Grapefruit Nutrition Fact

varieties are high in beta carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A.

Grapefruits are especially high in pectin, a soluble fiber that helps lower blood cholesterol. Grapefruit also contain bioflavonoids and other plant chemicals that protect against cancer and heart disease. Grapefruits are also a good food to include in a sensible weight-loss diet because it has less than 100 calories, and its high-fiber content satisfies hunger. Always take grapefruit as your first course to help prevent overeating. It's also an ideal snack food.

PRECAUTION: Grapefruit juice can interact with a number of medications, potentially causing serious side effects. Flavonoids and/or furanocoumarin compounds in grapefruit juice will block the enzyme in the intestines from naturally breakdown and absorption of many medications. When this happens, blood levels of these medications increase and will lead to potentially toxic side effects.

Many drugs appear to be affected by grapefruit juice so if you are taking any medication, it’s essential to check whether you can safely consume grapefruit juice.

A study from a 2006 issue of the ‘Journal of Medicinal Food' showed that people who ate half a grapefruit before each meal for 12 weeks lost 3.6 pounds. Likewise, people who drank a serving of grapefruit juice three times a day lost 3.3 pounds. Yet in this study, individuals ate healthy, balanced diets and could exercise up to three times a week even with a grapefruit juice diet.

Researchers think that the grapefruit assists in the management of insulin levels. After the study was complete, individuals taking grapefruit had lower levels of insulin and blood sugar than beginning of the grapefruit juice diet. The levels of insulin remained unchanged for those who didn't included grapefruit in their juice diet.

Lower levels of insulin may promote weight loss because with high levels of insulin, sugar is more likely to be stored as fat, thus prevent the body from breaking down fat. Also, high levels of insulin will make people feel hungry so that they eat more as a result.

The popular pink or red grapefruit are Ruby, Star Ruby, Rio Red and Marsh

Grapefruit Juice Diet - Red Grapefruit

Ruby. The family of flavors range from highly acidic and somewhat bitter to sweet and tart.

Pink and Ruby Red grapefruit contain high amount oflycopene, that helps with preventing some cancers such as ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. As an antioxidant, lycopene also helps in preventing heart disease. Lycopene works in coordination with

Grapefruit Juice Diet - White Grapefruit

polyunsaturated fats. Though all fruit carries some amount of lycopene, grapefruit has the highest concentration among the citrus fruit.

Grapefruit is also high in Vitamin C, thus helps in preventing the illness scurvy – the result of inadequate amount of Vitamin C, and allows the body to more easily heal its

Grapefruit Juice Diet - White Grapefruit

wounds. Grapefruit also improves the body's ability to absorb iron; this is especially helpful for the elderly whose diet may require the ingestion of iron supplements.

A grapefruit juice diet does has many benefits.

Grapefruit Juice Diet or The Grapefruit Diet
Grapefruit Juice Diet the Grapefruit Diet plan revolves around eating half a grapefruit or

Grapefruit Juice Diet

drinking an 8-ozs glass of unsweetened grapefruit juice before each meal. Coffee and tea are also permitted in this diet.

Foods that are permitted during the grapefruit diet are:
Red onions, bell peppers, radishes, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots, green onions, leaf spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, chili (no beans), mayonnaise, any cheese, hot dogs, coleslaws, regular salad dressing, green vegetables, 1 tsp dried nuts and butter pickles.

Foods that are not permitted during the grapefruit diet are:
White onions, potatoes, celery, peas, cereal, corn, starchy vegetables, potato chips, peanut butter, pasta, corn chips, jelly or jam, sweet pickles, pretzels, fruit and low-fat/fat free/diet salad dressings.

Grapefruit juice diet are known to assure a loss of 10 pounds in 12 days with no hunger. Furthermore, the grapefruit diet allows 3 meals per day with a bedtime snack. It is only intended as a jumpstart for the dieter who are serious about loosing weight.

CAUTION: The Grapefruit Juice Diet allows no more than 800 calories a day. Therefore, it is a very strict diet plan for instant weight loss, BUT NOT a healthy diet in the long run. Your body is going to miss out some important nutrients that are not included in the grapefruit diet. A balanced diet should consist of  4 food groups. With the the grapefruit juice diet plan, it is cutting out a couple of the critical food groups.

There are many types of enzymes and they may be classified into two main groups: digestive enzymes (including protease, lipase and amylase) and metabolic enzymes.

Under hygienic and control conditions, enzyme levels in fruits and vegetables will be elevated through fermentation. During fermentation, live bacteria "pre-digest" the nutrients available in fruits and vegetables. The fermented fruits and vegetables with elevated enzyme levels and become more useful to our bodies.

Healthy Enzyme DIY is a natural alternative remedy that boosts up our body immunity defence, alleviates digestive discomforts and inflammation, detoxifies  and revitalizes your body body cells.

Here are the Bitter Gourd Enzyme Vinegar DIY ingredients

•    Bitter Gourd 300 g
•    Chinese Wolfberry (non-preservative) 100 g
•    Organic Brown Rice Vinegar     5201111
•    Oligo 900     90 g / 15 sachets
(or Liquid Oligo 900 15 tbsp)
•    Lime Flower Honey     250g
Bitter Gourd Enzyme Vinegar DIY Methods

I)    Rinse, dry and slice bitter gourd. Chinese wolfberry need not be rinsed.

Bitter Gourd Enzyme Vinegar DIY

2)    Divide ingredients into 3 portions. Stack ingredients in sequence; bitter gourd, Chinese wolfberry, Oligo 900 and lime flower honey into the glass jar. Repeat the process with the remaining 2 portions.
3)    Pour in the organic brown rice vinegar after the 3 portions of ingredients are completely stacked-in. Seal tight with food wrap before covering with a lid. Keep in dry cool place for 2 weeks before serving. Better result if keep for 2-3 months.
4)    Mix 30 ml with 10 times of water for serving.
Enzyme residue may be added too.

Bitter gourd contains compounds that significantly lower the body's blood sugar level, and is termed as 'Plant Insulin'. lt has been used in natural herbal medicine of their blood purifying property and its ability to help with liver problems.

Grapefruit may interact with drugs.

Grapefruit Enzyme DIY Methods

1)    Rinse and dry fruits, Remove pineapple skin.
Slice both pineapple and grapefruit. Ensure Hawthorn is kept dry,

Grapefruit Enzyme DIY

2)    Divide ingredients into 3 portions. Stack ingredients in sequence: hawthorn, pineapple, grapefruit, Oligo 900 and

lime flower honey into the glass jar. Repeat the process with the remaining 2 portions.
3)    Seal tight with food wrap after the 3 portions of ingredients are completely stacked-in. Cover with a lid. Keep in dry cool place for 2 weeks before serving.
4)    Mix 30 ml with 10 times of water for serving. Enzyme residues may be added too.

Grapefruit is rich in vitamin C, a vitamin that helps to support the immune system, anticancer effects and promote whitening effect on skin. It is high in pectin, a soluble fiber that helps lower blood cholesterol and aids slimming.

Here are the ingredients for a DIY Royal Fruits Enzyme

•    Green Papaya 350 g
•    Pineapple 350 g
•    Banana 350 g
•    Dried Fig lOOg
•    Oligo 900         90g/15 sachets
(or Liquid Oligo 900
•    Lime flower Honey 250g/bottle

Royal Fruits Enzyme DIY Methods

I)    Rinse, dry and slice papaya. Remove skin and slice pineapple, Do likewise for the banana. Cut dry fig into pieces .

Royal Fruit Enzyme DIY

2)    Divide ingredients into 3 portions. Stack ingredients in sequence; dried fig, banana, papaya, pineapple, Oligo 900 and lime flower honey into the glass jar. Repeat the process with the remaining 2 portions.
3)    Seal tight with food wrap after the 3 portions of ingredients are completely stacked-in. Cover with a lid. Keep in dry cool place for 2 weeks before serving.
4)    Mix 30 rnl with 10 times of water for serving, Enzyme residues may be added too.

Papaya especially green papaya is loaded with natural occurring enzyme papain. Whereas, pineapple contains bromelain and fig rich with ficin. These enzymes have two important functions in the body: aid in digestion of proteins and routine cancer eradication.

•    Garlic 200 g
•    Chili  50 g
•    Organic Brown Rice Vinegar 520 ml
•    Oligo 900 90g/l5 sachets
(or Liquid Oligo 900 15 tbsp)
•    Lime Flower Honey 250 g/1/4 bottle

Garlic Enzyme Vinegar

Garlic Enzyme Vinegar Preparation Methods

I)    Rinse and dry Chili. Remove skin and slice garlic.

2)    Divide ingredients into 3 portions. Stack ingredients in sequence; garlic, chili, Oligo 900 and lime flower honey into the glass jar. Repeat the process with the remaining 2 portions.

3)    Pour in the organic brown rice vinegar after the 3 portions of ingredients are completely stacked-in. Seal tight with food wrap before covering with a lid. Keep in dry cool place for 2 weeks before serving. Better result if keep for 2-3 months.

4)    Mix 30 ml with 10 times of water for serving.

Garlic Enzyme Vinegar As The Digestive Enzyme Supplements

Allicin, a potent natural antibiotic found in garlic. It is a powerful antibacterial and antiviral agent. Garlic has been credited with fighting heart disease and lowering blood pressure. As a natural pain relief, capsaicin in chili also aids in cardiovascular system and reduce pain in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid .

Garlic Enzyme Vinegar

•    Cassia Seed 50 g
•    Chinese Wolfberry (non-preservative) 80 g
•    Star Fruits     200 g
•    Kumquat     200 g
•    Oligo 900     90 g / 15 sachets
(or Liquid Oligo 900     15 tbsp)
•    Lime Flower Honey     250 g/1/4 bottle

Digestive Enzyme Supplements

Renal disease patients should avoid starfruit, replace with lemon.

Cassia Seed Enzyme Preparation Methods

Digestive Enzyme Supplements

1)    Rinse and dry all fruits. Slice star fruit and cut kumquat open to half. Ensure both cassia seed and wolfberry are kept dry.

2)    Divide ingredients into 3 portions. Stack ingredients in sequence; cassia seed, Chinese wolfberry, kumquat, star fruits, Oligo 900 and lime flower honey into the glass jar. Repeat the process with the remaining 2 portions.

3)    Seal tight with food wrap after the 3 portions of ingredients are completely stacked-in. Cover with a lid. Keep in dry cool place for 2 weeks before serving.
4)    Mix 30 ml with 10 times of water for serving.
Enzyme residues may be added too.

Benefits of Cassia Seed Enzyme As The Digestive Enzyme Supplements

Cassia seed is traditionally used to expel wind-heat, to cleanse heat in liver that cause red, swollen and painful eye. Chinese wolfberry is a liver tonic that inhibiting the fat deposition in liver and promoting the regeneration of liver cells. It is also used to improve poor eyesight and other general eye weaknesses.

Cassia Seed Enzyme