This tiny, nutrient-dense fruit packs an amazing amount of vitamin C (double the amount found in oranges), has more fiber than apples, and beats bananas as a high-potassium food. The unique blend of phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals found in kiwifruit helps protect against heart disease, stroke, cancer, and respiratory disease. Kiwifruit's natural blood-thinning properties work without the side effects of aspirin and support vascular health by reducing the formation of spontaneous blood clots, lowering LDL cholesterol, and reducing blood pressure. Multiple studies have shown that kiwifruit not only reduce oxidative stress and damage to DNA but also prompt damaged cells to repair themselves.
Kiwifruit are often prescribed as part of a dietary regimen to battle cancer and heart disease, and in Chinese medicine they are used to accelerate the healing of wounds and sores. The riper they are the more nutrients so let these puppies get good and ripe. They taste better when ripe as well :) Now go get some KIWI!!!!
2 comments:
wow, I had no idea about acouple of those things- more potassium than a banana? That's amazing. Also, kiwi is especially high in fruit acids which are a natural exfoliant, so rub some on your face while you eat it! (which shouldn't be too hard to make happen at your house!)
So, no wonder people keep telling me I don't look a day older than 40!!!
Dad
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