A popular food, although not as commonly eaten probably in countries such as the UK, is the pear – that said, it is still grown in the UK’s colder climate. So, what are pears’ health benefits? Looking at their dietary information, they have been said as having a great amount of dietary fibre and additionally being high in vitamin C in addition. If we look at an average-sized pear with a weight of 166g or 5.9 oz, we can note that it provides about 100 calories and in addition to vitamin C at 10% of an RDA, calcium at 2% of the RDA. Moreover, it will have around 16g sugar and protein at 1g.

It is additionally said that pears can be less allergenic than a lot of alternative fruits and additionally pear juice might be given as the initial juice provided to infants. They are said to have a small amount of salicylates and benzoates and therefore could be useful for exclusion dietary measures for those who do have allergies – they may thus be eaten along with lamb, rice and peas in this regard for strict exclusion diets. It is further claimed that all fruit juice for infants should be taken in moderation so as not to interrupt nutrient intake and also to inhibit obesity.

Additional to all this information in relation to pears’ health benefits, it is said that pears can help with an inflammation of mucous membranes, as well as colitis, furthermore chronic gallbladder disorders, additionally arthritis and moreover gout. They are also said to be helpful for lowering high blood pressure, helping with cholesterol and additionally making urine acidity higher. Moreover, in ancient Greece, they were said to help with nausea. It is said that most of the fiber in a pear is insoluble and hence being a useful laxative. Furthermore, it is stated that pears “gritty fiber” content can help reduce cancerous colon polyps. Of further note is that it is said the majority of the dietary fiber and vitamin C is in the fruit’s skin.

(reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear)

Undoubtedly one of the most popular fruits for many is the strawberry and it can be consumed in dairy products and other forms. So, how can this popular and well known fruit be used as a natural health remedy to assist with your nutritional requirements? One thing that might be of interest to you in relation to the strawberry health benefit, is that strawberries have been reported to contain “fisetin” which is an antioxidant that has been looked at in regards to Alheimer’s and also to failure of kidneys from diabetes.

In regards to its nutritional content, we can see that again it has been reported that this fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C. For example, one cup or 144g is reported to give 82 mg of this vitamin. Furthermore, we are told that it provides various amounts of amino acids such as for example giving 0.01g of tryptophan and 0.20g of aspartic acid. One thing to be aware of, is that if you decide to cook the strawberries before eating them, this will to a larger or smaller degree degrade nutritional elements that could be taken in more readily raw.

Strawberries have been said to be an excellent source of flavanoids and also to contain minerals such as calcium and potassium as well as numerous other vitamins – of course to get the best intake of fruits and vitamins it would be good to have a balanced diet of fruit not just concentrating on this one – nevertheless from their alluring bright red colour we can see the fruit sending out a message that they are packed with healthy nutrition and the taste of them confirms that indication.

One other thing that could be considered in relation to the strawberry health benefit is that some strawberries might have pesticide on them to protect against bugs that eat them and therefore you might consider eating them organically – an advantage also of fruits such as strawberries for countries like England where there are popularly grown is that you can easily go and pick them yourself in farms offering this service other than fruits such as watermelons etc., which would be not so easy to do – however you would need to see if a particular farm was more or less organic etc..

(reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry)