From the Garden - Yes, We Have Some Bananas!

Here at Wheatgrass Central we are also growing hundreds of fruiting trees of over thirty different varieties spread out all over our beautiful fifty acre tropical campus. We harvest our fruit when it is ripe and in season throughout the year which is delivered to the kitchen for the benefit of our guests. The kitchen puts this fruit out twice a week for breakfast for those guests who are currently in the program.

Hippocrates Wellness's Bananas!

Fruit can be up to 15% of a healthy diet as long as it is picked when it is ripe, it is whole, it is fresh, and organic. Although fruit is not a critical component for a healthy body it can help with the transition from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to the Hippocrates lifestyle. Furthermore, some of our guests may be advised to abstain from fruit for a season depending upon their situation in order to allow the program to be more effective.

The issue with most fruit that is commercially grown for wide spread distribution in large chain supermarkets is that it is often picked weeks or months before it is ripe so that it will have a long shelf life. This allows suppliers to ship the fruit over a larger geographical area for broader distribution which allows them to increase their profits. As the fruit is growing it draws minerals from the tree in the form of sap. If the fruit is picked before it is ripe and then eaten by you it then thinks you are the tree and it begins to draw minerals from you!

This is an excellent reason for you to grow your own food so you can control how it is grown and how it is harvested. When purchasing produce buy locally whenever possible and get to know the growers personally so you can become more aware of their growing and harvesting practices. Come to Hippocrates to get the full download on all the amazing benefits of food when it is properly grown, harvested, and served fresh!

Hippocrates Wellness's Mangoes!