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Fruit Consumption (II)
Sulfur. Help with the burning of sugar, a bone, detoxifies, increases and strengthens hair. Found in cherries, apricots, oranges, pears, peaches, hazelnuts and almonds.
Bromo. It is found in apples, grapes and figs.
Calcium. Helps blood clotting, is in the grape, strawberry, walnut, hazelnut and almond.
Chlorine. Aids digestion, promotes growth. It is found in dates, walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds.
Copper. Essential for bone formation, anti-inflammatory, useful against arthritis. It is found in grapes, pears, oranges, almonds and hazelnuts.
Fluoride. Prevent infectious diseases and protects the bone and teeth, apples and grapes.
Phosphorus. Is the nutrient of the brain, nervous and supporting bones, apples plums, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds.
Iron. Plum, cherry, apricot, peach, apples, pears, oranges, strawberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds.
The Sodium and Weight Loss
Many people believe that any excess weight will be composed of fat. In fact, any weight gain is composed of three components, fat, water and muscle. When you gain weight the three components vary according to different factors being the most common diet, activity level, genetics and time. In extreme cases, earn a large percentage of fat if you consume energy that is too much, the activity is low and time is short.
In these cases, perhaps as much as 90% of excess weight is composed of fat. However, a small percentage may also include lean tissue and water. The weight gained water is often due to excessive intake of sodium consumption.
Sodium in the body is mainly found in fluids that surround their body cells, such as blood and lymphatic fluid. When sodium intake exceeds the amount the body can handle it builds up and kidneys have to work far harder to excrete a constant rise in daily sodium intake. The buildup can cause you to retain fluids in the blood and around the cells, which contributes to increased blood pressure and also to excess water weight. Read the rest of this entry »