Eating your way to a healthy body !!

By: Arun Tibrewal

Did you know that there are hidden medicinal powers in some
common Spring/Summer fruits? Here are just a few for starters.

Grape - Rich in antioxidant, anticancer compounds. Red grapes,
(but not white or green grapes) are high in antioxidant
quercetin. Grape skins contain resveratrol, shown to inhibit
blood platelet clumping (and consequently, blood clot formation)
and boost good-type HDL cholesterol. Red grapes are
antibacterial and antiviral in test tubes. Grapeseed oil also
raises good-type HDL cholesterol.

Grapefruit - The pulp contains a unique pectin (in membranes and
juice sacs-not in juice) that lowers blood cholesterol and
reverses atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) in animals. Has
anticancer activity and appears particularly protective against
stomach and pancreatic cancer. The juice is antiviral. High in
various antioxidants, especially disease-fighting vitamin C.

Kiwi - Commonly prescribed in Chinese traditional medicine to
treat stomach and breast cancer. High in vitamin C, which has
multiple antidisease activity.

Pineapple - Suppresses inflammation. Both the fruit and a main
constituent, an antibacterial enzyme called bromelain, are
anti-inflammatory. (Great for those swelled ankles we sometimes
get in the heat of the summer.) Pineapple aids digestion, helps
dissolve blood clots and is good for preventing osteoporosis and
bone fractures because of its very high manganese content. It is
also antibacterial and antiviral and mildly estrogenic.

Watermelon - High amounts of lycopene and glutathione,
antioxidant and anticancer compounds. Also mild antibacterial,
anticoagulant activity.

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