healthy food : Pineapple Anti-Cancer Fruit

healthy food : Pineapple Anti-Cancer Fruit

Pineapples have exceptional juiciness and a vibrant tropical flavor that balances the tastes of sweet and tart.

Pineapple has Bromelain, the key enzyme in pineapple, banishes inflammation as effectively as drugs. New research is even showing pineapple to be highly effective at cancer prevention and treatment.

Tumors often have a protective covering made of fibrin that can be dissolved by the fibronolytic action of bromelain, one reason it is so effective against cancer. Two clinical trials with heart patients have shown an elimination of thrombosis with bromelain. Therapeutic doses of dietary supplements of bromelain put a rapid halt to inflammation, and are able to reduce excessive coagulation of the bloo.

“Pineapple contains bromelain, which is a digestive enzyme having anti-inflammatory properties. Pineapple is rich in antioxidants, which are cancer fighting protective foods. Ulcer patients should avoid it as its natural acidity is high,” said Nutritionist Aruna Shyamsundar.

Pineapple is a good source of vitamin C and manganese and also contains some thiamin (vitamin B1), vitamin B6, copper and fiber. Pineapple contains phytochemicals, an antioxidant substances that fight against free radical cell damage.

Pineapple has been used to prevent ulcers, enhance fat excretion, burn debridement, reduce gingivitis & periodontal disease, helps in easy bowel movement, decrease severity of colds and infections, reduce swelling and bruising caused by surgery & injury, alleviate sinus inflammation, bronchitis, pneumonia; good for energy production & bone health; reduce soft tissue inflammation and irritation, cleansing digestive system of toxins; relieves sore throat, bronchitis, good for heart conditions (but not to be used by the people with haemophilia, with disease of the kidney & liver).

 source:healthrecipes.com