Watermelon is the perfect healthy treat - with Viagra-like effects

November 13, 3:05 PMNY Wellness ExaminerRoger Ziegler

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So ripe, so firm, so healthy, so naughty.

It's the perfect time to get healthy, and randy.

It seems our old pal watermelon may be packing a lot more than just 92% water.

It's actually mega-packed with mega-vitamins and can help you keep it up too.

I love a good watermelon. We used to talk about how you could stick a syringe of vodka in it and then crack it open and get drunk by eating it, but no one I know ever actually did that.

Instead we would just eat the damn thing.

It seems however, that watermelon is also full of the antioxidant lycopene, thiamine, vitamins A, C and B6, panothenic acid, magnesium and potassium.

It also has citrulline, which is eagerly being studied by nerdy scientists everywhere for its possible libido-enhancing effects.

So far what we know is citrulline helps relax blood vessels and increase blood flow, much like Viagra. Citrulline is converted into arginine in the body. Arginine helps maintain a healthy immune system and strong heart function.

According to Dr. Bhimu Patil, director of Texas A&M's fruit and vegetable improvement center, "Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same basic effect that Viagra has."

Watermelon's lycopene protects heart, prostate and skin-health.

Good for your heart and your other favorite organs.