DURIAN AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS

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Durian is the Healing King of All Fruits

Durian is a little known fruit from Asia that has an extremely pungent
smell and an amazingly sweet taste. The smell of the durian fruit is so
bad that many hotels in the areas where durian grows will not allow
their guests to have the fruit in their rooms. But those who brave the
smell are quickly won over by its beautiful taste and amazing health
benefits. Unlike most fruits the durian is left to fall from the tree
as this is a sign that it is ripe to eat. People in the local villages
of South East Asia, where the durian is most common, call it "The King
of Fruits," and they will clear the floor under the trees near to
harvest time and then camp near them for up to two months just to make
sure they get the fruit at its peak. This is a truly exceptional and
healing fruit.

Health Benefits of Durian

Traditionally
the durian fruit was seen as a powerful aphrodisiac, while women would
eat the ashes from burnt durian skins to help them recover after child
birth. But concoctions made from the leaves of the durian tree were
also used to help reduce swelling and cure skin disease. More recently
nutritionists have claimed that the durian fruit can help lower
cholesterol and cleanse the blood as well as cure jaundice and
alleviate fevers.

Experts even say that you can rid yourself of
yeast infections such as thrush through eating the durian fruit. This
is because of the durian's high iron content that helps the white blood
cells in our body make specific chemicals that kill off the infection.

The durian is also packed with amino acids as well as Vitamins B, C and E
and many people are even comparing the sweet custard like centre of the
durian fruit to the goji berry for its high levels of anti oxidants.
These anti oxidants help slow down the destruction of cells from free
radicals such as pollution and smoking; in doing so, they decrease the
effects of aging on the skin giving you a younger more refreshed look.

Among
the amino acids found inside the durian is tryptophan. Tryptophan is
essential for making and maintaining serotonin levels in the body.
Serotonin is the hormone in the body that regulates our happiness.
People with low serotonin levels tend to have short tempers, are often
moody and suffer from depression. This means that not only will eating
the durian fruit help keep your body running smoothly but it will also
increase your general happiness and well being