http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm199322.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: martsmai...@aol.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:22 PM Subject: CS> Off Topic Eating Fruit Author unknown?
author > > > EATING FRUIT... > > > > It's long but very informative > > > > 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 like that, 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 watermelon I burp, when > I eat durian 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 & flavonoids 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. Taking 2-4 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 f or your > eyes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >