Dates contain high amounts of magnesium, a mineral that is crucial to your immune system. Magnesium calms inflammation in your body, a condition that is linked to a multitude of diseases, including such cancer, which is accelerated by inflammation. Dates are also full of beneficial antioxidants that fight free radicals and dangerous oxidation of your cells, again something that leads to disease.
Some research shows eating dates is a legitimate way to reduce the risk and impact of abdominal cancer. A recent 2015 study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, shows that eating dates may also reduce colon cancer risk (12). Other studies are underway to determine if dates can help with other forms of cancer.
6. Improve Male Fertility
Surprisingly, studies also show that date palm pollen (DPP) may cure male infertility by improving the quality of sperm parameters (13).
A 2015 study published in the Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences (PJBS) looked at 40 infertile men who consumed 120 mg DPP every other day, for two months.
They concluded that consumption of DPP improved their sperm count and in fact, “The treatment significantly increased sperm motility, morphology and forward progressive motility.”
Dates have high levels of estradiol and flavonoids believed to help increase sperm count and motility, and even increase testes size and weight. A common home remedy calls for soaking a handful of dates in fresh goat’s milk overnight, then grinding them in the milk with a mixture of cardamom powder and honey.
7. Boost Energy
