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Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by bosskid(m): 8:28am On Nov 11, 2017
Is It Really Bad to Chew or Swallow the Guava Seeds
Somebody claimed that his parent advised him not to eat guava fruit if he wishes to preserve his teeth. Though, he loves to eat guava fruits but he suddenly became curious and worried enough when he was told that the seeds of the guava fruit could get stuck into his kidney and this could result into a disorder known as 'Appendix' . Is this really possible? Well, let's find out.
The first statement was wrong. Eating a guava fruit particularly unripe guava fruit does not cause damages into your teeth but ultimate clean them up. The fruit actually provide some phosphorus and mineral nutrients that strengthen your bones and this includes your teeth. If your purpose for eating guava fruit is to maintain the cleanliness of your teeth then its best suggested to chew on the fresh leaves of the guava tree.
It has already been proven through a thousand years that guava leaves are very effective in cleaning and whitening your teeth. Thus, instead of paying for an expensive equipment then you might just want to considering chewing guava leaves. Take note that you have to choose the leaves to chew which are young and fresh. You can easily find them at the shoot of the tree.
Seeds contained inside the guava fruit are completely harmless and edible. It actually adds additional fiber on top of the fiber that is already found on the flesh of the fruit. The seeds also contains a high dose of pectin which is a type of soluble fiber that can reduce your appetite. This is the reason why eating guava fruits for weight loss diet is highly effective.
The risk of heart diseases will also be reduced because the contents of the guava seeds helps in lowering LDL Cholesterol. For those who are suffering from diabetes, the seed contents helps in regulating your blood sugar. Other health benefits of the consumption of the guava seeds are colorectal cancer prevention, helps manage diarrhea, alleviates constipation, prevent diverticulitis and aids people suffering from hemorrhoids.
Moreover, it is not possible for guava seeds to get stuck in the kidneys because the kidney is not connected to stomach or any part of the digestive system. However, there is a possibility that the seeds can get stuck in the Appendix. To be more specific, it is known as "diverticulitis" . This is a condition where the guava seeds can cause inflammation of the diverticulum in the intestines.
If you know other dangers about consumption of the guava seeds then please suggest them on the Comment Form below.
Overall, if you enjoy eating plenty of guava fruits but you do not want to consume the seeds then, you can simply clean the seeds out from the fruit. You can do this by using a spoon to scrape the seeds out.[b]Is It Really Bad to Chew or Swallow the Guava Seeds
Somebody claimed that his parent advised him not to eat guava fruit if he wishes to preserve his teeth. Though, he loves to eat guava fruits but he suddenly became curious and worried enough when he was told that the seeds of the guava fruit could get stuck into his kidney and this could result into a disorder known as 'Appendix' . Is this really possible? Well, let's find out.
The first statement was wrong. Eating a guava fruit particularly unripe guava fruit does not cause damages into your teeth but ultimate clean them up. The fruit actually provide some phosphorus and mineral nutrients that strengthen your bones and this includes your teeth. If your purpose for eating guava fruit is to maintain the cleanliness of your teeth then its best suggested to chew on the fresh leaves of the guava tree.
It has already been proven through a thousand years that guava leaves are very effective in cleaning and whitening your teeth. Thus, instead of paying for an expensive equipment then you might just want to considering chewing guava leaves. Take note that you have to choose the leaves to chew which are young and fresh. You can easily find them at the shoot of the tree.
Seeds contained inside the guava fruit are completely harmless and edible. It actually adds additional fiber on top of the fiber that is already found on the flesh of the fruit. The seeds also contains a high dose of pectin which is a type of soluble fiber that can reduce your appetite. This is the reason why eating guava fruits for weight loss diet is highly effective.
The risk of heart diseases will also be reduced because the contents of the guava seeds helps in lowering LDL Cholesterol. For those who are suffering from diabetes, the seed contents helps in regulating your blood sugar. Other health benefits of the consumption of the guava seeds are colorectal cancer prevention, helps manage diarrhea, alleviates constipation, prevent diverticulitis and aids people suffering from hemorrhoids.
Moreover, it is not possible for guava seeds to get stuck in the kidneys because the kidney is not connected to stomach or any part of the digestive system. However, there is a possibility that the seeds can get stuck in the Appendix. To be more specific, it is known as "diverticulitis" . This is a condition where the guava seeds can cause inflammation of the diverticulum in the intestines.
If you know other dangers about consumption of the guava seeds then please suggest them on the Comment Form below.
Overall, if you enjoy eating plenty of guava fruits but you do not want to consume the seeds then, you can simply clean the seeds out from the fruit. You can do this by using a spoon to scrape the seeds out.[/b]Is It Really Bad to Chew or Swallow the Guava Seeds
Somebody claimed that his parent advised him not to eat guava fruit if he wishes to preserve his teeth. Though, he loves to eat guava fruits but he suddenly became curious and worried enough when he was told that the seeds of the guava fruit could get stuck into his kidney and this could result into a disorder known as 'Appendix' . Is this really possible? Well, let's find out.
The first statement was wrong. Eating a guava fruit particularly unripe guava fruit does not cause damages into your teeth but ultimate clean them up. The fruit actually provide some phosphorus and mineral nutrients that strengthen your bones and this includes your teeth. If your purpose for eating guava fruit is to maintain the cleanliness of your teeth then its best suggested to chew on the fresh leaves of the guava tree.
It has already been proven through a thousand years that guava leaves are very effective in cleaning and whitening your teeth. Thus, instead of paying for an expensive equipment then you might just want to considering chewing guava leaves. Take note that you have to choose the leaves to chew which are young and fresh. You can easily find them at the shoot of the tree.
Seeds contained inside the guava fruit are completely harmless and edible. It actually adds additional fiber on top of the fiber that is already found on the flesh of the fruit. The seeds also contains a high dose of pectin which is a type of soluble fiber that can reduce your appetite. This is the reason why eating guava fruits for weight loss diet is highly effective.
The risk of heart diseases will also be reduced because the contents of the guava seeds helps in lowering LDL Cholesterol. For those who are suffering from diabetes, the seed contents helps in regulating your blood sugar. Other health benefits of the consumption of the guava seeds are colorectal cancer prevention, helps manage diarrhea, alleviates constipation, prevent diverticulitis and aids people suffering from hemorrhoids.
Moreover, it is not possible for guava seeds to get stuck in the kidneys because the kidney is not connected to stomach or any part of the digestive system. However, there is a possibility that the seeds can get stuck in the Appendix. To be more specific, it is known as "diverticulitis" . This is a condition where the guava seeds can cause inflammation of the diverticulum in the intestines.
If you know other dangers about consumption of the guava seeds then please suggest them on the Comment Form below.
Overall, if you enjoy eating plenty of guava fruits but you do not want to consume the seeds then, you can simply clean the seeds out from the fruit. You can do this by using a spoon to scrape the seeds out.
pls mods help move this to the front page it might help somebody.

Re: Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by urvillagepeoplee(m): 8:31am On Nov 11, 2017
something dem use scare us wen we small.
Re: Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by bosskid(m): 8:37am On Nov 11, 2017
urvillagepeoplee:
something dem use scare us wen we small.
lol the flogging we recieved when we where caught on a guava tree in those days was great mehn
Re: Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by urvillagepeoplee(m): 8:42am On Nov 11, 2017
bosskid:
lol the flogging we recieved when we where caught on a guava tree in those days was great mehn
d knock one old woman give me for her guava tree ehn,this tin happen around 1993 but each time I remember am,I dey feel dizzy.
Re: Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by Nbote(m): 9:08am On Nov 11, 2017
We grew up with d phobia of swallowing guava seeds for fear of Appendicitis.. Till dat my siblings cut out d seeds first before eating
Re: Is It Really Bad To Eat Or Chew Guava Seeds by uboma(m): 11:48am On Nov 11, 2017
Where did you copy this article from?


Give them some credit by posting the source.


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