Eat These Fruits Before They're Ripe to Better Nourish Your Gut

July 04, 2016 | View in Web Browser Last Day! Save 10% Sitewide — Start Saving! Your Monday Articles Read More Eat These Fruits Before They're Ripe to Better Nourish Your Gut As these foods ripen, their starch converts into sugars. Not only that, their nutritional content changes too. One of these unripe foods contains more vitamin C than ripened ones and all of them give your gut a healthy boost by their levels of digestive-resistant starches that slowly ferment in your large intestine, acting as prebiotics. More Reasons to Eat Your Broccoli Scientists already knew broccoli was loaded with incredible enzymes and compounds like sulforaphane. A new study found phenolic compounds in broccoli may prevent several types of cancer, as well as several other diseases. But as beneficial as broccoli is, sprouting it accelerates the nutrients dramatically. Why Alternative Health Is Booming Alternative health has been a controversial topic in some circles, but in recent years, there's been a surge in interest, revealed in a new study showing that people in the U.S. spend an incredible average of $30 billion annually on alternative health. There are multiple reasons for that, some of which may surprise you. Recommended Product View More Support Your Healthy Vision* You only get one pair of eyes. Protect them today with my innovative Eye Support*, featuring powerful ingredients for eye health, including lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin and black currant. Spotlight of the Week Chlamydia: Beware of This Sexually Transmitted Infection Learn important facts about chlamydia, including its symptoms, treatment and remedies, and what foods to avoid to protect yourself from this sexually transmitted disease. This e-mail is a Mercola advertisement. If you no longer wish to receive our Newsletter, unsubscribe here. For more information about Mercola.com call our US Toll-Free Number: 877.985.2695 | Intl Number: 847.252.4355. Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of Dr. Mercola, unless otherwise noted. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Mercola and his community. Dr. Mercola encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional. The World's #1 Natural Health Website claim is based upon Alexa Natural Health Website rankings. Mercola.com Health Resources, LLC, 3200 W. Higgins Rd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 © Copyright 1997-2016 Dr. Joseph Mercola. All Rights Reserved. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.