MY PAINTINGS OF FRUITS 1
WITH THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS
Dr. C.
D. Jayaweera Bandara
I have given the scientific name of each. Some of the claimed Health Benefits as described may not be strictly scientifically verified and are debatable. Some claims are highly generalised and open to question. Readers can make up their own minds, and I shall be keen for your feedback.
POMEGRANATE Punica granatum PINEAPPLE Ananas comosus
MANGOSTEEN Garcinia mangostane PASSION FRUIT GENUS Passiflora edulis
HEALTH
BENEFITS OF FRUITS
ANTIOXIDANTS ARE
PRESENT IN ALL 6 ABOVE FRUITS
ANTIOXIDANT FRUIT BENEFITS
Epidemiological prospective studies show that higher intakes of antioxidant-rich fruits are associated with a lower risk of chronic oxidative stress–related diseases like cardiovascular diseases, carcinoma and death from all causes.
Other
benefits of Antioxidants
1. Boosts immune
system.
2. Reduce
inflammation
3 Support
disease prevention
4. Support
Eye Health
5. Aid in brain function
6. Contribute Mental health
improvements
7. Support healthy ageing processes
1 AVOCADO
In addition to the above benefits
of Antioxidants, Avocado
8. Keeps
heart healthy, rich in monosaturated fat that helps in reducing bad cholesterol
9. Lowers
BP, loaded with Potassium, which makes it good for people with high BP
10. One of high protein which helps
in the building of bones, muscle, cartilage, skin and blood
11. Packed with fibre, which helps in
weight loss and reducing Blood sugar
2 RAMBUTAN
In addition to the above benefits
of Antioxidants, Rambutan
8. Lowers LDL Cholesterol
9. Improves digestion
10. Excellent for weight loss
11. Strengthens teeth and bones
12. Cleans the Kidney
13. Tones skin
14. Regulate blood sugar
3 POMEGRANATE
In addition to the above benefits
of Antioxidants, Pomegranate
8. Provides Potassium crucial to the heart, muscles, nerves, etc.
9. Vitamin C protects cells, heal
wounds
10. Folate and Thiamine help with
growth, development and cell function
11. Manganese helps to
form bone and joint tissue.
12. Has Urinary and
Prostate healthy benefits
4 PINEAPPLE
In addition
to the above benefits of Antioxidants, Pineapple
8. May reduce your
risk of Cancer
9. Strengthen bone
10. Good for teeth
11. Maintain skin health
12. Strengthen nails and
prevent hair loss
13. Aids in digestion
14. Reduce symptoms
of arthritis
15. Prevents
hypertension
16. Has astringent
properties which strengthen gums and make sure your
teeth do not get loose
5 MANGOSTEEN
In addition
to the above benefits of Antioxidants
8. It has become known as the Queen of
Fruits and Fruits of God
9. Mangosteen is used for Diarrhoea,
UTI, Gonorrhea, Thrush, TB, Menstrual disorders, Cancer, Osteoarthritis and
Dysentery
6 PASSION
FRUIT
In addition
to the above benefits of Antioxidants
8. Reducing Cholesterol and boosting heart health. Loaded with heart-healthy Potassium and low in Sodium, it helps reduce BP.
9. Good source of
fibre and is gut-friendly, preventing constipation and bowel disorders
10. Low glycaemic
index. Good for Diabetics
11. Improve Insulin
Sensitivity
12. Contain Magnesium decreases Stress and anxiety
Chira
ReplyDeleteThank you for those beautiful drawings in vivid colours of those popular fruits. As they look so real, I am tempted to pick some out to have it for myself. The descriptions and health benefits are useful information for us all. Mangosteens and passion fruits caught my eye as they are rarely available in the UK. I do enjoy them on my travels.
Fruits come to us from all over the world. Pomegranates are mainly from Turkey, pineapples and avocados from the Caribbean. Rambuttans come all the way from Malaysia and Thailand. As they are air freighted there is a cost in terms of global warming!! But no one seems to care too much about all that as they keep us healthy and happy.
Thank you again for returning to the blog with your beautiful paintings to liven up our lives.
Nihal
DeleteThank you very much for your lovely encouraging comment.
I am happy that you appreciated my paintings.
Fruits have a lot of healthy benefits so keep consuming them.
Chira
Mahendra
ReplyDeleteThank you ever so
much for taking the trouble and care to publish my paintings when you are leaving UK tomorrow to come to Sri Lanka.
Much appreciated.
You are great to keep our Blog alive!
Hope you will have a lovely holiday in your motherland.
Chira
Chira, your amazing artistic talent is combined with some useful information about these very special fruits, all of which are not just good, but taste fabulous! Thanks for posting on our blog which is relying more and more on staunch supporters like you.
ReplyDeleteMahendra
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your appreciative comment.
I agree with you that these fruits are not only good healthwise but also fabulously tasty.
Chira
Thank you Chira for your beautiful painting of fruit. They look realistic enough to make my mouth water !
ReplyDeleteWe are indeed blessed to have such a variety of fruit here in Sri Lanka.Thank you also for the snippets on their beneficial effects , though as you rightly point out they have not all been scientifically proven.
I remember how my grandmother would not allow us to eat pineapple or mango when we had our periods. I remember her saying " lamayo, amba mulak udin paninna wath epa " saying it causes menorrhagia. Many years later when I was a Consultant Anaesthetist I asked a Prof of Gynecology if there was any truth in that belief. He said that both fruit contain haemolytic agents and could possibly cause menorrhagia! So some beliefs handed down generations do have a rational basis !
You still have quite a lot of colorful fruit to paint...so look forward to the next lot your next creation !
Suri
Suri
DeleteThank you very much for your appreciative comment. I am glad that you enjoyed looking at the paintings as you say that it made your mouth water.
Till I went through the Internet looking for the health benefits I did not know that these fruits are so beneficial to us.
Chira
Suri, I found your information about the connection with menorrhagia interesting. There is often some truth truth to these
Delete"old wives tales." What about these vegetables and fruits that are "heaty" or "cooling."
Thanks Chira for letting us see the true beauty of these fruits that we used to enjoy as children .You have chosen the colours well enabling us to appreciate the beauty that nature gave them.The nutritional and medicinal qualities have been painstakingly researched making reading the details given most interesting.Thank you Chira .Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeletePurana
DeleteThank you very much for appreciating my paintings and posting a lovely comment.
We should be thankful that Sri Lanka has such a variety of very tasty and beneficial fruits.
Chira
Chira my favourite is the Pomegranate. You can almost see it as if waiting to be eaten!
ReplyDeleteMahendra
ReplyDeleteYour comment brought a smile on to my face ! You could eat any amount of delicious Pomegranates when you come to Sri Lanka tomorrow.
This fruit with so many health benefits is said to help Plantar fasciitis.In fact I told Kusuma to get some and consume as she is suffering from it.
Chira
Chira, I enjoyed looking at these beautiful paintings of the fruits and appreciated the accompanying notes. I confess I am a picky fruit eater and have only a few favorites. I cannot explain why I am that way! (Too much trouble to peel and cut? Too messy? Too mushy?) I often drink the juices which is not the best way, because one misses out on the benefit of the fiber. At any rate the fruits you have painted look good enough to eat!!
ReplyDeleteChira, thank you very much for the lovely paintings and useful information. Guava is supposed to have the highest content of protein. The carbohydrates in bananas are rapidly absorbed and that is probably why tennis players are seen consuming bananas in between points.
ReplyDeleteI love durian, which is banned in air planes as hand baggage as well as in hotel rooms, probably because of it's unusual smell. Cattle are not tied to durian trees as the falling fruits may cause serious injuries. There is a huge durian tree at the entrance to the Orchid House at the Peradeniya Gardens. At present there are plenty of rambutans, durians and mangosteens .by the road side in Sri Lanka.
Some people encourage the seeds to be thrown out of the vehicles, while travelling, for propagation purposes.
Sanath
DeleteThank you very much for your appreciative comment. I value it greatly.
I hope to paint Guava, Banana, your favourite fruit Durian and others in due course.
Chira
Srianee
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for appreciating my paintings. So you feel like eating them !
Fruits are very nutritious, make up your mind to consume them. Don't feel lazy to peel and cut them !
Chira
Chira you have amazed us once again . Your artistic talents are so great you capture the essence of a thing and show it to the world in such a realistic way . It is marvelous and we also have the added benefit of been educated in the health benefits of the fruits . Thank you Chira you are one in a thousand and I do hope you will continue to paint and share them manil Hetti
ReplyDeleteManil
DeleteThank you very much for your lovely comment.
I must admit that I just don't paint without looking at anything but by looking at a picture on the Internet. So it is not so great. Anyway I value your appreciation.
Chira
Dear Chira, I too echo the above comments by Manil. Your artistic skills for detailed drawing is amazing! the annotations on the health benefits is an added attraction. My favourite is the Rumbutan. I must confess Sanath that I am not a Durian fan! but tolerated the smell in the house as my late husband adored the fruit. if he ever saw a durian stall on the roadside he will be sure to stop and stock fruits in the boot and we had to bear the strong aroma all the way back home. Well I got used to it and never complained. Manel
ReplyDeleteManel ( Owli )
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your appreciative comment. I value it greatly.
I paint looking at a picture on the Internet and not from imagination, so it is not so great.
You all posting comments will make Mahendra happy as he is taking a lot trouble to keep our Blog alive. We should all support him.
Chira
Tasted all these fruits After a long time on my visit to Sri Lanka. Chris's pictures made then even more tasty!
ReplyDeleteSorry for typo Chira!
ReplyDeleteMahendra
DeleteGlad you are enjoying our delecious nutritious fruits in Sri Lanka.
Aren't they tastier than those fruits found overseas ?
Would you agree with me ?
Chira
Lama
ReplyDeleteYou have stated that you love Durian . It is supposed to have an aphrodesiac effect! That's why it's so popular!
Your comments ?
We missed you at the Forever 62 lunch today... Did you enjoy " bird " watching at Kumana ? I mean the feathered kind !
Suri
Kusuma sent this comment to me to be published.
ReplyDeleteChira paintings of fruits are truly marvellous. They look so real that one feels you can eat them. Congrats.
Their uses were useful.Thanks Kusuma
Kusuma
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your lovely comment. I value it greatly.
I am painting some more fruits you will see them in due course.
Chira