{"id":48075,"date":"2016-03-01T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/?p=48075"},"modified":"2016-03-04T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T14:44:24","slug":"plantain-the-latest-beauty-breakthrough-for-health-and-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/2016\/03\/plantain-the-latest-beauty-breakthrough-for-health-and-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantain- The Latest Beauty Breakthrough For Health And Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/PLAINTAINS.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-48076\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/PLAINTAINS.jpg\" alt=\"PLAINTAINS\" width=\"400\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/PLAINTAINS.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/PLAINTAINS-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also known as a cooking plantain, the exotic fruit plantain is a menu staple in locations like Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. Although plantains are a common sight on the dinner table in these regions (and have also become produce aisle staples here in North America), the humble plantain may also be a skincare and health breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>This fruit hails from the same family as the banana, and is packed with the benefits of Vitamins A and C. While Vitamin A plays a role in the growth of skin cells and skin health, Vitamin C is also an antioxidant which can encourage healthy, rejuvenated skin. As well, this vitamin can help to counteract the effects of free radical damage to the skin.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/draxe.com\/plantains\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Axe<\/a>, one cup of raw plantain contains 27.2 milligrams of Vitamin C and 33 per cent of the daily value of Vitamin A.<\/p>\n<p>Like its close cousin the banana, plantain is also a solid source of potassium (a mineral which is essential for functioning muscles, metabolism and nervous system). Meanwhile, the high fibre content of plantain is said to assist with a balanced digestive system and the Vitamin B6 content can promote brain health.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a powerful new fruit to add to your diet, it may be worth a try to stock up on plantains. After all, the idea of a strengthened body, balanced digestion and enviable skin is certainly a refreshing thought.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: iStock\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as a cooking plantain, the exotic fruit plantain is a menu staple in locations like Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. Although plantains are a common sight on the dinner table in these regions (and have also become produce aisle staples here in North America), the humble plantain may also be a skincare and health breakthrough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":48076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1890],"tags":[3388,28274,28271,28272,28270,28273],"class_list":["post-48075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-diet-2","tag-beauty-breakthrough","tag-benefits-of-plantain","tag-plantain-for-skincare","tag-plantain-fruit","tag-plantain-health-benefits","tag-skincare-breakthrough-ingredient"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48075"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48079,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48075\/revisions\/48079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/beauty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}