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Natural Immune booster - 07 against COVID-19 Today’s post is about #Pumpkin that is native to #Mexico and belongs to the family of Gourd. . . Pumpkin dates back to more than 7500 years ago. It reached Spain with Christopher Columbus and from there spread through out the world. . . Interestingly, a French Explorer, Jacques Cartier in 1584 referred to these as “gros melons” which is translated as “pompions,” in English. Thus, the name evolved into “Pumpkin” . . 🔹High Vitamin C: Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin C which is one of the most important vitamins that boost immunity. It increases the performance of Phagocytes, a type of white blood cells which attack foreign intruders in our body . . . 🔹 Beta Carotene - Vitamin A : High Beta Carotene in Pumpkin gives it a bright orange colour. Beta carotene is present in every colourful fruit & vegetable and is converted into Vitamin A. The strong immune system heavily depends on balanced Vitamin A in our body to help fight infections. . . . 🔹 Antioxidant Being high in #carotenoids & Vitamin E. Pumpkin contains good amount of #antioxidants which protect the body against the damage done by free radicals. . . 🔹Obesity & Pumpkin: Pumpkin is a nutrient dense fruit. It is 94% water which means that even eating it more won’t give you high calories. Thus, making it an excellent choice for weight loss . . . 🔹 Vitamins & Minerals: Pumpkins are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E as well as minerals such as iron, copper, magnesium & potassium. . . . #immunityboosteragainstcovid19 #fightagainstcoronavirus✌️ #immunityboostingfood #pumpkinpie #mexicanfood #antioxidant #christophercolumbus #lowcaloriefood #jacquescartier #spain #espana #spanishfood #vitamina #vitamine #gourd #calabaza #betacarotene #Phagocytes #pumpkinfacts #organicpumpkin #historyofpumpkins #gardenfruit #originoffruit #pumpkindish #greenpumpkins. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1Vl9eluvE/?igshid=1v0b0b021wyuo