5 reasons Tequila is good for you

If you’re thinking of celebrating a party with a tequila cocktail this year, keep reading—it turns out that the agave plant that tequila comes from has some potential health benefits.

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1. It helps lower blood sugar: Agavina is a natural sugar that comes from the agave plant used to produce tequila. It triggers insulin production and therefore lowers blood sugar.

2. It aids in weight loss: Yes, you heard that right; there are certain components in tequila that have the ability to help you lose weight. In further tests done by the ACS, tequila helped overweight mice lose a significant amount of pounds.

3. You don’t really get hungover: You may disagree, but we’re not talking about that garbage watered-down tequila lots of people are used to. Instead, we are referring to real 100% percent pure agave tequila. Try drinking a quality tequila (in moderation) and see if that headache becomes a thing of the past.

4. It helps fight cholesterol: OK, let’s get all science for a moment. Increasing fiber in your diet helps in the reduction of cholesterol levels. Similar to fiber, agavins lower triglycerides in the blood and levels of cholesterol as determined by researchers in Plant Foods For Human Nutrition.

5. Tequila may be used to help treat colds: Back in the 1930s, doctors in Mexico used to promote this tequila concoction (sounds like a Margarita?) to fight off the common cold: .5 ounce of tequila; .5 ounce of agave nectar; .5 ounce of fresh lime juice.

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