Oct 17, 2023

6 Surprising Benefits of Hawthorne

1. Heart Helper: Hawthorn keeps your heart happy. It's like a shield protecting it from problems.
2. Cancer Fighter: It has special stuff that helps to fight off scary cancer cells.
3. Tummy Tamer: It helps your tummy break down food with helpers called lipase and protease.
4. Fat Fighter: Helps get rid of extra fat under your skin.
5. Good Germ Grower: It has a sugar called HAW1-2 that helps good tiny bugs in your tummy grow and keep you healthy.
6. Nature's Medicine Chest: Over 250 natural compounds found in Hawthorn do a bunch of good stuff like fighting off colds, keeping your blood sugar just right, and even keeping your bones strong

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