In this article, I want to tell you about an old-time bodybuilding power food that can boost your recovery, improve digestion AND even ease joint pain. And you might even find this old-time bodybuilding food to be better than creatine! Here is the deal: In the early 1900s, old-time boxers would actually eat large amounts [...]

Drinking fruit juice recipes is a great way to increase the amount of nutrition that we absorb from fruits, especially antioxidants. A juice extractor breaks down the tough fibers of fruits extensively to release an abundance of antioxidants for us to digest. When we chew whole fruits, we only release a small percentage of these [...]

Eating your five portions of fruit and vegetables may seem like a daunting task at first but with careful planning it can be achieved so easily. After all if you miss having 5 one day that’s ten pieces you have to fit in the next which may be more difficult for some. When counting a [...]

Instead of sending candy and other gifts that may not be appreciated, many people have resorted to sending baskets for the holidays as well as other occasions. Quite often these baskets contain a variety of citrus fruits such as grapefruit, navel oranges, honeybells, tangerines and clementines. Of course, the kind of fruit that will be [...]

I love fruit.  I can’t even envision having to give it up.  Giving up fruit to live a healthy lifestyle to me seems oxymoronic-emphasis on the moronic.  That’s what some people told me when I suggested I was going to try the low glycemic index eating plan.  So, I decided to do a little research [...]

Bananas are not only delicious; they have great health benefits as well. Rich with Vitamin B, which helps control blood sugar levels, and potassium which helps control blood pressure, and even concentration. Bananas contain iron which prevents anemia. Bananas are rich with fiber, which is an essential component for healthy digestion and weight control, as [...]

There is nothing better than fresh fruit in the summer months. But when the weather turns and local fresh fruits are no longer an option then fruit storage containers are used by the industry. The fruit storage industry allows us all to have fresh crisp fruit all year long. Controlled atmosphere storage (CA) involves a [...]

All the advertisements on TV rave about how healthy orange juice and other juices are for us. We have been blasted by these commercials for years and most of us strongly believe this to be true. Fruit juice may have up to 8 teaspoons of natural sugar in an eight ounce glass. This is not [...]

It is recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that we consume between 5 and 9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. It is typically very difficult for the average person to fulfill those recommendations, either because of an aversion to fruits and vegetables or poor food choices in general. By drinking fresh fruit [...]