Fruit has been known for centuries to be one of the most healing foods on this planet. However, in the past few decades, you may have noticed a shift in our attitude towards bananas, apples, cantaloupes, and mangoes. Many people have become so afraid of fruit that they avoid it altogether. This inexplicable departure from our historical reverence for fruit is due to lies coming from the upper echelons of the health industry, both conventional and alternative medicine. If you find yourself afraid to eat fruit, the information in this article will enlighten you to the powerful healing properties of this food group and the countless benefits it can bring to you and your family.
In fact, fruit is the most important food to eat in the treatment of disease, and yet many people deliberately avoid it because they have fallen victim to fruit-fearing propaganda, not realizing that by avoiding it they are harming their health. Three things are happening simultaneously in this disturbing reality. First, there is more fruit available to more people than ever before. We can now import fruit from other countries out of season, and most people in the Western world have access to at least some fruit year-round. In many areas, there is access to an abundance of fruit year-round—something that was not available a century ago, before dramatic improvements in refrigeration and transportation systems, which ultimately improved the lives of millions of people. Take advantage of the access we now have to an abundance of fruit.
Second, even though more and more people around the world have access to fresh and even organic fruit year-round, people are eating less fruit than ever before. This is due to ulterior motives and misinformation that warn us to stay away from fruit because of its sugar content, to misleading and inaccurate tests that tell some people they are fructose intolerant, and to the heavy focus on modern high-fat diets that are supposedly healthy. In February, supermarkets are stocked with mountains of gorgeous fruit that shoppers pass by because someone told them to avoid fruit.
Third, people today suffer from more chronic illnesses than ever before. More and more people are turning to their doctors and specialists for chronic fatigue , insomnia , brain fog , dizziness , depression, anxiety, heart palpitations, acne , gallstones, kidney stones , arthritis , Lyme disease , lupus, multiple sclerosis , ALS , Parkinson's , candida , eczema , hives, diabetes , acid reflux, and other unexplained symptoms and conditions. The work of the Medium Healer is dedicated to helping people heal from symptoms and conditions that are mysterious to their medical practitioners, with the undisclosed truth of what lies behind these and countless other mysterious chronic illnesses and symptoms. But research and science are decades behind where they need to be to help people reach their greatest sense of health, and more and more people are getting sicker. In the past few years, fruit has been blamed for this increase in the number of diseases and symptoms. However, people are eating less fruit and getting sicker.
The anti-fruit movement
At the top of the health industry, both conventional and alternative, there is a vested interest that is deliberately trying to discourage you from eating fruit, even though fruit has been known to be beneficial and necessary for our well-being for as long as we have existed. It can be hard to believe that people in the medical world don’t have our best interests at heart. However, the medical industry is just that: an industry. As much as we try to think that the entire world of healthcare is pure, it is still a business, and a huge one at that. When money is involved, especially to the extent that it is in the medical industry, motivations become distorted and greed creeps in. If the population eats less fruit, the medical industry makes more money from pharmaceuticals, procedures, and care, which are suddenly much more necessary due to the increase in chronic diseases. Please keep in mind that we are not talking about the incredible doctors, surgeons, and caregivers that we are blessed to have. Doctors and healthcare professionals of all kinds are life savers and compassionate healers. They are highly intelligent people with the best of intentions, and unfortunately, they are trapped in an industry that is driven by hidden agendas.
On the other hand, with fruit, money is very scarce. This is not an industry with lobbyists, interest groups, and heavily funded studies that profit from disease. In fact, that is why there is very little funded scientific research related to fruit. No one wants to fund research on bananas because there is no money in bananas. There is only money lost to the medical industry because consumers eat bananas and as a result, they improve their health and have fewer medical dependencies. And unlike pharmaceutical companies and interest groups, banana producers do not have the money to fund their own scientific research to convince the population to consume more of their product. It is unpleasant to think of science and research in this way, but it is the reality we face, and it is dramatically and negatively changing the way and types of foods people consume. As a result, people are sicker than ever.
Another important factor in the anti-fruit movement is the people who deliberately spread lies about fear of fruit. The idea that bananas are bad for you originally came from one person, as did the idea that we should stay away from watermelon, apricots, and oranges. This person is preparing to launch a line of fruit pills that consumers wouldn’t buy if they were eating fruit in its natural form. This person is marketing the product as a healthier alternative to fruit, which of course is not true. Unfortunately, many people have believed the clever marketing, and a flood of misinformation has begun to spread. It’s easy to be swayed today by this early attack on fruit that happened years ago. Since then, the idea has been blazing on the internet that avoiding fruit is the healthiest choice, that fruit causes health problems and weight gain, and that the sugar in fruit is the same as the sugar in cookies and candy. In reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Fruit is the healthiest and most healing food we have, and it is essential for anyone suffering from a chronic disease or symptom. The anti-sugar movement has convinced people that cutting sugar from their diet in the form of candy, soda, and ice cream should also include cutting out peaches, pineapple, and strawberries.
The hard work of the anti-fruit movement has paid off, and millions of people around the world are now convinced that fruit is bad for your health. It’s all too easy to buy the idea that fruit can be dangerous, especially because the health industry and magazines have created so much confusion around the idea. And the most powerful tactic of the anti-fruit movement is fear. They scare you with bad science and call fruit-based diets risky. Many people aren’t sure and have simply decided to avoid fruit, in case what they’re being told is true. Today’s trendy high-fat diets in particular have fueled this mass fear of fruit by lumping fruit and processed sugar together, rather than understanding and distinguishing between the two. As Anthony William shares in his book The Healer Medium , fruit contains water, minerals, vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants, as well as the all-important glucose. This is not even remotely the same as the processed and harmful sugar that is contained in a piece of candy, chocolate cake or ice cream and has no nutritional value.
The truth about fruits
The reason this question is so important is because fruits are actually the single most important food group you should be eating to protect yourself and your loved ones from chronic disease and unnecessary suffering throughout your life. As we will learn later in this article, fruits not only prevent disease, but they also slow down aging, destroy pathogens, and heal our bodies at the cellular level. When we are told to fear fruits, we are essentially being told to avoid the very thing that will bring us the most life. There is so much misinformation surrounding fruits that it is important to debunk it for the sake of your and your family’s health and well-being.
Out of season fruits
There is a rumor that we should avoid eating out-of-season fruit that has been shipped from other parts of the world where the fruit is in season. This is one of those lies that perpetuates the fear of fruit. Even though a cantaloupe may not be in season in your part of the world, it was grown in season somewhere else. This means that the fruit contains the same vitamins and minerals as when you buy it during the local melon season. If you manage to get your hands on a fruit that is out of season in your area, don’t be afraid of it because it’s a miracle it’s in your store. In fact, it’s a good reminder of the old days centuries ago when kings and queens would order fruit from exotic countries so they could continue to eat fruit all year round and stay healthy. Royals had access to fruit that peasants didn’t have access to. Kings and queens of the past lived much longer than peasants thanks to the fruit they consumed. The high amount of vitamin C they consumed from the fruit undoubtedly kept their immune systems stronger. Let this be a way to remind ourselves how grateful we should be that we have access to fruit all year round.
The truth about fruit ripening
Another fear associated with fruit is that fruit sold in stores is not healthy because it is not picked when it is ripe. However, the truth is that fruit can ripen when picked at the right time. Growers and farmers are very familiar with the fruits that they have spent their lives learning to grow and harvest. Fruit that is picked unripe, if it is within the right time, will ripen properly from the tree or vine and will contain all the nutrients that it does when picked fully ripe. Unfortunately, this misinformation deters people from consuming the fruit that is available in stores. If you have fruit on your counter and it never ripens, which happens extremely rarely, it means that it was picked too early and you obviously should not eat it. When a fruit like a banana turns from green to yellow and mottled, it means it was picked within the appropriate window and will provide you with all the benefits as if it had ripened on the tree.
The truth about hybrid varieties
Many people avoid fruit because of hybrid varieties, but this is another example of how the information being spread is incorrect. Hybrid varieties are not the same thing as GMOs (genetically modified organisms). When a fruit is GMO, it means that the plant has been altered at the genetic level, and this is one of the most devastating things happening to our food right now. Fortunately, the anti-GMO movement is doing an incredible job of ensuring that non-GMO foods are properly labeled so that consumers are becoming aware of this issue that has disastrous consequences for our health. Hybrid varieties, on the other hand, are something entirely different. Hybrid varieties have been created for centuries - the first ones date back as far as 3,500 years in China. It is a completely natural process that has given us the opportunity to discover all the varieties of fruits and vegetables.
For example, when you create a new type of apple or cross a plum with an apricot, that is not a process of genetic modification. Genetic modification involves isolating, combining, and tweaking genes from unrelated species to produce a certain desired result. Hybridization processes, on the other hand, involve cross-pollination and grafting, which are completely natural and should not be considered dangerous at all. Hybridization also opens up new realms of nutritional and phytochemical possibilities. The newly created fruits from cross-pollination and grafting create undiscovered antioxidants and anthocyanins that can be of great benefit to us. In fact, hybridization is how we got here. It is how our own species got here. A long time ago, there was only one type of apple. But thanks to hybrid varieties, there are thousands of apple varieties growing around the world today, creating more and more nutrients that help us stay alive.
When we crossbreed varieties, the new plant species changes in ways we can’t even notice. Some roots go deeper, others spread out wider, some plants extract different nutrients from the soil, and others absorb sunlight differently. All of these characteristics not only give the new fruit a different taste and appearance; they also bring this new set of nutrients to the table. There are so many examples of the beautiful fruit varieties we can now enjoy thanks to hybrid crossing. The blueberry is a hybrid between a blackberry and a raspberry. The Meyer lemon is a hybrid between a lemon and a tangerine. The tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit or pomelo.
We need vitamin C.
There are many nutrients that are not necessary for our survival, but we need vitamin C. We cannot live without it. It is absolutely necessary for us to continue living. And what are the sources of vitamin C with the highest content? All the different fruits that are available to us. The question will probably be asked that if this is true, how can someone who never eats fruit continue to live? The answer is that many people accidentally get vitamin C without realizing it, since many processed foods are fortified with synthetic vitamins, or they take multivitamins that contain little vitamin C , or they simply eat a random piece of fruit from a blueberry muffin, a piece of apple pie, or the occasional apple.
Fruits are antiviral and antibacterial
One of the most important reasons why it is so important to eat fruit is that it stops pathogens in their tracks. Many people have viruses and bacteria that cause mysterious symptoms and conditions. This is information that Anthony William reveals in all of his books . But the extent to which pathogens are responsible for chronic diseases and symptoms, and how many mutated strains and species there are, is still unknown to medical science and research. In the midst of trying to cure ourselves of these conditions, fruit is our best friend because it stops viruses and kills bacteria. For example, when someone has strep , which is the real undiscovered cause of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) , sinus pain and congestion, middle ear infections, urinary tract infections, intestinal disorders, sore throats, styes, and cystic acne , the bacteria often live in different parts of the body. When you eat fruit, it kills the bacteria and starts to flush them out of your body. However, fruit is often blamed for the conditions mentioned here, when in fact the pathogen has taken up residence and is causing the problems. When people have SIBO, they are told to stay away from sugar, including all fruit. Of course, sugar in the form of high fructose corn syrup should be avoided because it will wreak havoc on your intestinal tract, especially if you have problems with something like SIBO. However, fruit should be consumed in abundance to kill the streptococci that cause the disease.
Fruits stop aging
We’ve all heard that fruits have antioxidants, but what does that mean? In short, fruits stop and prevent oxidation, which is the process that ages us. Fruits also prevent the oxidation of toxic heavy metals , which almost all of us have some amount of in our brains (you can learn more about this in the book The Medium Healer ). When toxic heavy metals oxidize, a toxic chemical pool is created that contaminates brain cells and reduces the activity of electrical impulses. This oxidation process can lead to many different neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s, memory loss, Parkinson’s , depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and more. Fruits, especially wild blueberries , help prevent this oxidation and stop the brain from rotting in response to these toxins. Fruits help not only with neurological conditions, but with any of the thousands of symptoms and diseases that people suffer from.
Our cells run on sugar
Sugar, while it may sound like an enemy we should avoid because of our habits, actually powers every cell in our bodies, especially our brains. It’s just a matter of getting the right kind of sugar, which is found in fresh fruits and high-carb vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and winter squash. You may have heard that the brain is made up mostly of fat. This is a trendy theory that’s popular today, but it’s also inaccurate. In reality, the brain is made up of stored glycogen, which is mostly glucose. When you suffer from brain fog , it usually means that your brain isn’t getting enough sugar to function properly. In fact, if your cells don’t get enough glucose, you’ll die. It’s absolutely essential to keep us going. On the other hand, fat isn’t essential for survival. If you try to cut sugar and carbs out of your diet entirely, your body will use every bit of its glucose reserves to keep you alive, but eventually you either won't live long or you'll soon give up and find yourself "giving in" and eating a chocolate bar in the middle of the candy aisle before you get to the checkout, grabbing your girlfriend's fries while you're eating your burger wrapped in lettuce, or craving a glass of wine or beer at the end of each day (all of which contain sugar, albeit not the healthy kind). There's a reason we crave sugar and sweet things. It's also incredibly important to know this undiscovered truth: every nutrient we need cannot be absorbed unless it's accompanied by glucose! This means that no matter how many supplements you take or how organic or clean your food is, if you don't have enough glucose to deliver the nutrients to your cells, they won't help you. Anthony William discusses this in more detail in his book “Liver Help.”
What happens to fruit on high-fat diets?
Many people who blame fruit for pain, discomfort, or any of the conditions or symptoms listed above (or others that may not be listed) may simply have too much fat in their diet. This is also the case for those who believe they cannot eat fruit because of "fructose intolerance." A high-fat diet does not necessarily mean one of the trendy diets that call themselves low-carb. Almost any diet can be too high in fat. In fact, the modern diet is extremely high in fat without making it seem that way. Hamburgers, French fries, bacon, yogurt, milk, cheese, and chicken breasts, oil - foods that are consumed regularly are very high in fat. If someone is eating a low-carb diet, they may not realize that they are actually consuming large amounts of fat. Although these diets claim to be high in protein, it is actually impossible to consume the high-protein foods that people are advised to eat without avoiding fat. Even skinless chicken breasts are full of fat. Additionally, if you eat a vegetarian diet, you may still consume large amounts of dairy products such as cheese, milk, yogurt, kefir, sour cream, ice cream, and butter, which are full of fat. A high-fat vegetarian diet is also very common, where you eat too many nuts, seeds, avocados, coconut, and oils.
The reason too much fat in the diet is problematic when it comes to eating fruit, and the reason people may point fingers at fruit, is that the sugar has nowhere to go. When your blood is constantly filled with so much fat, even the healthiest kind, your liver becomes clogged with fat cells from year after year of eating a high-fat diet. Your liver has to become exhausted to produce the composition and quantity of bile needed to counteract the harmful effects of a high-fat diet, which Anthony William explains in his book , Liver Help, and your liver begins to break down and its reserves are depleted. Over time, this leads to weight gain and a whole host of diseases and symptoms. In addition, the lining of your intestinal tract and the bottom of your stomach becomes lined with fat, and eventually the fat eats away at it. The fat hardens on the lining as it rots; However, the liver's bile is not strong enough to clear the fats, so they continue to rot and stay right where they are, which also leads to health complications.
Then, when you try to eat a fruit, like an apple, the pulp, skin, and pectin begin to move the rancid fat and push it down. When this happens, you may begin to detoxify and clear out these fats and other toxins, and you may experience discomfort, acne breakouts, indigestion, headaches, rashes, or other symptoms. If you don’t detox, you may still experience discomfort because you feel the old fatty lining moving out, which isn’t always pleasant for your intestinal tract and stomach. However, you can’t blame fruit for doing what it was designed to do, which is to help you stay alive and heal. You also can’t blame fruit for the discomfort caused by the fat that’s still sitting in your gut from a lifetime of consciously or unconsciously consuming high-fat foods that can lead to heart attacks, liver disease, diabetes, heart disease, and more.
The truth about fructose intolerance
Many people believe that they are not allowed to eat fruit because they are allergic to sugars and have fructose intolerance, according to a test they have done at the doctor's office. However, in this case, the fat is also to blame, not the fruit. When old fat is broken down while it is in the lining of the intestinal tract, or when new fat is constantly filling the bloodstream every day, any sugar in the fruit you eat will be very difficult to digest because the sugar cannot be absorbed through that thick layer of fat. Thus, the breath test will show that you have sugar on your breath because the sugar has nowhere to go. It has been blocked by all the fat.
Furthermore, the fructose intolerance tests that are used today are simply inaccurate. There are people who are diagnosed with fructose intolerance but have no problem eating fruit. In fact, when they eat fruit, their health problems disappear. Fructose intolerance tests detect any sugar that is present in the body. Even if you ate chocolate five days before, that can trigger the test. Something that almost always triggers the test is lactose in dairy products, such as a piece of cheese, which is actually full of sugar. For this reason, the test is simply not an accurate tool and is inherently flawed.
Another test that scares people is the enzyme test, which tells you if someone has hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI). If someone is told they have HFI, doctors can't find an enzyme in their liver called aldolase b. Don't be fooled, though. Everyone has this enzyme in their liver, but it decreases when you eat a high-fat diet, as do hundreds of other enzymes. If you start eating lots of fruit and reduce your fat intake, this enzyme will come back up. It's not really possible to have true fructose intolerance. The tragedy is that what's being taken away from people, the fruit, is the very cure for aldolase b deficiency. HFI is an underdiagnosis.
When you bring fruit back into your diet and reduce your fat intake, no matter what diet you’re on, whether you’re paleo, ketogenic, vegetarian, or vegan, you can experience liver healing and your so-called fructose intolerance can disappear. Fruits nourish every single one of your cells with vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and phytochemicals. No matter where your lineage comes from, fruits are meant for you to consume. Fruits from all over the world provide the most incredible health benefits that people miss out on due to misinformation about fructose intolerance.
Tomatoes under fire
People are currently developing a fear of tomatoes, even though they are one of the most amazing foods we can eat. Tomatoes contain a special type of undiscovered vitamin C that stops at least 20 different types of cancer. They also prevent the growth of fibroids, cysts, tumors, lipomas, and thyroid nodules, and are antiviral and antibacterial. Don’t believe the misinformation surrounding tomatoes that is so popular today. Tomatoes are not dangerous, nor should they be avoided. The tomato has always been subject to close scrutiny because it is classified as a nightshade plant. The new trend of the day suggests that we should remove the seeds from tomatoes, which is not helpful. This trend once originated from well-meaning experts who don’t know what causes thyroid disease and chronic illness at all. They offer dietary advice based on outdated studies that have had their “finger on the scale” influenced by their results, which in turn can hinder treatment.
How to move forward
Before you believe anything anyone tells you, think twice. Fruit is not the enemy. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Fruit is our savior, and I have seen it save people's lives time and time again. For example, bananas are another fruit that has a bad reputation because of the constant firestorm they receive from the anti-fruit movement. But there are people with Crohn's disease who have been suffering for years and when they are about to have major surgery, they start eating ripe bananas and celery juice and their symptoms completely resolve.
The ironic part about people being afraid of fruit because of misinformation, as well as the discomfort they can experience when there is too much fat in their diet, is that the very thing they are avoiding will make them feel better. Fruit will not make you fat; it can help you lose weight. Fruit does not cause acne; it helps you heal from the bacteria that causes it. Fruit does not cause indigestion; it is absorbed into the fat that lines the inside of your intestines. Fruit does not cause diabetes; it is fat that prevents sugar from entering your cells and creates insulin resistance. Fruit does not cause brain fog; it can help you have a clear mind because your brain actually runs on sugar and is made of glucose. When it comes to fruit, there is really nothing to be afraid of. It is your ally, your best friend, your healer, and your savior.
No matter what diet you are on, start by reducing your fat intake and incorporating more fruit into your diet each day. You can do this as slowly as you need to. If you feel unwell or have symptoms, try reducing your fat intake even further so you can eat more fruit. Take it one step at a time, one day at a time. You can also read a detailed explanation of the fear of fruit and why fruit is so important to you in the book "The Healer Medium" .
