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EATING FRUIT
 
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths.  It's not as easy as you think It's important to know how and when to eat...
 
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
 
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!  - FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.  If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
 
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD - Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit..  The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
 

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid..  The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
 

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals!  You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor) my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc… - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach.  The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
 

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes - all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach..
 

There is no such thing as some fruits; like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr.  Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter.  If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
 

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.  Don't even drink juice that has been heated up.  Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all.  You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
 

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice.  If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
 

You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body.  Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
 

KIWI: Tiny but mighty.  This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber.  Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
 

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away?  Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
 

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit.  Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
 

ORANGE: Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
 

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher.  Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system.  They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant.  Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
 

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C.  They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.  Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation.  Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
 

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!  Can you believe this??
 
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal.  However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed.  It will slow down the digestion..  Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food.  It will line the intestine.  Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer.  It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
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By Tessa Salazar
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:47:00 09/18/2009

Filed Under: Food, Medicines, Health

     

OFTEN called a “superfood” by nutritionists, the medical field may now start calling the lowly curry the same moniker.

Nutrition specialists like Jonny Bowden, PhD (as written in his book “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth”), have known for a long time about the “enormous” anti-inflammatory action of curry. Aside from that, curry has been proven to support liver health and is a powerful antioxidant.

Phyllis A. Balch, nutritional consultant and author of “Prescription for Dietary Wellness,” writes that curry (or curcumin or turmeric), derived from the large, deep yellow rhizome (underground stem) of the plant Curcuma domestica (robust, rhizomatous, perennial herb native to Tropical Asia), occupies a venerable medicinal position in Asian and Indian healing. Curcumin (or “curry” in culinary circles) is considered a tonic for the body.

In a recent study published at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists journal titled “Curcumin and Cancer Cells: How Many Ways Can Curry Kill Tumor Cells Selectively?” by Jayaraj Ravindran, Sahdeo Prasad and Bharat B. Aggarwal, curcumin was shown to have “killed” tumor cells.

The abstract stated: “We show that curcumin modulates growth of tumor cells through regulation of multiple cell signaling pathways including cell proliferation pathway (cyclin D1, c-myc), cell survival pathway (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, cFLIP, XIAP, c-IAP1), caspase activation pathway (caspase-8, 3, 9), tumor suppressor pathway (p53, p21), death receptor pathway (DR4, DR5), mitochondrial pathways and protein kinase pathway (JNK, Akt and AMPK).”

The study described, in detail, how curcumin selectively kills tumor cells, and leaves normal cells untouched.

Aggarwal, professor of Cancer Medicine (Biochemistry) and chief of Cytokine Research Lab at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who was recently interviewed by Science, explained, however, that curcumin has poor bioavailability (poor absorption) and requires different approaches for absorption into the body, one of which is the presence of piperine (black pepper). The improvement of the bioavailability of curcumin via piperine is described in detail at http://www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/pubmed/17999464.

A previous clinical trial by Aggarwal and his colleagues has also shown that curcumin is safe even at high doses (as much as 12 g/day) in humans.

“Despite the lower bioavailability, the therapeutic efficacy of curcumin against various human diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, arthritis, neurological diseases and Crohn’s disease, has been documented. Enhanced bioavailability of curcumin in the near future is likely to bring this promising natural product to the forefront of therapeutic agents for treatment of human disease,” Aggarwal concluded.

Chemotherapy costly, toxic

In the review, the scientists described cancer as a hyperproliferative disorder that was usually treated by chemotherapeutic agents that are toxic not only to tumor cells but also to normal cells, thereby producing major side effects. In addition, these agents are not affordable for most cancer sufferers.

Moreover, the scientists, stressed, such agents could not be used for cancer prevention. Traditional medicines are generally free of the deleterious side effects and usually inexpensive. Curcumin, a component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), is one such agent that is safe, affordable and efficacious, the scientists observe.

The study also cited lifestyle and diet playing a major role in the prevalence of certain types of cancers in certain societies. Among the potential dietary contributors to the low incidence of cancer in Southeast Asian countries is curry, a staple spice in the region. Turmeric powder is also extensively used in Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha medicine as a home remedy for various diseases.

Therapeutic modulators

The curcumin review article’s theme, with Marilyn E. Morris as guest editor, is “Natural Products as Therapeutic Modulators.”

Numerous other medical applications for turmeric have also been observed. Balch cited traditional Chinese healers prescribing turmeric for liver problems and colic. American herbalists recommend turmeric for reducing pain and inflammation of arthritis (by reducing levels of histamine, a chemical produced by the body as part of its immune response) and preventing gallbladder disease. Other substances in turmeric help remove toxic byproducts that may contribute to the formation of cancer cells.

Medicinal Fruits and Vegetables book by Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan and Ma. Rebecca Maranaz Galvez Tan named it “Dilaw” (Curcuma longa Linn.) it is also called luyang dilaw in Tagalog, kulyaw or kunig in Ilocos, Kinamboy in Visayas, angay or pangas in Pampanga.

Galvez-Tan cited studies of N.W. Walker’s Fresh Vegetables and Fruit Juices and Andrew Chevallier’s Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants which showed curcumin and its derivatives are responsible for inhibiting inflammation while turmeric has anticoagulant and anticarcinogenic activity property.

Turmeric, or curcumin, is available in powdered root form, in capsules and as a liquid tincture. Curcumin is also found in substantial amounts in yellow ginger (dilaw na luya).

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