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Home Remedies - Pineapple!
by Candace Liccione 

As heard on Inspired at Home Radio - May 31, 2009!

The home remedy this week is pineapple. And you thought pineapple was just for fruit salads – no way. Pineapple is chock full of vitamins B-1, C, folic acid, potassium and dietary fiber. Pineapple also has citric acid and additional fruit acids as well as the enzyme bromelain.  The enzyme bromelain found in pineapple aids in destroying the harmful bacteria in the stomach and intestine.

You can buy bromelain tablets at the health food store when you need to take them when you don’t have fresh pineapple on hand. They really work for digestive issues. Or you can drink 3 ½ ounces of pineapple juice daily before meals. Eating pineapple can have a powerful anti inflammatory effect on the body.

Pineapple helps treat and prevent sport injuries, speeds the healing of bruises, eases arthritis pain and is good for generalized joint aches, tendonitis and bursitis.  Pineapple is also good for corns and calluses on the feet, rough skin on elbows and heels (and girls -- who doesn’t deal with that in the summer)  as they can be removed with the fruit acids in pineapple. When you are sitting by the pool with that pina colada just remove the pineapple chunk from your drink, mash it up and place on the heels or elbows. A poolside spa treatment at home – how fun is that! (Okay, you are supposed to leave it on for an hour, then rinse and gently scrub the area.)

For wrinkles – the alpha hydroxyl acids from pineapple are added to many skin creams. So that’s the scoop on pineapple – It’s not just for meals anymore!  Read about more interesting home remedies! >>GO! ~