Lemons

Citrus is one of most important horticultural industries in NSW with a production area of around 13,000 hectares. The Australian citrus industry is the largest fresh fruit exporter in Australia worth in excess of A$200 million annually. NSW produces around 250,000 tonnes of citrus annually representing 40% of Australian production and 36% of citrus exports. The largest and most important production areas in NSW are in the Riverina and Murray Valley regions, with smaller plantings located around Bourke, Narromine and the Central and North coast regions of NSW.

The main citrus fruits grown in NSW are navel and Valencia oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruit.NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has the largest citrus research and extension team in Australia and plays a leading role in supporting the NSW and Australian citrus industry with its substantial research, extension and information capacity.

Lemon and lime juice, both from the fresh fruit and from juice concentrates, provide more citric acid per liter than ready-to-consume grapefruit juice, ready-to-consume orange juice, and orange juice squeezed from the fruit. Ready-to-consume lemonade formulations and those requiring mixing with water contain ≤6 times the citric acid, on an ounce-for-ounce basis, of lemon and lime juice.

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Healthy fats in Acai

Common name - Acai berry, palm berry, acai palm, jussara, cabbage palm are some of the common names in which Acai is known by.

Origin - They are known to originate from Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Scientific Name - Euterpe oleracea

Appearance - Acai is a small, round, blackish purple fruit, looks alike in appearance but smaller than a grape with lesser pulp and a single big seed at the center.

Nutrients in Acai

Acai has an amazing antioxidant quality. It is very rich in antioxidants such as Vitamin C and polyphenols. Acai also haves an ample amount of iron, calcium and vitamin A with amino acid.

Fatty acid helps in the movement and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E and K. Acai has high caloric values and fats when compared with other berries and fruits.

Note: The content given in the table is fixed according to our calculation; hence it may not be accurate.

Healthy fats in Acai

Acai berry is very rich in healthy Omega fats. Nearly 50% of the Acai berry is fat - with 74% of the fat coming from healthy unsaturated fats such as

• Omega 3
• Omega 6
• Omega 9

19 different amino acids have been identified in Acai. Since amino acids are the basic building blocks of protein, over 8 grams of protein is there in every 100 gram of Acai. Acai berry is an excellent source of Plant Sterols. Three plant sterols (or photosterols) present in acai are

• B-sitosterol
• Campesterol
• Sigmasterol

Photosterols have numerous health benefits for maintaining healthy heart and digestive function. Acai contain as much Vitamin C as blueberries and has over 1000 IU of Vitamin A in every 100 grams.

In addition, potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc are all found in Acai. Acai has a strong fiber profile. Around 14 grams of fiber is present in every 100 grams of freeze dried Acai powder.

Acai health benefits

1. High level antioxidants in acai promotes overall body health and fight free radicals.
2. It boosts up energy levels.
3. It helps to add luster to skin and nails.
4. It strengthens our IMMUNE SYSTEM and provides greater energy and stamina.
5. It Provides better sleep and anti-allergenic support.
6. It also improves digestion and sexual function.
7. It Promotes better circulation and aids in preventing blood clots.
8. Helps in prevention and treatment of Alzheimer (brain disorder) and arteriosclerosis (stiffening of arteries).

Acai Berry Facts

• Acai palm also grows in the rainforests of South America.
• It has been used as a weight loss supplement.
• Acai berry contains plenty of omega oil substances which help to keep the blood pressure (BP) level under control.
• Acai fruit is very low in sugar content.
• Acai berry contains high levels of essential amino acids, fiber, plant sterols (controls cholesterol) and anti-oxidants.
• Acai pulp contains 10 to 30 times the anthocyanins found in red wine by equal volume.

Notes on Acai

One of the most important acai studies, conducted by the University of Florida, tells us that acai fruit has caused a “self destruct” reaction in Leukemia cells.

Antioxidants are one of the best ways to lower the chance of getting cancer and there is no other better way to get them than through acai berry juice or pills.

The fatty acid proportion of Acai looks like olive oil, which many experts believe that it might be the contributing element for the low occurrence of heart-related problems.

Fiber and Omega fatty acids are two of the biggest weapons highly used in preventing diabetes and heart diseases by lowering the blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Acai berry is one of the most powerful anti-aging super foods. Acai fruit's anti-aging effect is a combination of high level anthocyanins and strong antioxidant vitamin content.

Acai berry is known to contain ten times as many antioxidant vitamins as grapes and twice as many as blueberries and thirty three times more antioxidant power than both red grapes and red wine.

In addition to the high levels of omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids, acai fruit also haves a protective effect on the heart and cardiovascular system. The omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids in acai berries play a vital role in lowering cholesterol level in the blood.

Avoid : If you have pollen allergies or have a known hypersensitivity to acai or similar berries, please avoid this fruit.

An extra tip : To get benefit out of your acai berry diet, you should be able to spot the difference between a low quality brand and a high quality brand.

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Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe fruit is also called as mushmelon, muskmelon, cantalope, rockmelon or spanspek which all together refers a variety of Cucumis melo, comes under the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and squashes.

Fresh cut fruit products which may contain cantaloupe from the Honduran grower Agropecuaria Montelibano, which has been identified by the FDA to have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Fresh Foods had previously begun to recover this product, based on a notice published.

Cantaloupe has a rough rind and its surface may easily be contaminated in the field by soil, unclean irrigation water, animal droppings or unclean water during post-harvest wash. Therefore, it is important to scrub the cantaloupe with a clean brush (used only for produce) under running water before cutting in order to prevent Salmonella from contaminating the flesh.

Use clean cutting surfaces and utensils when cutting this fruit. Wash cutting boards, countertops, dishes, and utensils with hot water and soap between the preparation of raw meat, poultry, or seafood and slicing cantaloupe. If cantaloupe skin is bruised or damaged, cut away these parts before eating. Leftover cut cantaloupe should be discarded if left at room temperature for more than two hours. Use a cooler with ice or use ice gel packs when transporting or storing cantaloupes outdoors.

Cantaloupe and other melons are tasty and nutritious, and we don't want people to stop eating them, Keene said. The most important advice for consumers is to promptly refrigerate or eat cut melons.

How to buy fresh Cantaloupe?
Cantaloupe, generally available from May through September, are produced principally in California, Arizona, and Texas. Some are also imported early in the season.

Purchase cantaloupes that are not bruised or damaged. If buying fresh-cut cantaloupe, be sure it is refrigerated or surrounded by ice.After purchase, refrigerate cantaloupes promptly. Wash hands with hot, soapy water before and after handling fresh cantaloupes. Scrub whole cantaloupes by using a clean produce brush and cool tap water immediately before eating. Don't use soap or detergents.

Look for: There are three major signs of full maturity. First, the stem should be gone, leaving a smooth symmetrical, shallow base called a “full slip.” If all or part of the stem base remains, or if the stem scar is jagged or torn, the melon is probably not fully matured. Second, the netting, or veining, should be thick, coarse, and corky, and should stand out in bold relief over some part of the surface. Third, the skin color (ground color) between the netting should have changed from green to yellowish-buff, yellowishgray, or pale yellow.

Signs of ripeness: A cantaloupe might be mature, but not ripe. A ripe cantaloupe will have a yellowish cast to the rind, have a pleasant cantaloupe aroma, and yield slightly to light thumb pressure on the blossom end of the melon. Most cantaloupe are quite firm when freshly displayed in retail stores. While some may be ripe, most have not yet reached their best eating stage. Hold them for 2 to 4 days at room temperature to allow completion of ripening. After conditioning the melons, some people like to place them in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.

Avoid: Overripeness is indicated by a pronounced yellow rind color, a softening over the entire rind, and soft, watery, and insipid flesh. Small bruises normally will not hurt the fruit, but large bruised areas should be avoided, since they generally cause soft, watersoaked areas underneath the rind. Mold growth on the cantaloupe (particularly in the stem scar, or if the tissue under the mold is soft and wet) is a sign of decay.

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Pineapple (Ananas Comosus)

Pineapple (Ananas comosus), a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone, is the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae family. Pineapples may be cultivated from a crown cutting of the fruit, possibly flowering in 20–24 months and fruiting in the following six months.
Pineapple may be consumed fresh, canned, juiced, and are found in a wide array of food stuffs – dessert, fruit salad, jam, yogurt, ice cream, candy, and as a complement to meat dishes. In addition to consumption, in the Philippines the pineapple's leaves are used as the source of a textile fiber called piña, and is employed as a component of wall paper and furnishings, amongst other uses.

The word "pineapple" in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was originally used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now termed pine cones). The term "pine cone" for the reproductive organ of conifer trees was first recorded in 1694. When European explorers discovered this tropical fruit, they called them "pineapples" (first so referenced in 1664 due to resemblance to what is now known as the pine cone).

In the scientific binomial Ananas comosus, ananas, the original name of the fruit, comes from the Tupi word nanas, meaning "excellent fruit", as recorded by André Thevet in 1555, and comosus, "tufted", refers to the stem of the fruit. Other members of the Ananas genus are often called "pine", as well, by laymen.
Many languages use the Tupian term ananas. In Spanish, pineapples are called piña "pine cone" in Spain and most Hispanic American countries, or ananá (ananás in Argentina) (see the piña colada drink). They have varying names in the languages of India: ananas in Marathi, anaasa in Telugu, Sapuri-PaNasa in Oriya language, annachi pazham (Tamil), anarosh (Bengali), and in Malayalam, kaitha chakka. In Malay, pineapples are known as nanas or nenas. In the Maldivian language of Dhivehi, pineapples are known as alanaasi. A large, sweet pineapple grown especially in Brazil is called abacaxi. Along the Swahili-speaking coast of East Africa, the fruit is known as nanasi.

Raw pineapple is an excellent source of manganese (76% Daily Value (DV) in a one US cup serving) and vitamin C (131% DV per cup serving). Mainly from its stem, pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme, bromelain, which breaks down protein. If having sufficient bromelain content, raw pineapple juice may be used as a meat marinade and tenderizer. Pineapple enzymes can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts, but would be destroyed during cooking and canning. The quantity of bromelain in the fruit is probably not significant, being mostly in the inedible stalk. Furthermore, an ingested enzyme like bromelain is unlikely to survive intact the proteolytic processes of digestion.

The plant is indigenous to South America and is said to originate from the area between Southern Brazil and Paraguay; however, it is important to note that little is known about the origin of the domesticated pineapple (Pickersgill, 1976). M.S. Bertoni (1919) considered the Paraná–Paraguay River drainages to be the place of origin of A. comosus. The natives of southern Brazil and Paraguay spread the pineapple throughout South America, and it eventually reached the Caribbean. Columbus discovered it in 1493 in the Indies and brought it back with him to Europe thus making the pineapple the first bromeliad to leave the New World. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines, Hawaii (introduced in the early 19th century, first commercial plantation 1886), Zimbabwe and Guam. Many say the fruit was first introduced in Hawaii when a Spanish ship brought them there in the 1500s. The fruit was cultivated successfully in European hothouses, and pineapple pits, beginning in 1720.

Charles II presented with the first pineapple grown in England (1675 painting by Hendrik Danckerts) Although it was discovered by Captain Cook, John Kidwell is credited with the introduction of the pineapple industry in Hawaii. Large-scale pineapple cultivation by U.S. companies began in the early 1900s on Hawaii. Among the most famous and influential pineapple industrialists was James Dole who moved to Hawaii in 1899 and started a pineapple plantation in 1900. The companies Dole and Del Monte began growing pineapple on the island of Oahu in 1901 and 1917, respectively. Dole's pineapple company began with the acquisition of 60 acres (24 ha) of land in 1901, and, as previously mentioned, has grown into a major company today. Maui Pineapple Company began pineapple cultivation on the island of Maui in 1909. In 2006, Del Monte announced its withdrawal from pineapple cultivation in Hawaii, leaving only Dole and Maui Pineapple Company in Hawaii as the USA's largest growers of pineapples. Maui Pineapple Company markets its Maui Gold brand of pineapple and Dole markets its Hawaii Gold brand of pineapple.

An unripe pineapple from Nepal In the USA in 1986, the Pineapple Research Institute was dissolved and its assets were divided between Del Monte and Maui Land and Pineapple. Del Monte took variety 73–114, which it dubbed MD-2, to its plantations in Costa Rica, found it to be well-suited to growing there, and launched it publicly in 1996. (Del Monte also began marketing 73–50, dubbed CO-2, as Del Monte Gold). In 1997, Del Monte began marketing its Gold Extra Sweet pineapple, known internally as MD-2. MD-2 is a hybrid that originated in the breeding program of the now-defunct Pineapple Research Institute in Hawaii, which conducted research on behalf of Del Monte, Maui Land & Pineapple Company, and Dole.

Pineapple, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy                         202 kJ (48 kcal)
Carbohydrates             12.63 g
- Sugars                        9.26 g
- Dietary fiber               1.4 g
Fat                                0.12 g
Protein                          0.54 g
Thiamine (vit. B1)          0.079 mg (7%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2)         0.031 mg (3%)
Niacin (vit. B3)              0.489 mg (3%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)    0.205 mg (4%)
Vitamin B6                    0.110 mg (8%)
Folate (vit. B9)              15 μg (4%)
Vitamin C                      36.2 mg (44%)
Calcium                         13 mg (1%)
Iron                               0.28 mg (2%)
Magnesium                   12 mg (3%)
Manganese                   0.9 mg (43%)
Phosphorus                  8 mg (1%)
Potassium                    115 mg (2%)
Zinc                             0.10 mg (1%)

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Soursop Fruits for Health

Benefits of Soursop Fruit, whether the fruit is often taken for granted is to have health giving properties or not? In terms of taste, there is no denying they are very delicious and fresh made ​​juice. It was sour but sweet and fresh aroma.

This useful plant originating from the Caribbean, Central America and South America. By taking it then we will have the benefit or benefits as follows:
* Ascorbic acid increases the amount of antioxidants in the body. It helps fight against free radicals in the body and helps keep the number of infections and disorders at bay.
* It also helps in relieving pain and discomfort caused by constipation. Because fruit contains soluble and insoluble fiber, it adds bulk to the stool and facilitates easy elimination from the body.
* One of soursop leaf health benefits can be seen in effectively treating mouth ulcers. Finely grind the leaves with water and apply it to a boil will help reduce the size of ulcers, in the time they actually heal and reduce irritation.
* Drinking tea made ​​with leaves of soursop soursop mix or roots in water is known to reduce pain. Pain is the type of back pain, especially in the lower back or lumbar region. A cup of tea daily will also help relieve inflammation in the back muscles.
* A pulp made ​​with fresh soursop leaves and rose water when applied to the skin will prevent pimples, blackheads and other skin problems.
* Soursop fruit juice, if taken twice a day, can help overcome kidney disease, liver problems, urinary tract infection (also known as urethritis) and hematuria (or blood in the urine), etc..
* The fleshy part of fruit, if applied to any cuts will accelerate the healing process and also prevent bacterial infection.
* A stew soursop flowers and young shoots will help heal inflammation of the sinus and also in the throat and nose. It also helps in the secretion of mucus to reduce irritation.
* You can successfully get rid of head lice and bed bugs using a decoction of leaves of the soursop. It will not only destroy these pests, but also keep them away.
* Soursop is also used as a remedy for cough, fever, diarrhea, and indigestion. Including soursop supplements will reduce the intensity of the condition and also improve recovery.

Lots of properties were obtained from only one kind of fruit, and probably many other benefits that are not known by medical experts. Although not as good as the appearance of a red apple and not as smooth as a watermelon, but see the many benefits of soursop fruit, what harm we add it to the lunch menu.

Hopefully what I have to say this could be useful.

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Usefulness and Benefits of Oranges / Citrus Fruits

Oranges / Citrus fruit is a fruit that is very popular throughout the world. To get it do not need to wait for the season, because citrus fruits are always there in every season.

Suitable also be healthy snacks, fruit tart and sweet taste is often used as the main ingredient in the recipe every variety of dishes. Even now, oranges juice is often used as part of an unforgettable main menu at breakfast.

Citrus fruit is available in two categories, sweet and sour or bitter. Typically, citrus with a smooth skin texture and a bit heavier have higher water content than the texture of the skin like a sponge and has a lighter weight, known as the fruit with flavors of fresh and nutritious. Beside rich in vitamins and minerals, citrus fruits also contain dietary fiber that are essential for normal body growth and development. With sweet and sour taste, citrus fruits can be consumed in various forms such as juice drinks.

Plants for citrus fruits are now becoming more widespread due to cultivation is not too difficult, it requires only soil fertility levels and adequate water content. Typically, the sweet oranges plants multiply by grafted or grafting, but it could be through the seeds.

The content of compounds in citrus fruits is vitamin C, potassium, and folid acid, may serve to inhibit cancer cells. In addition to fiber, yellow fruit also contains hesperidin which can reduce the risk of heart disease, preventing cholesterol, and lowers blood pressure. In a medium-size oranges / citrus fruit contained 16 grams of carbohydrate contains 70 calories. Carbohydrates are important as a source of energy for the body, especially for our brains.

The value of fiber in a citrus fruit is equivalent to 12 percent of the required per day. Function on the fibers is clearly very important as helping the digestive process. fibers in citrus fruits could help lower blood cholesterol levels and also reduce the risk of heart disease.

Other content in this fruit may affect the activity of the enzyme glutathione S-transferase (GTS), are useful for inhibiting the occurrence of cancer, in collaboration with limonoida compounds such as limonin and nomilin. GTS itself is a major enzyme detoxification system that can neutralize carcinogens.

Women are advised to consume this fruit because the content of lycopene in it can prevent breast cancer. For pregnant women, citrus fruits may reduce the risk of birth defects. As for the kids, the content of flavonoids in it may be immune cells and antibodies are useful for immunity to be not susceptible to flu and colds. Therefore, take frequent drink orange juice to give your child that vitamins are present in citrus fruit can be met. As information, not too often gives instant orange beverage packing boxes or sachets because they contain dyes and preservatives, if too often consumed in the long run will cause cancer cells.

Some of the functions and benefits of other citrus fruits such as:
* Can improve the network of skin cells die so good for the skin.
* If meat is eaten can reduce heartburn, heal gall disease, and hemorrhoids.
* Contain high levels of sugar and vitamin C are high that it can improve the defense in the body, heat treating, and curing canker sores.
* Based on research, consuming citrus fruits every day can reduce the risk of stroke by 19%.
* A source of functional enzyme pectin lowers LDL (bad cholesterol), reduce blood clots and reduce the risk of heart attack.
* If the orange seeds soaked in warm water and drink can be neutralized (poisons) that evil and deadly.
* When put on the dress, orange skin can prevent moth or tunggau (parasite), aroma can neutralize the dirty air. In addition, if retained in the mouth can scent or reduce bad breath odors. When used as a mixture of foods can help the digestive process.
* Juice from citrus fruit peel can be used as wound dressings. Besides the ashes of his skin is a good liniment for leprosy.
* Is a natural source of folic acid reduces the risk of pregnant women who gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. Folic acid also helps prevent fatal diseases associated with age, such as heart disease and Alzheimer's.
* Orange juice useful to cure bleeding disorders due to hemorrhoids, cure fever, reducing blood acidity, facilitate the formation of urine, and regulate the discharge of bile.
* Sweet orange juice plus a little pepper and salt to be useful to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Meanwhile, the sweet orange juice plus a little salt and honey is nutritious overcome bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis (TBC), and colds.
* Nutritious sweet orange peel softens the skin and repel black spots on the facial features, by way of boiled orange peel to the boil then strain and drink warm water in a glass per day conditions for 3 months.

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Apples For Health

One of the fruits of the most popular is the apple, who is not familiar with the fruit of this one? Apple is a kind of fruit that is rich in benefits, because it contains vitamins can aid digestion and prevent disease. Fresh fruit is in fact contain many health benefits for our body. Let's know some health benefits contained in the apple:

- Nutritious

Apples contain quite a bit of soluble fiber (4 grams per apple) and fewer calories (95). This makes the apple as a sweet and healthy snack. plus, an apple is also sufficient to meet your daily fruit requirement. Apples are also a good source of vitamin C (providing 14 percent of daily value).

- Lose weight

Apple finish hunger with fewer calories only contained therein, so do not be surprised if this fruit can be used as part of a healthy diet to help weight loss. In a recent study, the dried apples also help you lose weight. Florida State University researchers considered that the antioxidants and pectin in apples is the main substance that provides a wide range of health benefits.

- Protect the lungs and prevent Asthma

Based on research developed from the United Kingdom stated that women regularly consume apples during pregnancy may provide health benefits to the baby.

In addition, eating apples can prevent children from developing asthma when he reached five years. It also can protect our lungs from cancer (from cancer of the mouth, esophagus, colon, breast, ovarian, prostate, and others), lowers the risk of asthma and other diseases. The Italian Advanced Research estimates, those who eat apples regularly can prevent this deadly disease 42 percent.

- Heart healthy

Research at Florida State is not the only one that linked the consumption of apples for a healthy heart. Study in Iowa reported that among 34 thousands of women who had been followed for 20 years, the apple was associated with a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease.

Then the Finnish researchers studied data collected during the 28 years from 9208 men and women. Discovered, often eating an apple would make a much lower risk of stroke. The experts say that the antioxidant compounds found in apples helps prevent LDL cholesterol from oxidizing and inhibits inflammation. Additionally, soluble fiber in apples is also lower cholesterol levels.

- Prevent dementia in the future

Perhaps, because they increase the production of acetylcholine, a chemical that transmits messages between nerve cells, so the content of apples is able to maintain the sharpness of the brain as you age the future, enhance memory, and potentially reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer's disease.

By eating apples regularly, complaints by any disease that affects apples definitely resolved and do not forget to consume water not less than 8 (eight) glasses per day, WHY? to find out more detailed look at The Functions Of Drinkable Water.

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Benefits Of Eating Bananas

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose which works to increase energy. Researchers have proven that just two servings of bananas can provide enough energy to perform strenuous activities for 90 minutes, so no wonder why the banana is the number one fruit consumed famous athletes in the world.

The study found a banana (for all types) can be used as a natural cure the disease as follows:

Depression
According to a survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This happens because bananas contain tryptophan, or a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel better.

PMS (PreMenstrual Syndrome)
Forget the pills - eat a banana. Vitamin B6 it contains regulate blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.Forget the pills - eat a banana. Vitamin B6 it contains regulate blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

High Blood Pressure
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium but low in salt, making a perfect way to beat blood pressure, because the result is a very real. In the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed the banana plantations to make official claims for the fruit's ability to lower blood pressure and stroke risk.

The brain's ability / intelligence
200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex England) helped during exams by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch. Research shows that fruits with high potassium content helps students to learn and concentrate.

Constipation
Bananas help to facilitate the activities of digestion, helps overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Drunk and Vomiting
One of the quickest ways of curing the "disease" a hangover is a banana milkshake mixed with honey. Bananas give you the peace of the stomach with the help of the honey that build blood sugar levels while treating milk / normalize hydratase.

Heat in the mouth
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heat in the mouth, try eating a banana for reducing the pain.

Nausea in pregnant women
Efficacy bananas for pregnant women, among others treat nausea. eating bananas between meals helps keep blood sugar levels and prevent nausea. Bananas can also control the emotional state of pregnant women.

Mosquito bites
Rub the affected area with a mosquito bite on the inside of a banana skin will relieve itching and swelling.

Nerve
Bananas with high levels of Vitamin B that helps calm the nervous system.
Overload of work at the office?
Research at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads people often seek comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Based on a study of 5,000 patients in hospitals, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs, when they stress it will opt for snacking chocolate or chips. In order not to overweight / obesity is a high carbohydrate eating bananas will balance blood sugar levels to cope with the workload stress.

Ulcers
Banana is used as the dietary food digestion in the body because of its soft texture and smoothness. This is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress. Bananas also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Control the temperature in the body
In many cultures around the world, banana is used as a 'cooling'. fruit that can lower the temperature on the physical and emotional pregnant women. For example in Thailand, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a temperature that is not high.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):
Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.
Smoking:
Bananas can help people who want to quit smoking. Vitamin B6 and B12 contained therein, along with potassium and magnesium, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress
Potassium is a vital mineral which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulate fluid balance in the body. When stressed, your metabolism increases dramatically, thereby reducing our potassium levels. This can be in balance with the help of a high potassium of a banana. Eat bananas while snacking.

Stroke
According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine", eating bananas as part of a regular diet can reduce the risk of death from stroke by 40%!
So, a banana is a natural remedy for various diseases. If you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. Bananas are also rich in potassium and is one of the best food with nutritional value. So maybe it's time to change the famous phrase that we say "Eat a banana a day makes you away from the doctor!".

Consuming one to two bananas a day, can meet the daily requirement of folic acid in the body, in two bananas contained 58 micrograms of folic acid, which means a third meets the needs of body folate.

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Benefits Of Watermelon For Our Heart

The taste is sweet and contains lots of water not only makes a watermelon as a favorite fruit. Apparently, the fruit with bright red flesh is very beneficial for health.

Based on the results of research that eating watermelon is good for people with hypertension. Because, eat this fruit can help to reduce high blood pressure. High blood pressure can lead to risk of stroke and heart disease.

Researchers in Florida have found that natural compounds in watermelon is citrulline, which helps widen and relax blood vessels, so the heart does not have to work harder to pump blood throughout the body. More citrulline levels found in the skin and can be found in all colors of watermelon. However, the highest type of the ingredient contained in the yellow watermelon.

Another study from the University of Kentucky also showed that watermelon is good in consumption to help maintain weight and cardiovascular health.

Not only that, research in the UK also showed other benefits of watermelon. Using mice that had been given a high cholesterol foods, the researchers then gave the watermelon juice every day. The result, the mice appear healthy even number of bad cholesterol in the blood become lower.

Instead, eating watermelon in a considerable portion. Watermelon eating too much can make you urinate constantly, because watermelon is a diuretic. High sugar content in watermelon should also be a concern.

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