Powerful Papaya


The papaya fruit originates in South and Central America, and it was the Spanish and Portuguese explorers who introduced papayas to other tropical islands. The papaya was so treasured by the explorers that Christopher Columbus himself called it "the fruit of the angels."
Today Brazil is the world’s leading producer of papayas, and other large commercial producers include the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

Nutritional Benefits

Papayas are a good source of antioxidants such as carotenes, Vitamin C, and flavonoids. They are also a good source of folic acid, vitamins E and A, and potassium.

Cardiovascular Benefits

The leaves of the papaya fruit contain a component called carpaine, and studies have suggested it to be beneficial to cardiovascular health. Further more detailed research is needed to confirm these results.

Lower that Blood Pessure

Preliminary research has concluded that papaya juice contains agents that lower blood pressure. More studies are needed to confirm this research.

Protect yourself from those Parasites

Papaya as well as its seeds have proven to have anti-parasitic and anti-amoebic properties, and their consumption offers a natural, harmless, readily available preventive strategy against intestinal parasites and bugs.



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Eat Spinach

Spinach originally comes from Asia or Persia where it grew in the wild, and has been cultivated in China for the past 2000 years. The Moors introduced spinach into Spain in the 11th century, and soon became popular for use as a bed to place entrees upon.

Today China is the world’s largest producer of spinach, and the United States the second biggest commercial producer.

Some of Spinach's Health Benefits

  • Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K and folic acid. It’s a very good source of manganese.
  • Studies have demonstrated that diets high in dark green vegetables such as spinach are associated with a decreased risk of colon cancer. Spinach extracts have been created to be used in controlled studies, and these extracts slow down cell division in stomach cancer cells. A study has shown a high intake of spinach lowers your chances of cancer.

  • Spinach is one of the richest dietary sources of lutein, a carotenoid that has been implicated as being protective against cataracts. Zeaxanthin is another carotenoid found in spinach, and in a study at Centre for Eye Research in Australia, it was found that dietary lutein intake was associated with decreased prevalence of nuclear cataract.
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Health Benefits of Blueberries


The blueberry is native to North America, and there is evidence that man consumed blueberries since prehistoric times. Commercial cultivation began in the early 1900’s by Elizabeth Coleman White in Whitesbog, New Jersey.Today the United States is the largest producer of Blueberries in the world.
  • Vitamins
    Blueberries are a good source of Vitamin C.
  • Antioxidants
    Anthocyandins are compounds that are responsible for the blueberries’ pigment, and these compounds have exceptionally high antioxidant activity. In a study of 60 fruits vegetables, the antioxidant capabilities of blueberries rated the highest.
  • Cancer
    Overwhelming evidence suggests that small and soft-fleshed berries such as the blueberry may have beneficial effects against several types of human cancers. The ability of the bioactive phytochemicals of berries to counteract, reduce, and repair oxidative stress damage, is responsible for the blueberries’ anticancer potential.
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