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The vegetable and fruit kingdom provides the healthiest foods, with the most healing properties available to mankind.
1. Carrots together with alfalfa greens are the richest in provitamin A and this qualifies them as a true dietary medicine, offers a good source of B group vitamins, vitamin C and E, including all minerals and trace elements and iron…….
Carrots
Alfalfa Greens
2. Spinach: gives strength and it has protective properties for the retina and vision, it is among the highest nutritious green leafy vegetable, very rich in vitamins and minerals…………Search Amazon.com for Spinach
3. Lettuce: helps to calm the nerves and at the same time satisfying the stomach, it is one of the foods richest in water with relatively high level of proteins. Lettuce is rich in the following provitamin A, B group vitamins, vitamin C, minerals, (calcium, phosphorous and magressium, including trace elements zinc, copper and manganese), it has a lot of vegetable fiber that has a mild laxative effect. It also has sedative and sleep-inducing substances…………
4. Cherimoya: aids in strengthening the heart, noted for its high sugar content (above 21%) fructose and saccharose predominating, very low in protein and fat content. In terms of its vitamin contents, the B group vitamins dominates (B1 or thamin, B2, or riboflavin, B6 or pyrioxide and niacin. It is yet to be discovered any fresh fruit of equal weight that provides many B group vitamins as it does. Talking of minerals it is very rich in calcium, iron, phosphorous and potassium and only loquats, dates, oranges and raspberries beats cherimoya in calcium…………Search Amazon.com for Cherimoya
5. Broccoli: very suitable for heart patients in all the cabbages belonging to the crucifer family, it is the richest in proteins, calcium, provitamin A (beta-carotene) and vitamin C, very rich in potassium and low in sodium, it also has anticarcinogenic sulfurated phytochemicals as do all crucifers……..
6. Banana: it is the most nutritious and medicinal fruits given to us by nature, the are noted for their vitamin B6 content about three medium-sized bananas can provide the recommended daily allowance of vitamin B6, it also has significant amounts of vitamin C, B1, B2 and E, including folates, very rich in minerals, the most notable being iron, potassium and magressium, only date and avocado beat banana in potassium content, serves as hypolipidemic (lipid and cholesterol lowering) it also has a soothing-effect on the intestines, because bananas contain small amount of SEROTONIN a substance derived from the amino acid try-tophan, it performs different types of functions within the nervous system such as inhibition of pain in the spinal cord and sedation of nerves…………Search Amazon.com for Banana
7. Peach: they are good for the heart, it has a balanced combination of provitamin A, B group vitamins, vitamin C and E, magressium, potassium and vegetable fiber, it has all these in moderate quantities. It has no sodium or fat, it contains natures best antioxidants, vitamin A, C, and E, this helps to maintain artery health and also nourishes the heart…….
8. Grapes: it helps to invigorate the heart and improves blood flow, recent scientific discoveries link the good cardiac health of the Mediterranean peoples to some of the properties found in grapes. It has sugars and B complex vitamins with very few protein though the proteins contain all essential amino acids, it has minerals in moderate amounts. Grapes are the richest fresh fruits in this vitamin, it is only surpassed by avocados, cherimoyas, guavas, bananas and mangoes. Even vitamin B1, B2, and B3 or niacin are very much present in quantity greater than most fresh fruits, all this vitamins are responsible among others for metabolizing sugars, thus helping in their chemical ‘combustion’ within the cells to provide energy with plenty of sugar and vitamin needed to convert them to energy, grapes are fruits to count on. Grapes can also boast of significant quantity of provitamin A and vitamin C, it has minerals such as potassium, calcium, phosphorous, copper and iron. It has a significant quantity of vegetable fiber (pectin) and very rich in PHYTOCHEMICALS. Grapes are highly recommended for all cardiac conditions because……..Search Amazon.com for Grapes
9. Grapefruit: helps unblock the arteries and cleanse the blood. It has a moderate amount of carbohydrate, with few proteins and lipids. Contains vitamin C, lack sodium, has elevated potassium content with some quantities of magnesium and calcium. It contains pectin which is found in the fiber forming its pulp and in the whitish layer below the skin and between the sections. This fiber is vital for its arteria protection and its anti-cholesterol effects as proved in many scientific experimentation. It contains flavonoids which helps to improve blood flow, and it has antioxidant and anticarcinogen properties……….Search Amazon.com for Grapefruit
10. Avocado: helps to lower cholesterol and fight anemia, its composition includes water, fats (neutral lipids or glycerides) oleic acid, phospholipids and free fatty acids (FFA) without mincing words, it is worthy of mentioning that the fat in avocados are of very high biological value and are completely unsaturated and they have no cholesterol. They are very rich in protein and contains all of the essential amino acids. Avocado is very rich in vitamin E, is the richest fresh fruit on vitamin E, it is the oil bearing nuts wheat germ and olives that surpass avocado in vitamin E and we all know that this vitamin promotes reproduction and it also serves as a powerful antioxidant against cancer and cellular aging……Search Amazon.com for Avocado
11. Strawberry: has the lowest calorie content, also has very low protein, fat and sodium content. It has modest amount of vitamin C, folates, potassium and iron. A study at Tufts University (USA) indicated that strawberries have the greatest antioxidant capacity of any fruit rivaled by plums, oranges and grapes. It is because of vitamin C, bioflavonoids and antocyanidine content that makes it to be a powerful antioxidant. It also has alkalizing properties. Strawberries serves as an effective means of fighting arteriosclerosis (the depositing of cholesterol on artery walls) very rich in potassium and lack fat and sodium……..Search Amazon.com for Strawberry
Iremain yours,
Dr.Chukwu Innocent Ogbonnia
