Eat Fruit to Reverse Aging

Doctors all agree eating fruit is critical for a healthy diet. Some believe fruit is important for detoxifying the body, increasing energy, and reducing the inflammation the causes aging and ravages our faces--specifically resulting in wrinkles and dull skin.

It turns out there are important rules to follow when you eat them:

• Eating whole fruit is better than drinking juice. There are lots of nutrients in the skin.
• Drink only fresh fruit juice, not canned. Canned drinks are high in calories and preservatives.
• Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get any nutrients.
• Don't drink juice that has been heated for the same reason.
• If you do drink fresh juice, drink it one mouthful at a time so your saliva mixes with it.
• Eat fruits on an empty stomach.
• Eat fruits at the start of the meal, never after.

The theory is that fruit eaten on an empty stomach will break down and go straight through the stomach into the intestines--perfect digestion. If you eat food first then fruit, it is prevented from breaking down and instead contributes to putrefying the whole meal.

Eat your fruit first, and you will avoid bloating, burping and gas. It has even been suggested that if you eat fruits on an empty stomach, you will forestall balding, gray hair and dark circles under the eyes, and that we may even impact our longevity and energy level, and create a healthy weight. What have we got to lose? Oh yes..maybe those extra pounds some of us are carrying around.

You can begin a new fruit regimen with a three-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice, and you will feel and look better. As with ALL dietary changes, however, consult with your physician before trying anything new.

Check my book Living Agelessly for a more complete list of fruits that pack a punch.

• Berries are best. They are great antioxidants and result in radiant skin. Strawberries in particular protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
• Kiwi is a good source of vitamin E, potassium and magnesium. Great for fiber, this little fruit has twice the Vitamin C as an orange. 
• An apple also has antioxidants and lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke and colon cancer.
• Oranges really do keep colds at bay, lower cholesterol and lessen the risk of colon cancer.
• Watermelon  is a source of potassium and Vitamin C, boosts the immune system and fights cancer.
• Guava and papaya have the highest source of Vitamin C. They are rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation, and the carotene that is good for the eyes.

Simple Fruit Recipes:

Fruit Salad

• Slice strawberries, grapes, bananas into a bowl.
• Add chopped walnuts.
• Mix in vanilla yogurt and serve.

Fruit Dip

• Slice green apples with skin into very thin slices.
• Mix cinnamon into vanilla yogurt and let the dipping begin.