Today we get fruity with our guest Dr Sandy who is (amongst other things) the author of a book called Fruitful Nutrition. In this book and on this show, Dr Sandy reveals her beliefs that the human body is specifically and perfectly designed to eat fruit, fruit and nothing but the fruit. With scientifically valid reasons for believing this, it is hard not to warm to her gentle coercing and knowledgeable inklings but as always i ask you to read the information and decide for yourself what you think is right and good for you… yes YOU!

I have left Sandy to speak in her own words as she does it so wonderfully. It was a true joy to have her on the show with her fruitfully passionate chatter and so inspiring to bring her into our fantastic community radio station so that her voice and teachings could fly free across the airwaves and land in various gardens and hearts around the Shire.I hope some seeds were planted and that thoughts and actions have grown from them.

From Sandy…

Fruit – The Optimal Human Food – by Dr. Sandra Tuszynska

Fruits are a forbidden food in our society. We have been conditioned to look at fruit as a treat or a sugar filled desert, not necessarily good for us when eaten in “excess”. There are many myths and fears associated with eating fruits such as “too much fruit sugar is not good for children and diabetics” and “fruit sugar and citrus acid is bad for your teeth”. These unsubstantiated myths are the primary reasons responsible for our health problems. We are designed for fruit consumption and fruits should be the staple food in our diet. Only by consuming fruits as our primary source of nutrients can we attain optimum health and overall wellbeing.

Our colour vision, memory, ability to climb trees, grasp and peel fruit and our natural sweet tooth are just the obvious biological adaptations to fruit consumption. Our digestive physiology and anatomy are almost identical to that of other anthropoid primates such as the chimpanzee, orangutan and the gorilla. These animals are frugivores, they eat primarily fruits and leaves. Taxonomically we belong to the great ape family called Hominidea. All of the other members of our family eat very similar diets except for us. They are on average five times stronger than we are. Our relatives in the wild do not share our diseases and live 7 times their age of maturity compared to only 4 times of the average human. We have cut down our lifespan by half largely due to the dietary choices, which we have been conditioned into over the last few hundred years. We have moved so far away from the diet of fruits and leaves, for which we are designed, that we suffer malnutrition and disease as a result.

Fruits are the only foods which perfectly satisfy our caloric requirements. Unlike other foods, they provide our bodies with a fuel mixture which is required for optimal wellbeing. Just like a racing car requires a particular ratio of fuel constituents, our food needs to contain the most optimal proportions of fuel providing nutrients. The nutrients which provide us with calories include carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These have to be converted into glucose to be used as fuel. The easier it is to derive glucose out of our diet the more energy we gain. Our body requires glucose to feed all of its cells. Brain, nerve and muscle cells are especially hungry for glucose. At least 80% of our calories should come from simple carbohydrates to optimally fuel our cells. On average around 90% of fruit calories are in the form of fructose and glucose. This provides us with an instant supply of energy that is efficiently delivered to our cells.

Fruits provide us with just the right amount of essential fatty acids and amino acids. The soluble fibre present in fruits is essential for our digestive system, it supplies oxygen and roughage to eliminate waste. The abundant vitamins and minerals present in fruits are essential for optimal wellbeing. While most animals produce their own vitamin C, those animals adapted to eating fruits do not synthesise this vital nutrients which is easily obtained from their natural diet. We also rely on fruits for our vitamin C supplies. When we lack this essential vitamin our immune system is prone to malfunction. Colds and flues are an accepted part of life in our society, but are something very unnatural and unnecessary – a signal of malnutrition, a fruit deficiency.

The nutritional information we are constantly bombarded with is based on half truths and propaganda in the name of profit. My mission is to educate others that there are human foods that we are designed for and that once we decide to respect our biological requirements, our health and wellbeing take on a whole new level. In my book called Fruitful Nutrition, http://www.fruitfulnutrition.com/, I have presented what I believe to be the most important of nutritional information.

Fruitful Nutrition is a scientific analysis of our nutritional requirements, written in a language we can all relate to. It is based on the principles of human evolution, biology, anatomy, physiology as well as psychology to illustrate our dietary needs. Like all animals we are adapted to a specific diet and we are the only species that does not respect this natural law and thus suffer dis-ease.

The principles of food combining, enzyme nutrition, fasting, our fuel requirements and the link between food and emotions are some of the topics, so seldom discussed in other nutritional books. This knowledge has transformed my life and the life of many readers. I believe that this book has the potential to revolutionise our health and the health of the planet.

For more information or to order a copy of Fruitful Nutrition please go to http://www.fruitfulnutrition.com/, or email me at fruitfulnutrition@gmail.com.

Fruitful Future

I would like to share my vision of where I see humanity is going. I believe we are heading for that Garden of Eden, utopian paradise scenario. I believe that once the majority of people start embracing our natural frugivorous nature, consuming fruit as our main source of nutrients, the world will become a peaceful paradise here on Earth. Fruits are produced by trees for our consumption, they are the most compassionate of foods, creating the least harm possible.

I see that as more and more people begin to eat fruits as the staple food many of today’s problems will be solved. For this to occur we need to be planting our own trees, in our yards, on the sidewalks and anywhere there is space, where a food producing tree can grow. In this way we will annihilate the need to drive to the supermarket and rely on an external supply of food.

We are the only species on earth that has created a system where we have to work all of our lives to be fed and sheltered. I find this very disturbing. Mother Earth feeds all of her children, yet we have given that birth given right away to profit makers. I am determined to change that.

Growing our own food trees will encourage us to share and swap produce with one another, creating social interaction and a strong sense of communities.

As we become properly nourished we naturally get in touch with our emotions, healing ourselves and the society into peace, love and harmony. Hungry and homeless people will be able to feed from the street. Hopefully, the third world nations will follow in our footsteps and re-embrace the path of simplicity. Right now they are obsessed with material wealth, wishing to experience consumerism just like we do. However, there are simply not enough resources for the third world citizens to live the way we do. We need to be ready to, to become a leading example for others, and be the change we wish to see.

We can solve many of the environmental problems by growing fruit trees which provide food and shelter for wildlife and encourage biodiversity. Trees also create rain and oxygen and are a carbon sink. They produce more calories in the space they take up than any other food. They are the only sustainable human food source. We can avoid monoculture practices such as grain production by growing a varieties of fruit trees.

Farming will no longer be required as there will be no demand for grains, meat and dairy. This will free up lots of land to accommodate people. It will lessen or annihilate the need for fossil fuels, pesticides and artificial fertilisers which are oil based, reducing pollution and exploitation of our environment.

We need to establish a deep connection with our food. The only way to achieve this is to have an interpersonal relationship with the plants that provides us with nourishment. There needs to be a level of communication, love and respect between us and the beings which feed us.

Imagine a world with no wars, conflict, fear, disease, competition or money. Imagine if we could all do exactly what we wish to do, develop different skills, teach one another, play in groups, and love and support one another. Imagine that we are all family and friends, living in trust and harmony, that we are a giving, peaceful society living in abundance.

It is up to each and one of us to make the choices which will be fruitful for humanity as a whole. We are living in very powerful times, we are powerful beings capable of achieving anything we desire. It is time to think about ourselves as the missing link in the web of life. It is time to acknowledge our Mother Earth, heal ourselves in order to heal her so she can continue to support this precious human life and all other life forms forever more. So I ask all of you to plant a fruit tree or a seed today so this fruitful scenario starts becoming our reality.

I’d like to thank Sandy for coming on the show and if you or anyone you know feels you have something important to share with the rest of the community then please don’t hesitate to contact us here on the belly website or at the beautiful Bayfm on     02 66 807 999.

Alofa,

Sister Rasela

hi, if you’d like to chat to a live bellysister, sister T will be collecting subscriptions with a lot of other bayfmrs at tomorrow’s Byron Bay farmers market  – you can have a live fresh report with each subscription (not singing the watermelon song though).  And sister Rasela is  there talking good rrrraw foods.  Other bayfmrs will be at most of the local weekend markets and farmers markets until the end of the month.

So get thee to a market, bellysister!

Sister Rasela in the Belly kitchen today bringing you the tastiest show on radio. On the menu today we’ll start with 

‘ The Pleasures of the Flesh’  Rumours of the Aphrodisiac Powers of the Avocado…

The Avocado has a ‘seedy’ and somewhat unexpected history. While many of us enjoy this delicious fruit in sandwiches and salads, you may be unaware that it has in fact been considered an aphrodisiac for centuries.

This notion probably started way back with the Aztecs, who were the first documented avocado eaters and who called the avocado tree ‘Ahuacatl’ which means testicle tree… something to do with the way the pear shaped fruit sometimes ‘dangle’ from the tree in pairs or perhaps their visual resemblence… i’ll let you decide.

In the 1920’s California growers enhanced the avocados sexy image in an advertising campaign in which they strenuosly denied the avocado was an aphrodisiac. The reverse phychology worked so well that this fabulous fruit has gone on to forge a fantastic career.

At the start ofg the 21st century the California Avocado Commission ran a Valentines Day survey on the Avocado’s libido enhancing properties. Six out of 10 nutritionalists, scientists and psychologists surveyed said they knew of cases where the avocado had improved a persons love life (we’re not sure what they actually did with the avocados…). The survey outcome can, however, be attributed as much to the fact that the fruit is high in nutrients such as fibre, folic acid, potassium, vitamin E and some B vitamins and lecithin as to any alleged properties.

Facts to nibble on –

• Avocados are sodium  and cholesterol free
• They contain only monounsaturated fats
• Avocados were once a luxury food reserved for the tables of royalty, but thankfully we commoners are now able to share in their delights
• In one year, a single avocado tree can absorb as much carbon as is produced by a car driven 26,000 miles!
• Latin Americans wrap avocados up and give them as wedding gifts

… More to come about why you should  ‘Swerve from a BIG Serve’  while our waistlines and dinner plates are growing in size and temptation and the huge effects overeating has on your health. Relflux, Acid Indigestion and Heartburn are all things that could you live without if only you knew how. Explanations and Nutritional advice galore.

And finally… Do You Kakadu? Our lovely guest Anna Parker came in to talk about the ‘new’ 40,000 year old indigenous Bush Foods that are a part of the ingredients in this Super Food that is buzzing around town in the belly’s of the lucky ones.