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Why Kiwifruit Is a Super-Healing Food
This tiny, nutrient-dense fruit packs an amazing amount of vitamin C( double the amount found in oranges), has more fiber than apples, and beats bananas as a highpotassium food. The unique blend of phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals found in kiwifruit helps protect against heart disease, stroke, cancer, and respiratory disease. Kiwifruit ' s natural bloodthinning properties work without the side effects of aspirin and support vascular health by reducing the formation of spontaneous blood clots, lowering LDL cholesterol, and reducing blood pressure. Multiple studies have shown that kiwifruit not only reduces oxidative stress and damage to DNA but also prompts damaged cells to repair themselves.
Kiwifruit is often recommended as part of an anticancer and hearthealthy diet, and in Chinese medicine it ' s used to accelerate the healing of wounds and sores.
How much: Aim to eat one to two kiwifruit a day while they ' re in season, for the best taste and nutrition. Californiagrown kiwifruit are in season from October through May, and New Zealand kiwifruit are available between April and November.