Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Health Benefits of a Fruit Diet

By Jack Rowntree

More people are discovering the benefits of going on to a fruit diet. A lot go on either a short term or long term plan as part of a cleansing or detox program. Some people can find the experience unpleasant but there are ways to make it a lot easier and more enjoyable.

I have met a lot of people who have decided to follow such a fruit diet and go out and eat vast quantities of fruit all in one go. All this does is to make you feel very bloated and windy.

Grazing on small amounts of fruit frequently throughout the day is the best approach to this problem. It prevents food sitting in the stomach which can ferment and make you feel bloated. It also prevents those insulin surges which can end up actually making you feel more hungry.

Juicing is another excellent way of getting your daily quota of fruit. You can take in your daily allowance in a refreshing cool drink. This method also reduces the workload you place on the bowel because fruit, especially in the liquid form, is easy to digest and so requires less energy. Many people report the feeling of having increased energy. Compare this to the feeling of tiredness and sluggishness you get after eating a heavy meal full of protein and carbohydrate.

The types and quality of fruit you consume are also vital. Organic fruit has been grown without chemicals and pesticides in a good quality soil. The result being that you avoid ingesting these chemicals and reap all the benefits of the nutrients that originate from the earth.

Organically grown fruit has also been shown to contain greater quantities of important vitamins and nutrients compared to those grown inorganically. Although organic fruit is more expensive than inorganic you do not actually need to consume as much of it to get the equivalent health benefits.

If you do decide to go down the route of a fruit diet then getting a variety of fruit is worthwhile. You will not only be less inclined to become bored of the diet, you will also be getting a wide variety of nutrients into your system.

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