Fruit as Preventative Medicine
Not everyone has the foresight to take precautionary measures before getting sick. Most of the time, people end up eating healthy foods only once they are seeking to get better from an illness. However, with a little bit of planning and an eye towards the future, it is possible to ward off sickness through preventative medicine. Eating fruit at work is one of the best ways to ward off illness in advance.
Why fruit? Fruit is packed with vitamins, minerals and even fibre that are often missing in the processed food that comprises so much of average person’s diet. Any fruit you pick has an abundance of nutritional benefits. These benefits range from antioxidants that help ward off the effects of aging, to vitamins such as vitamin C that work to boost the immune system and keep you healthy.
Instead of heading to the vending machine, grab some fresh fruit. If you are hungry, it’s a great opportunity to power up your immune system. Kiwi fruit, for example, is loaded with vitamin C and even has more potassium than a banana! The fact that a single kiwi fruit contains more than your daily requirement of vitamin C truly makes this little fruit a great choice for anyone looking to keep their immune system strong and robust.
Of course, a kiwi is not the only fruit that can help you keep out of the doctor’s office. The orange definitely deserves its reputation as an impressive source of vitamin C. One orange can met as much as seventy-five percent of your daily requirement of this important immune system boosting vitamin. Perhaps best of all, oranges, with their tough skin, are easily transportable and can be eaten anywhere you wish.
Kiwi fruit and oranges are just two examples of fruit choices high in vitamin C. Consistently consuming vitamin C rich fruits like kiwi fruit and oranges can really help cut down and illness and sick days. In fact, the nutrition and anti-oxidants of vitamin C rich foods will probably even help increase your lifespan. Considering that fruit can offer so much, doesn’t it only makes sense to eat it, each and every day?
Author: Wendy Visontay - Founder of Fruit at Work