Over the next few days,I will be adding posts on ‘Foods That Heal’ and have healing powers that prevent the onset of diseases. We all know that ‘Prevention‘is far better than ‘Cure’ and what we eat goes a long way in determining the course our health would lead us to in life.
From Asparagus to Yogurt,here are the top “power foods” that can help prevent disease and keep you strong and well.
Apple Pectin
When we were kids,we all remember our parents telling that an ‘Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away’. How true we say now!
Apple Pectin eliminates toxins from our system. (Pectin is a complex carbohydrate found in the cell walls of plants),is a compound found in apples,and many other fruits also contain pectin,although apples contain very high concentrations of this compound.
One can consume apples for their pectin or take apple pectin supplements,available through health food stores and in the vitamin and supplement aisle at some grocery stores. Pectin can also be taken in the form of apple teas;as a sweetener;add to soups,salads,and casseroles. Apple pectin can also be taken in capsule form. Any way you get it into the system on a daily basis is a great help in purifying the body of daily exposure to pollutants and chemicals
Those who have a panache for cooking may be familiar with pectin because it is used in jams and jellies to help them set,but that is an other property of Pectin besdie its helath benefits.
More tomorrow…
