Actual entry date 19 Sept 2012
I've never been a huge fruit fan. The only fruit I can eat a lot of in one sitting is the ripe mango. Other than that, the lanzones or santol, but only on occasion. Would you believe that at my age, I've never even tasted Guyabano before? So when people started telling me I should include it in my diet from now on, I was intrigued. I knew NOTHING about this fruit. NOTHING.
I haven't had the chance to research until now. Mostly because I'm on bed arrest and I have nothing else to do. I might as well use all this free time wisely and prepare myself for the lifestyle change that's waiting to happen!
The guyabano is actually being compared to chemotherapy in the way it treats cancer cells. You wonder how that could be, right? According to this article by Nelly Favis-Villafuerte in the Manila Bulletin, there are studies that prove that the "compound extracted from the guyabano is 10,000 times more potent in slowing the growth of cancer cells, than adriamycin, a commonly-used drug in chemotherapy."
So this is why so many people have messaged me privately about it! I can't believe I've been so ignorant about this fruit's benefits. Since I have two daughters and they can get breast cancer in the future, I should start teaching them to eat guyabano, too.
Bet a lot of you were in the dark about this like I was?
I've already told all my friends about this. Why wait to be diagnosed?
My brother told me about its benefits long before I even knew I was embarking on this journey. I've tried it years ago and hated it. On a recent trip to the grocery, a saw a whole mound and decided, what the heck--let me try it again. Got one that was ready to eat and a smaller one that should be ready in a couple of days. Why smaller you say? Just in case I hated it still--it'll be much easier to dispose of. Turned out okay. Maybe it was the way it was eaten (it reminded me so much of my favorite atis)? Or maybe my palate has evolved? But then, my spiritual take into it said it was God's way of saying this journey wouldn't be so bad after all! I'm planning a trip to the grocery again today to get more.
ReplyDeleteStay well, okay?
Hi Grace! My doc's take on this is not to overdo it. The fruit is sweet. If you have a history of diabetes (which I do), then taking too much of it won't be good for you. Get the leaves instead, boil them and drink as tea :) Hope all is well with you!
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