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Avocados are usually assumed to be a high fat food, but these are good fat, avocados are one of the only fruits that contain monounsaturated fat, which is the type of fat that a dietician would recommend as part of a healthy diet. One avocado might contain approximately 21g fat.
What’s in it for me?
Avocados contain a lot of monounsaturated fat, vitamin E, B and K minerals such as potassium, folates and the highest fibres that any fruit. Avocados are sodium and cholesterol free food.
Natural benefits of Avocado
- Nourishes and stimulates hair growth
- Promotes good skin tone
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Sometimes a remedy for dysentery (inflammation of small intestine with pain, diarrhoea and blood).
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on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 at 3:21 am and is filed under fruits.
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Apricots contain a chunk of vitamin C; beta-carotene (vitamin A) is more when it is fully ripened, also a source of vitamin B complex. It contains minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulphur, cobalt and bromine.
What’s in it for me?
About 100gms of apricot can supply 45% of the daily vitamin A requirement for the body. Apricots can be applied directly to facial skin to give a good skin tone. They also have beneficial effects in treating anaemia. Try choosing fully ripened fruits as they contain twice as much as vitamin A.
Natural benefits of Apricots
Builds healthy muscle and tissue
- Stimulates appetite
- Behaves as an astringent to the stomach
Dried apricot is good alternative but will only have a fraction of the vitamin C because the drying process destroys the vitamin C content. Try to buy dried fruits that are dark in colour because most commercial entities use sulphur dioxide to fix the colour. ‘Organic’ dried fruits are produced without sulphur; this causes the fruit to look very dark.
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on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am and is filed under fruits.
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Apples contain large amounts of vitamin A, B complex, vitamin C, biotin and folic acid, they are also rich in minerals including iron, silicon, magnesium, chlorine, copper, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and sulphur.
What’s in it for me?
Its high mineral content makes it a great choice for hair, skin and nails. Organic apples are the best because a lot of nutrition is in the skin and also the fruit pectin helps in peristalsis (movement of food through the digestive system).
Natural benefits of Apples
- Stimulation of muscles and nerves
- Eliminate uric acid
- Pectin helps to reduce cholesterol
- promote normal digestion and liver function
- The malic acid in apple does both cleansing and healing in cases of inflammation.
Granny Smith, McIntosh, Golden Delicious and Pippin are good choices as they are good juice producers. Select hard crispy ones as they contain more pectin than the softer and mushier ones.
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on Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 2:59 pm and is filed under fruits.
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