October: Fruit Papaya & Benefits

The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species int the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae. It is a native to the topics of the Americas, perhaps from Southern Mexico and neighboring Central America.

Papaya fruit is an excellent source of dietary fiber, folate, vitamin A, C and E. It also contains small amount of calcium, iron, riboflavin, thiamine and niacine. It is also very rich in antioxidant nutrients flavonoids and carotenes, very high in vitamin C plus A, and low in calories and sodium.

Papaya plant. Note for the ripe papaya fruit. Young green fruits developing at the crown, a tea made of  boiled green papaya fruit helps reduce high blood pressure rapidly. 

Paw paw is rich is enzymes called papain and chymopapain which helps with the digestion, particularly it breaks down the proteins from the food we eat into amino acids. The latest research shows that amino acids are responsible for all what is happening in our organism, basically for what is happening in every chemical reaction as well as our mental and physical health.

As we age we produce less of the digestive enzymes in our stomach and pancreas, which leads to ineffective digestion of proteins. Due to this we end up with excess amount of undigested protein, which leads to overgrowth of the bad bacteria in our gastrointestinal system and not enough of amino acids to perform all important chemical reactions. We can say that good quality protein is absolutely essential for our healthy being. This is where the papaya enzymes can be beneficial.  

While I was visiting in Trinidad a few years ago, I remember my late god mother had a few paw paw trees out in the backyard. And she would encourage me to pick and part take in them. While, indulgent in this nice lovely musky sweet fruit, an episode of "America's next top model was showing at the given time in that particular series, the models stood before a table filled with different fruits for their natural facials which later entailed of the benefits each and everyone had. They had every fruit except " paw paw" so I decided they meant me since I've eaten down the fruit leaving the skin. I decided to take the challenge.

America's Next Top model 

So, I rubbed the inside of the fruit all over my face and neck, and left it on for about 15 minutes. When I rinsed if off it, surprisingly it left my skin, silky smooth, well moisturized also with a radiant pregnant glow.. leaving my God mother confused at the beautiful surprise  she then decided to try it out and was so over whelmed with the brilliant results. We both noticed now much the wrinkles in our skin had been massively been reduced. 

Vacation in Trinidad :)

Which made me more eager  to research the benefits of this marvelous fruit.

Papaya For A Glowing Skin

Papaya benefits the skin and it is an effective fruit facial. Papaya not only cleanses the skin but it is also known for glowing the skin as it contains papain which promotes skin renewal and cell turnover. Papain in papaya benefits skin by exfoliating it to reveal new cells and soften at the same time. Papain soap and moisturizers are sold in market due to its benefit on the skin. No wonder it has added apart of my natural skin care regimen!

Papaya benefits skin as it is rich in vitamin A, E and C and anti-oxidants which moisturize the skin and clears it from dirt and dark spots. Papaya can be used as facial scrub or face mask to cure acne, tan on the face aging skin etc. 

Papaya benefits on the skin are endless. So, use papaya on your face as a fruit mask and see the change in your complexion after a few weeks. As it is a natural skin care remedy, the result will not be immediate but it used properly, the results will be permanent.

Found on: http://www.boldsky.com/beauty/skin-care/2011/papaya-skin-benefits-110711-aid0158.html

Health benefits of papaya

* Increases quality of proteins in whole organism.

* Revitalize the human body and maintain energy and vitality.

* Encourages the renewal of muscle tissue.

* Supports cardiovascular system.

* Boosts up immune system.

* Helps with the digestive system, by breaking down the proteins and supporting production of digestive enzymes.

* Papaya can be used externally as a treatment for skin wounds that don't heal quickly, for this you can use papaya peel or ointments made out of papaya.

* Prevents the cataract formation.

* Due to high vitamin A, it lowers the risk of emphysema in smokers  and passive smokers.

* Alleviates inflammation.

* Helps with nausea and constipation. 

* Can benefit people suffering with colon cancer and other forms of cancers aliments of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.

Click the link below:

Papaya tea may help fight cancer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGe1UvF4bBU&feature=player_embedded

More on: http://www.traditionaloven.com/articles/124/papaya-sweet-pawpaw-answer-to-well-being-and-health

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-N.Roachford ♥

High school runner stops mid-race to save opponent

Seth Goldstein liked his chances of winning as he hit the halfway mark of his recent cross-country race. The 17-year-old senior from Cooper Yeshiva High in Memphis, Tenn. was somewhere in the middle of the  

pack with plenty of race remaining when a runner ahead of him dropped to the ground. Had the boy merely tripped over his shoelaces, Goldstein may have taken it as a lucky break and continued past the runner from rival school in Germantown, Tenn. But his opponent needed help. 

“His lips were turning blue and his eyes were rolled back in his head,” Goldstein told the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “I was terrified. But then I thought to myself, freaking out isn’t going to help any here.”

Goldstein is a lifeguard. He was the only runner to stop after his opponent had fallen, noting that it was “obvious” he needed help. When he realized the Germantown student had blood bubbling from his mouth, he yelled for a parent to call 911.

“He had bitten his tongue and was bleeding pretty bad,” Goldstein explained. “I feared he was going to choke on his blood. I rolled him on his side so he wouldn’t asphyxiate.”

At that point Jessica Chandler, the mother of another Germantown runner, ran over to help. She saw the victim’s body seizing and didn’t know what to do. Fortunately for everyone involved, Goldstein had the situation under control.

“Honestly, I was in shock,” Chandler said. “But this guy was taking complete control. He was like, ‘You — call 911. You — go get some ice.’ He turned him on his side. I thought he was a parent or an EMT.”

Goldstein then proceeded to tell everyone the seizing was normal and that he had seen it before. He was lying. He had never seen it, but it helped alleviate the stress of the situation. As it turned out, the fallen runner had suffered a seizure because of the heat and would later recover. Upon realizing the EMTs had arrived and could handle it from there, Goldstein asked if he could finish the race. It wasn’t until then that Chandler realized he was just another student runner.

“The EMTs looked at me kind of funny,” Goldstein said. “They’re like, ‘You’re racing? Well, sure, go ahead. I guess you can finish the race.’ Everyone was clapping for me, like I was the chunky kid who couldn’t finish. They were all cheering and saying, ‘You can do it!’ I’m thinking, ‘C’mon, man!’”

In an era where children at all levels of competition are encouraged to win at all costs and face unnecessary pressure from their parents, Goldstein showed us that selflessness does exist — even in competition. If it were completely extinct, a high school student may have lost his life.

 Found on: http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/msn/high_school_runner_seth_goldstein_stops_mid_race_to_save_rival_opponent/11824984/

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