your skin glow.
5.  Fights Diabetes: The recent studies shown that the juice of bitter melon will reduce the blood sugar levels which in turn reduce the risk of high cholesterol, heart disease and hypertension.