Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruits. Show all posts

Monday, October 10, 2022

Best Foods to Eat When You Are Feeling Bloated

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 Feeling bloated and not yourself is a very uncomfortable experience that mostly women go through at least 2 times a month naturally. Men too also experience side effects from bloating mostly from the types of foods they ingest or side effects from certain medical issues. Best way to get rid of unnecessary bloating is to eat the right types of foods that are natural diurectics. Here is a list of foods to incorporate in your diet!


Raspberries


  • Fruits:
    • Cranberries
    • Watermelon
    • Pineapple
    • Lemons
    • Grapes 
    • Peaches
    • Pears
    • Red berries
    • Tomatoes
    • Elderberry
Beets


  • Vegetables:
    • Beet
    • Cucumber
    • Onions
    • Garlic
    • Bell Pepper 
    • Cabbage
    • Horseradish
    • Pumpkin
    • Daikon
    • Kale
    • Asparagus
    • Carrots
    • Sauerkraut
    • Celery
    • Lettuce
    • Fennel
    • Rhubarb
    • Rice
    • Potatoes
    • Red Radish
Cilantro


  • Herbs:
    • Cilantro
    • Ginger
    • Mint
    • Parsley
    • Horsetail
    • Nettle Leaves
    • Dandelion
    • Mate tea
    • Coffee beans
    • Birch leaves
    • Goldenrod 


  • Sodium Intake
    • Too much sodium can lead to water retention and bloating. Reduce the amount of sodium intake in your food. 
    • Switch your sodium to sea salt. Sea salt reduces retention and eliminates bloating. Sea salt is pink, gold or black. It is not WHITE!!! White version is the more processed and will do the opposite of real and organic sea salt
    • Sea salt reduces blood pressure, inflammation, has important electrolytes the body needs, reduces muscle cramping, and keeps you hydrated! 


  • Apple cider vinegar
    • ACV is naturally acidic, and so for people with low stomach acidity, using it may help raise stomach acid levels to aid digestion.
    • ACV is also an antimicrobial substance, which means it may help kill bacteria in the stomach or intestines. Excess bacteria or bacteria in the upper intestines release gases that can lead to bloating.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Vitamin C Rich Kiwi, Blackberry, Blueberry & Blood Orange Salad



Ingredients 

2 Kiwi Fruit
1/2 cup of Blackberries, Raw
1/2 cup of Blueberries, Raw
1 Medium Blood Orange

Directions:

1. Peel and chop up the kiwi fruits and blood oranges and place them into a bowl.

2. Wash the blueberries and blackberries with warm water and place them into the bowl with the kiwi fruit and blood oranges.

3. Cover, Chill for a an hour and serve.




Thursday, April 2, 2020

Fruits that Boost Your Immune System During Quarantine Pandemic


Now more than ever we need to be careful around places we go to and people that we see. In order to have a further protection from the inside we have to eat to boost our immune system. Here is a list of foods that will strengthen your immune system during this crazy time period! 

Fruits: 

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Acai Berry

  • This berry is loaded with anthocyanin which may provide protection from DNA cleavage, estrogenic activity, enzyme inhibition, boosting production of cytokines, anti-inflammatory activity, lipid peroxidation, decreasing capillary permeability and fragility, and membrane strengthening.
Image Credits: healthline.com

Elderberry


  • This fruit may help fight inflammation because all of the antioxidants it contains. Research shows, an extract from the berries appears to block flu viruses.

Image Credits: Real Simple

Citrus Fruit

  • Vitamin C may increase the production of white blood cells and they are key to fighting infections.


Dried Tart Cherries

The high antioxidant content in dried tart cherries may bolster the immune system, including reducing the risk of upper respiratory tract symptoms. They also have a natural melatonin that aids in getting a restful sleep.


Kiwi

Kiwi contains folate, potassium, vitamin K, and vitamin C. Vitamin C boosts white blood cells to fight infection, while kiwi’s other nutrients keeps the rest of your body functioning properly.



Image Credits: Health Line

Over 200% percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C in one single papaya. They also contain a digestive enzyme called papain that has anti-inflammatory effects. Papayas have great amounts of B vitamins,  folate and potassium in which all of which are beneficial to your overall health.


Image Credits: Wikipedia

Pomegranate Juice

Pomegranate juice may help your body fight bacteria and several kinds of viruses.


Image Credits: Shape.com

Watermelon

Watermelon has plenty of an antioxidant called glutathione. It powers up the immune system so it can fight infection. The most glutathione in your watermelon is near the rind and the red pulpy flesh. 


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