Know Your Foods
- Grains, Beans & Seeds
- Fruits & Nuts
- Almond
- Apple
- Apricot
- Avocado
- Banana
- Blueberry
- Cantaloupe
- Cherry
- Chestnut
- Coconut
- Crab apple
- Cranberry
- Date
- Dried Mandarin orange peel
- Fig
- Grape
- Grapefruit
- Guava
- Hawthorn fruit
- Hazelnut
- Kiwi fruit
- Kumquet
- Lemon / Lime
- Lychee
- Longan
- Lotus seed
- Mandarin orange
- Mango
- Olive
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peach
- Peanut
- Pear
- Persimmon
- Pineapple
- Pine Nut
- Plum
- Pomelo
- Pomelo peel
- Pomegranate
- Prune
- Raspberry
- Star fruit
- Strawberry
- Tangerine
- Walnut
- Watermelon
- Meat, Seafood & Dairy
- Vegetables and Roots
- Spices and others
- Simple food cures
- Health Food Ranking Chart
"Fruits for Supporting"
- Neijing, The Yellow Emperor's Classics of Internal Medicine
Fruits & Nuts
Fruits are full of vitamins and minerals and are full of health promoting fiber, anti-inflammatory, heart protective and cancer-fighting properties. The phytonutrients in fruits help our body cells to stay healthy, to repair and to fight diseases. Modern science is yet to discover all the phytonutrients in fruits.
Fruits are the main sources for vitamin C and vitamin C is an important antioxidant to maintain optimal electron flow in our cells. "Health" occurs when there is an ample flow and interchange of electrons in our cells. Impaired or poor electron flow and interchange equals "disease". When the flow and interchange ceases entirely, our cells die. Oxidation, caused by free radicals in our body, involves the loss of electrons. Antioxidants counter the disease process caused by oxidation (loss of electrons) by supplying electrons.
Nuts are rich in energy, protein, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and monounsaturated fatty acids and omega-3 fatty acids. Monounsaturated fatty acids help to lower LDL or "bad cholesterol" and increase HDL or "good cholesterol", lower the risk of blood pressure, coronary artery disease, strokes and cancers. Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory and can benefit rheumatoid arthritis, Schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer’s disease.
Nuts are rich sources of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, fluoride and selenium. They are high in vitamin E, B vitamins and folates. These nutrients are essential for optimum health and wellbeing. Eating 1½ ounces of tree nuts daily can reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Walnuts are rich in omega-3s. Hazelnuts contain arginine, an amino acid that may lower blood pressure. An ounce of almonds has as many heart-healthy polyphenols as a cup of green tea and 1/2 cup of steamed broccoli combined; they may help lower LDL cholesterol as well. The key is moderation, since nuts are high in calories. Use them in salads, cereals, over baked potatoes, add to stir-fry, and veggie chili or pureed for sandwich spreads