Hello Steemians! Today I want to share with you the benefits and benefits of Fig, these photographs were taken in a few days that I grabbed to rest "Vacation" last week in a village of Bocono State Trujillo.

The fig is the fruit of the fig tree (name of the tree), It is grown in Venezuela in temperate zones such as Los Andes and Colonia Tovar. It occurs between the month of August and the beginning of September.

Figs are one of the fruits richest in nutrients and health benefits, one of the reasons is for its high water content with 80%, it also provides a high content of fiber (its main contribution), minerals and energy, since they contain organic acids and salts such as potassium, magnesium and calcium and vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and C.

Properties and Benefits of Fig

• One of its great benefits and benefits of this wonderful fruit is that it helps reduce blood sugar levels, so it is recommended for people with diabetes and

• Metabolic and digestive health: Because of its high content of fibers help control cholesterol levels and help regulate intestinal transit and take care of it, acting against constipation.

• Combat Obesity: figs help replace desserts and cravings because they contain natural sugars that can calm the desire for sweet, contributing to weight loss.

Eating two or three figs before the meal reduces appetite. A delicious appetizer with less than 70 calories!

• Bones and strong nerves: Because of your high content of minerals, the fig helps keep the nervous, bone and muscle systems in good condition, helping to control hypertension

• It could help prevent cancer: Because of its high content of antioxidants, thus helping to reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer.

• Prevents anemia and reduces inflammation

How to consume the Figs!

• Figs can be eaten dry as fresh. When it is dry it is reduced to 20-15% concentrating its nutrients, as well as dried grapes and raisins.

• The figs are consumed mostly fresh, for its sweet taste is very delicious to eat it naturally. In the Andes they use it to prepare it in traditional sweet syrup.

• In my next post I will publish a recipe for how to prepare it in syrup, a very delicious sweet. I hope you like my post and very useful.

Photograph taken from Sky 5.0lw by my person @jonelescalona