Fruit Diet

Fruit diet is a good (or better) alternative to other forms of food such as cooked or fried food. Fruits provide the body with so many nutrients. These include numerous forms of vitamins and energy. Fruits get into the body more quickly. This is because fruits among other things are simple sugar. In a Fruit diet, the only parts of plants used are the fruit, nuts, seeds and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant. In other words, 'culinary' fruit (apples, oranges, pears etc) and 'botanical' fruit or seed-containing reproductive parts of flowering plants (beans, berries, capsicums, cucumbers, grains, nuts, peas, pumpkins, seeds, squash, tomatoes, and the like), can be eaten, but not carrots, potatoes or spinach etc., which require destruction of the plant.

A true fruitarian believes that removal of a vegetable from its roots (say a potato or a lettuce leaf) injures it, which is against the fruitarian conce
 pt of causing no death or injury to anything in order to consume part of it (the tomato and avocado are considered either fruit or vegetable, and thus are exceptions to this rule).

The Fruit diet may appear to be limited in variety and in nutrition, but nuts of any type provide a protein source, and grains and pasta are suggested for a balanced diet. Eggs may also be eaten if from organically grown chickens.

Negative factors

A Fruit diet is difficult to follow, and long-term fruitarians can develop health problems, such as:

• Vitamin B12 deficiency - B12 is essential for normal nervous system function and the production of blood cells. To be absorbed by the body, B12 must bind to a protein (secreted by glands in the stomach lining) called 'intrinsic factor'. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is produced exclusively by microorganisms (bacteria), and the main sources of vitamin B12 are meat, eggs, and dairy products, all absent in the fruitarian diet. B12 is not present in any fruit, and even if found on the fruit's surface due to bacterial action, there will be nothing left after cleaning/preparing the fruit.

Of course, there are other causes of B12 deficiency apart from it being low in the diet, such as:

• Abdominal/intestinal surgery or disorders affecting the production or absorption of intrinsic factor

• Chronic alcoholism

• Crohn's disease

• Fish tape worm

• Pernicious anemia, due to a lack of intrinsic factor

• Diabetic or hypoglycemic-type symptoms, due to the high sugar content of the Fruit diet, which also lacks protein, minerals, and fat-soluble vitamins.

• Eating disorder symptoms - long-term fruitarians are prone to food cravings and consequent binge-eating of either 'allowed' or 'illegal' foods, and often become addicted to dates (for their high sugar content) and avocados (for their high fat content). Some may develop a type of eating disorder for which a name has been coined, "orthorexia nervosa" ("ortho" meaning straight, correct, and true), which has similarities to "anorexia nervosa". Orthorexia nervosa refers to a pathological fixation on eating so-called 'proper' food.

Maintaining nutrient levels

Care should be taken with a Fruit diet to ensure sufficient consumption of certain nutrients, by identifying and including the appropriate sources of:

• Calcium

• Energy

• An iron supplement

• Riboflavin

• Vitamin B12

• Vitamin D

Fruit Diet and Detoxification process

One of the most effective methods for detoxification is the one in which raw fruits and natural fruit juices are used. The Fruit diet is an excellent remedy for excess organic toxicity because it redresses the alkaline state of the body, eliminates acidic chemicals in our organisms and helps us lose weight by providing us with a lot of energy at the same time.

People that use the Fruit diet usually remove all the dead cells, fat excretions and other unhealthy element from their bodies. When eliminating the toxins, our body will make use of all the ways in which it can do this: urine, excrements, skin, mouth, sinus.

While following the Fruit diet it is important to remember that of all the fruits, citrus fruits, especially lemons, grapefruits and oranges, have the most beneficial and powerful effect on the detoxification process. Other fruits that will also enhance waste removal from the body are pineapples. But besides these, note that all fruits intake leads to a healthy way of living and works very well upon the organism.

The Fruit diet and toxins elimination will have miracle effects upon our health not only by removing all the waste and poisonous compounds from the blood stream and the rest of the body (colon, liver, heart etc). Fruit diet helps us get rid of allergies, vitalizes and energizes us and leads to a good stamina, improves eyesight, makes our nails, teeth and hair stronger and healthier, our skin becomes radiant and sweet smelling. Also, our cognitive function and mental abilities are stimulated and increased, while emotional disorders such as stress or anxiety are minimized.

Shirin Mehta is a nutritional consultant, who works with diet plan guru Mickey Mehta, specializes in weight loss diet plans. Article Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Shirin_V_Mehta