Why Fruit First?
Fruit first — a way of eating that I’ve been following for 4+ years that has healed my body on a cellular level and made me feel so good, despite my struggles with Chronic Lyme. Let’s talk about why fruit in the morning is such a game changer while simultaneously clearing up any rumors, narratives, and confusion about how fruit is “bad” for you — because it’s not!
Fruit is the most cleansing food on the planet. It’s also the only food that humans were designed to digest believe it or not. Fruit digests in less than 30 minutes, whereas other foods like meat protein, for example, take 4 hours. When you begin to eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach, it acts as a cleansing agent to begin to detoxify the body. Because it digests so fast, fruit has the ability to grab onto any toxic waste, cellular debris, and dead matter in the body for removal — an essential part of deep cellular cleansing & detoxification. If you think about it — fruit first makes sense! Fruit is full of vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, raw live enzymes, and phytonutrients… why wouldn’t we fill our body with alkaline, cleansing, micronutrient dense foods upon waking? Fruit provides us with energy, clarity, digestive support, & improves elimination.
Now… if you fall into the category of people who experience digestive discomfort, or rather a detoxification effect, when beginning to implement more fruit into your life, don’t worry & more importantly, don’t fear or blame the fruit! Fruit stirs up, grabs onto, and flushes out toxic waste from the body which can create gas and other detoxification symptoms - however - that’s part of the cleansing process! When your body experiences digestive discomfort, gas, or bloating as a result of eating fruits (or vegetables) it’s simply a sign of waste accumulation in your body. It’s your body’s way of showing you that it’s doing the deep detoxification work needed for ultimate health and vitality. So, rather than becoming afraid of the alkalizing, cleansing powers of fruit… lean into it & take it as a sign that your body is ridding itself of what no longer belongs!
