Tag: pears

• HIPPOCRATES (460 BC – 377 BC) – ON DIET III – Fruits

  

  The following applies to fruits: Ripe ones are more laxative and fresh ones even more so than dry ones. Berries are warming, moisturizing and facilitate the bowels. Ripe pears warm, moisturize and facilitate bowel movements, while hard ones are astringent. Ripe winter pears cause bowel movements and cleanse the bowels, while unripe ones are astringent.…

  cz09

  16 December 2025

  Foods, Thoughts & Opinions

  acorns, almonds, apples, berries, cucumbers, dogwood, Father of Medicine, figs, fruits, grapes, Hippocrates, holly tree, kumara, medlars, pears, quinces, raisins, walnuts

• When should we Not Eat Pears?

  

  Pears are very nutritious fruits as they contain vitamins and minerals, antioxidants such as vitamin C and quercetin that help fight free radicals and reduce possible inflammation, they contain plant anthocyanins and cinnamic acid that help protect mainly from colon cancer and coronary heart disease, they have a low glycemic index and do not sharply…

  cz09

  31 October 2025

  Foods, Vegan/Vegetarian

  allergy, anthocyanins, antibiotics, cinnamic acid, colon cancer, FODMAP, Free radicals, fructose intolerance, gastroesophageal reflux disease, infants, irritable bowel syndrome, pears, quercetin, vitamin c