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It’s no secret that the pumpkin is called as the useful queen of autumn. It is not only a so-called budget product; it is also very good for your health. The pulp and seeds are just stuffed with vitamins.
Let’s take a closer look at this Halloween treat and determine its main benefits.

1. Beneficial effect on the skin

High amounts of Vitamin A, C, E and Zinc provide healthy skin. Pumpkin seeds save from wrinkles. It makes the skin smooth and moisturized.

2. Boosts immunity

“Jack O’ Lantern” is rich in vitamins and antioxidants that strengthen the body’s immune system. It fights viruses and bacteria that cause colds. In addition, pumpkin has excellent anti-inflammatory properties.

3. Reduces weight

Pumpkin is an excellent source of fiber, which helps to keep weight normal by improving the digestive system of the body. In addition, pumpkin has a surprisingly low glycemic index, which means that it can be safely consumed with diabetes.

4. Strengthens bones

It also contains zinc, which is great for maintaining healthy bone tissue and blocking body cells damaged by free radicals. Eating pumpkin can also help prevent osteoporosis and arthritis.

5. YOU can wear it on your HEAD!

Pumpkin aka Jack Lantern is also the perfect Halloween costume on the eve of all saints. Alternatively, you can just wear it on your head, contrary to all the “boring” trends. First, you need to cut out everything superfluous from a pumpkin. It will also raise your knife proficiency. The next step is to cut out several openings for the head, eyes, and mouth. Remember, a pumpkin should be several sizes larger than your head… or it could end without a beginning.

When you realized that the pumpkin is ideally sitting on your head, as if it was grown exactly for you, you can start decorating. For this, you will need a knife again. However, in the end, the result will be amazing. In addition, what you will do with this further depends only on the flight of your imagination.

Summing up, we can note a wide range of usefulness of such a product as a simple-looking pumpkin. In ordinary life, we don’t even think about the usefulness of this or that thing. However, all of them are within reach, and their benefits are very difficult to overestimate. So learn more, try new things, grab your plates, knives, and go ahead for pumpkins… until the winter arrived.

P.S. They say that before marriage it is a good idea to scrap everything from the head of your future wife with a spoon. The pumpkin experience will sure help you.