Eat Your Fruits The Right Way

We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and  when  to eat fruit.  

What's the correct way to eat fruit?  

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL! FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY  STOMACH.  

Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying 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, then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it's 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.

Eat your fruit on an  empty stomach,  or before your meal! You've heard people complain: Every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc. This will not happen if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas. Hence, you bloat!  

Peppermint for IBS

Peppermint is a time-honored remedy to calm the digestive tract. To alleviate IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), practitioners of natural medicine recommend taking 1 or 2 capsules of peppermint oil between meals.

Strengthen Your Immunity

You might want to try this breakfast every day to strengthen your immunity. This breakfast will keep your energy high throughout the day. Dates and almonds provide strength and nutrients. Fennel and cardamom aid in digestion.

Dates 3
Almonds 4
Cardamom 2
Fennel seeds 1 tsp.
Ghee ½ tsp.

• Soak all of this, except the ghee, over night.
• Drain the water in the morning.
• Peel the cardamom and almonds.
• Add half a glass of water or milk and ghee.
• Blend all of this in to a mixture to prepare a drink.
• Drink it after your morning tea or coffee.
• You can also add 2 tablespoon of water/milk instead of a half glass and make a paste. Then use this paste like a spread for bread or eat by itself.

Something To Chew On

Chewing can help with constipation. Digestion begins in your mouth. In fact, nutrition experts say you should drink your food and chew your water, which is basically means that everything that goes down your throat should be pureed, because digestion starts in your mouth. So, start grinding those purdy jaws!

Prevent Osteoporosis

Yogurt is an excellent source of digestible protein. With double the protein of milk, yogurt is a powerful weapon in building and maintaining strong bones and thus preventing osteoporosis.

Dannon's probiotic product called DanActive, has three types of beneficial bacteria. The probiotics in each bottle has over ten billion bacteria, thus establishing a healthy balance of bacteria.

Indigestion Relief

Mix 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda with 1/2 cup of water and drink it for quick indigestion relief.

Lower Cholesterol With Pineapple

Pineapple is high in pectin fiber and gum fiber which have cholesterol lowering properties and also promote healthy bowel function.

Catnip

"Catnip" is a perennial herb of the mint family.

Catnip contains a substance, known as nepetalactone, which has a sedative effect in humans. Due to this effect, catnip may also be used to help lessen migraine headaches. Catnip calms the nerves, soothes digestion and lowers a fever without raising it first. Can be successfully used to calm gastric and duodenal ulcers, increase milk flow, and ease stress.

To strengthen Digestion

I found the below very helpful when it comes to digestion.

Tarikatu – the famous ayurvedic combination of black pepper, long pepper and ginger root. Take as said on the bottle or you can combine all the three in equal quantities and have a tsp mixed with honey before meals.

Combine black pepper with ginger powder. Mix it with honey until a paste is formed. Take ½ tsp before meals.

If acidity is too high, start with anti-inflammatory digestive aid like papaya or bromelain instead of peppers.

One Caution about Lentils

Lentils are rich in B vitamins, iron, zinc, manganese, phosphorus and magnesium. They’re also full of isoflavones, some of the best-understood phytonutrients. Phytonutrients protect the body and fight disease, help your heart, boost immunity, and function as an antioxidant.

When paired with whole grains like rice or barley, lentils form a complete protein. They are also rich in soluble and insoluble fiber, which help moderate blood-sugar levels and assist with good digestion.

One caution: Because lentils contain purines, naturally occurring compounds that can be broken down into uric acid, those suffering from gout or kidney problems should avoid them.