A fruit diet may not be to everyone’s taste or even what their body needs to remain healthy. If you are suffering from symptoms of poor health and you’re beginning to suspect it is related to the poor diet you have been eating over the years, maybe it’s time to look further at what you can do.
It’s not unusual if you are one of the many people who need to first be thoroughly convinced about the advantages of a fruit diet before they will take the leap. If you aren’t fully convinced then you will decide you aren’t going in that direction and either you’ll continue to eat the fast and easy foods so readily available in the typical western diet. I certainly sympathize with your thinking as I was one of those people who needed to understand the benefits and advantages before succumbing to the big changes I needed to make. My health was fading over the years but it still took me a number of years before I admitted that my eating habits were not up to par and I was willing to try a fruits diet.
Benefits of a Fruit Diet Plan
It’s good to review some of the many advantages of a fruit diet, in case you haven’t read my previous articles.
- Cleanses the digestive system and purifies the body
- Naturally sweet and delicious
- Takes the stress off your digestive system and contains natural fibre
- Power packed with vital nutrients such as:
o Vitamin C and A (carotenoids)
o Loaded with vitamins and minerals
o Anti-oxidants from the plant chemical flavinoids
o Phenols, the organic compound
o Saponins, an important bitter tasting plant compound
o Isothiocyanates, the sulphur compounds
- Simple and effective way to lose weight
Fruit and Vegetable Diet Protects Against Disease
Many studies have been conducted over the past 20 years on the important role that fruits and vegetables play in our health. But it seems that only in the past 10 years is it catching on more with individuals as they face serious health concerns or crises and find that conventional medical procedures and drugs don’t have the benefits they claim.
Here is a list that came from a recent University study on the diseases that a high fruit and vegetable diet can help to protect against or aid in the healing process:
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Pulmonary disease
- Hypertension
- Birth Defects
- Cataracts
- Stroke
- Diverticulosis
- Heart Disease
