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Fruits are made by nature and are a perfect food. They
contain the right balance of nutrients with distilled water. You gain
enormous benefits from eating fruits especially if you eat the outer
skin and eat them without cooking. They are easy to digest and absorb
and do not stress your colon. In addition, they will help you relieve
or eliminate your constipation.
Fruits contain fiber, which help to cleanse your colon and prevent
constipation. Most fruits help provide the body with minerals that help
the body reduce acid as it is created. And most important of all,
fruits help cleanse the body of mucus slime that accumulates throughout
the body.
Fruits do not leave any slime residue in the body when eaten except
when they have pesticides and preservatives in their outer skin. They
do not ferment or putrefy in your colon, as do processed foods, dairy
products and meats.
Choose your fruits carefully. They should be eaten when they are fully
ripe. Do not eat them if they are under ripe or overripe. In the under
ripe condition they may be acidic and in the overripe condition the
many contain more natural sugar.
Fruits, vegetables, and grains contain fructooligosaccharides, FOS. It
is this compound that helps to feed the good bacteria in your colon.
Without an adequate supply of FOS, good bacteria will dwindle and bad
bacteria will flourish.
Just Plain Fruits
Eat fruits throughout the day but especially in the evening. This will
help to promote a bowel movement in the morning. These are the fruits
you should eat.
* Apples
* Apricots
* Avocados
* Bananas
* Blueberries
* Boysenberries
* Cantaloupes
* Cherries
* Figs and dates
* Grapes
* Lemons
* Papayas
* Peaches
* Pears
* Persimmons
* Plums
* Prunes
* Raspberries
Apples
Eat 3-4 apples a day to relieve constipation. It does not matter what
type of apple you eat, but I like gala or Fuji apples since they are
small and crisp.
It is best to use fresh organic apples when eating apples as a snack
since you will not know what pesticides were used in growing the
apples. If apples are not organic, it is better to peel the apple
before eating.
Using baked apples also helps to clear constipation.
Eat one baked apple at night, right before bedtime, and one just upon rising. Do this until you constipation is cleared.
In his book, John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs, describes how to bake apples:
"Cut apples in half and clear out the centers. Add chopped dates to the
center. Pour some cranberry juice over the dates and apples. Then
sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg on the top. You can pour cranberry juice
on some of the apples and see if you like the taste after they are
cooked. Cook apples for 46-60 min at 375-400 C."
Dried Apples
Dried apple slices are also a good source of fiber. However, when the
slices are dehydrated most nutrients are lost but fiber is retained.
Sulfur dioxide is typically used to dry apple slices and this can cause
allergic or asthmatic reactions in some people. I do not recommend
using dried apple slices in place of fresh organic apples.
Just Apples and Mineral Water
Just after waking, eat two unpeeled apples, chew well, and then drink 8
oz of water that has two drops of Alkalife. Or, you can use any other
mineral additive or supplement you use.
This combination of apples and activated mineral water will stimulate
your colon to become less sluggish and to move fecal matter out of the
rectum.
I find Alkalife on e-Bay. This product cost $29.00 on the Internet, but I have bought it for $17.00 on e-Bay.
Using fruits to relieve or clear constipation is a powerful natural
remedy. Eat fruits every day and between meals and you will relieve
your constipation.
Look for other articles that will tell about other fruits to relieve
constipation. Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural
Nutritionist. He is the author of Constipation, Acne, Hemorrhoid, and
Fatty Acid e-books. He writes a newsletter called
natural-remedies-thatwork.com and his information on other topics can
be seen at http://www.stop-constipation.com or at http://www.constipation-remedies.for--you.info
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