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Over 9 Kiwi Fruit Benefits – Boosting The Immune System, Vision, And Heart Health

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Natural Society February 9 2013

DNAAttention kiwi lovers. As delectable as the kiwi fruit is, did you know that this fruit also offers numerous health benefits? It’s not surprising, as nature offers countless natural foods that have been used as medicine throughout history. Also known as the Chinese gooseberry, and once the “sunny peach”, kiwifruit has been declared by some to be one of the world’s most nutritionally perfect foods. It’s time to experience all of the kiwi fruit benefits that the fruit has to offer.

The Many Kiwi Fruit Benefits – Experience them Today

Weighting in at about 4 ounces and resting at about 3 inches long, the kiwifruit is known for it’s high vitamin C content – containing more of the vitamin than even an orange. Overall, some notable vitamins and nutrients in kiwi are:

  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin K (helps with absorption of vitamin D)
  • Folate
  • Flavonoids
  • Potassium (as much as a banana)
  • Vitamin E
  • Beta-carotene
  • Lutein
  • Zeaxanthin
  • Fiber
  • Magnesium
  • Copper
  • Phosphorous

Kiwi is also a great ‘prebiotic’ food. Prebiotic nutrients help to feed the probiotic bacteria in your gut (these bacteria are essential for optimal health). This helps keep digestive health in check while also helping to prevent a number of health issues.

Here are some kiwi fruit benefits.

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Camu Camu Benefits: The Fruit With 30x More Vitamin C Than An Orange

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Natural Society | January 21 2013

In the world of natural health, we often hear of exotic fruits that promise to be the next “big thing”, the next superfood. Camu camu is one of these fruits. But in the case of this fruit, it isn’t all hype. Actually, the camu camu berry-like fruit is awesome.

Camu camu is a fruit from deep in the Amazon. It is native to Peru, where locals use it to flavor ice cream, jellies and juices. There is little evidence of it being eaten historically, and instead, evidence exists that it was not eaten because of its extremely acidic nature. However, in 1957 the Instituto de Nutricion in Peru undertook the first nutritional analysis of the fruit and found that the acidic fruit was packed with vitamin C.

Camu Camu: A Vitamin C-Rich Health Gem

When compared with other fruits, the vitamin C content of camu came is highest. It contains about 2,800 mg of ascorbic acid per 100 grams of pulp. In other words, it contains about 30 to 50 times the vitamin C of an orange. In addition, it contains “10 times the iron, three times the niacin, twice the riboflavin and 50 percent more phosphorus” according to Willow Tohi with Natural News.

Since that initial nutritional analysis in 1957, several studies have been undertaken, each showing that camu camu has promising health benefits.

Studies have shown it can offer anti-aging, cognitive, anti-inflammatory, immune, vision, and antiviral benefits. It’s not only due to the vitamin C within, but a powerful concentration of antioxidants. Together, scientists have found, these compounds work to prevent hardening of the arteries better than traditional vitamin C tablets, containing the same amount of vitamin C as the camu camu fruit.

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