Podcast: Citrus Power

[@carpediemjonah8110]

I like the improved length of your recent videos. You pack a lot of clinical data into useful and immediate applications. Here's what we know. Here's what we can do today. Also appreciate that you have slowed down the fast reading speed of past videos. Your presentation seems to be more relaxed and conversational --- which helps me to process, absorb and then consider how I might put into effect your expertise. Appreciate your brilliant work and your commitment to your passion.

[@homeschooljunkie]

I have been eating orange and lemon slices with the peel since I was about seven. I will be 50 in 3 weeks. I still have all my adult teeth and have never experienced a cavity!

[@l21n18]

Don’t think orange peels are good though

[@christopherstein2024]

@@l21n18 I'm worried about pesticides

[@lisengel2498]

And I love to use whole orange slices with the peel as a kind of " dressing" for my greens - nice to know that it is extra healthy 🍀💚🐸

[@sparkleinco2035]

I make marmalade out of thinly sliced oranges. Love it . Use very little sugar. Slice with mandoline and then cook a bit.

[@karenmauer2381]

I am so happy to learn from you. You have changed my life. Thank you.

[@WhiteKitta]

LOVE LOVE LOVE citrus!!!...my favorite is actually sweet lime and when they are in season I make sweet lime juice every day...and I am also crazy about White grapefruits and the other types that are not so sweet but more bitter...and when sumo mandarins are in season I eat them every day... and who doesn't love the big fat oranges!....yummy

[@garethbaus5471]

I don't think most of those verieties are sold in my area.

[@WhiteKitta]

@@garethbaus5471 ask your store to get them!

[@TheJudyC1]

Sumo oranges are amazing! Hard to find organic though.

[@PhilWhelanNow]

I’ve started adding whole satsumas, peel & all, to my smoothies after listening to this.

[@CalebOliver]

Thanks Dr. Greger!

[@dereksevcik6595]

what about damage to teeth?

[@wildbill6366]

Thank you great information! I had a couple of mojitos tonight extra lime and I feel Great!!!!

[@NORMLfan13]

Too bad alcohol poisons all the tissues in your body :/

[@dalefriesen7812]

How does frozen orange juice stack up against fresh? Also, when referring to peels are are talking about the thin top layer of skin, or including the whole pulp above the citrus segments?

[@PhilWhelanNow]

The essential oils are in the top wrinkly layer of citrus Dale. I’m adding the whole fruits unpeeled to smoothies now.

[@dalefriesen7812]

@@PhilWhelanNow Makes sense ...

[@DavidSenteno]

I definitely don’t eat enough citrus. Looks like I need to start. 👍

[@psiclops521]

I hope someone reads the comments from DR Greger's team. With regard to skin cancer and citrus consumption, just about everyone I know in Florida gets some degree of skin cancer as they age and they also drink a lot of orange juice and eat more oranges because that's where they oranges are grown. My question is whether the study or studies was/were controlled for sun exposure.

[@elainewhite359]

Great information thanks dr grega. Every morning I throw the whole lemon and water into my nutribullet and its delicious to drink

[@janicejames3005]

Question - Seeds and pith also ?

[@elainewhite359]

@@janicejames3005 yes absolutely

[@janicejames3005]

@@elainewhite359 🙏

[@janicejames3005]

@@sherril.562 Thanks. I just bought some lemons. Tomorrow morning I will try as you suggest.

[@smatric]

Are peels of non-organic oranges safe?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi, Mateusz Sobczak! If you are going to consume the peels, organic oranges are probably best. If that is not an option, washing with salt water and rinsing with fresh water before eating them should remove much of the pesticide residues. More on that here: nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-make-your-own-fruit-and-vegetable-wash/ I hope that helps! -Christine Kestner, MS, CNS, LDN, NutritionFacts.org Health Support Volunteer

[@sudd3660]

i dont even know how to start correcting people in the comments, everyone want to processed food, drying, pulverising, blending and whatnot. if its edible eat it, simple as that. do not get any healthier than that.

[@JonROlsen]

I eat citrus peel! Cut it up and blend it into my smoothies.

[@rctempleton9711]

me to lemon mango orange bananna organic,

[@edgarbleikur1929]

I've always been concerned that smoothies don't get the pre-digestion required for proper digestion because the food in them isn't masticated with the important bacteria and enzymes only found in the mouth and critical to initiating the digestive process. Also, chewing initiates enzyme production in the intestines and other organs further critical to digestion. "In the oral cavity, salivary glands secrete an array of enzymes and substances that aid in digestion and also disinfection. They include the following: lingual lipase: Lipid digestion initiates in the mouth. Lingual lipase starts the digestion of the lipids/fats." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_enzyme

[@fredsaenz6400]

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[@rctempleton9711]

everything may have some residue they turned my life around, i dont have teeth or dentures .....i cant worry about everything

[@rctempleton9711]

@@edgarbleikur1929 food stays in your stomach for say 2 hours it would be soaked in saliva mouth bacteria and acid life is a curious thing uh

[@NORMLfan13]

Isn’t orange juice with pulp better or does it make no difference?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi NORMLfan13, I'm Dush a volunteer at NutritionFacts. I did a search on Pubmed for you and found that compared exactly your question: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.... The study compared various brands of OJ with Pulp and without and concluded " In conclusion, the amount of pulp included in these shop-bought orange juices had little impact on flavanone metabolism in models of the GI tract. The effects of greater amounts of orange pulp remain to be determined. The study noted that the additional fibre content of the pulp was neglieble. However, wtih OJ the whole fruit is better or blending whole in a smoothie reciepe. I can personally recommend strawberry, banana and OJ!

[@OperculumAudio]

Shitrus Power!

[@IICODNERD]

Keep up the good work

[@utrnagel9441]

Do you have this Books available in German also? I could not find it, Blessings

[@hindhimalya6245]

Menopausal changes(many, many)bring to surface another bad development in female body : vericose veins, inflamation of which could be somewhat contained by citrus fruits, say like the Indian gooseberry(Amla)?

[@KrishnaGupta-kp6zu]

Your videos are very helpful Dr. Gregor. I learn living a healthy life. Our family makes a conscious effort to eat healthy now. Is amla Or indian gooseberry a citrus fruit?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

Hi Krishna, I'm Dushyant a volunteer here at NF.org. Amla isn't cirtus, you can learn more about it on wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllanthus_emblica

[@stephanie2533]

If, in keeping with chronobiology, we eat more in the fall, can we circumvent this inclination by either living bi-hemispherically (year round spring and summer) or living on the equator? And could this be why blue zones live longer (lower average caloric consumption over time)?

[@garethbaus5471]

I couldn't afford to do that, but feel free to give it a shot.

[@jeanneamato8278]

I throw in a whole clementine into my smoothies.

[@AF-ke9by]

Smart. I think need to start adding the finely chopped peel of the lemon I juice into my salad.

[@KarenParkerArtist]

Another way to eat citrus peels is to dehydrate them, pulverize them and (at least with lemons) add the powder to any food. Does not work with grapefruit peels. Too bitter. It probably works with with oranges, but I can't eat them. They hurt my stomach.

[@Apodeipnon]

Alright, I always thought citrus fruit was bad for teeth and you could just eat other fruit. I will reintegrate some oranges into my daily diet

[@carloctave]

I've heard people say that after you eat citrus fruit, it's a good idea to rinse your mouth.

[@sunnyshine6609]

Are nightshades really a cause of inflammation/arthritis ?

[@ludicrousone8706]

No, go to the nutrition facts website to find more information

[@1AliasAlien]

NO

[@marides1479]

After I found out about the Gundry diet i have no more pain.

[@TheTimtimtimtam]

First :)

[@karenishness1]

I ate 200 tangerines- and passed 200 kidney stones.

[@JackAndErnie]

Coincidence

[@1AliasAlien]

sure you did...lol

[@wildbill6366]

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