At least that’s what they say in Hawaii. And rightly so, because the exotic wellness miracle is a true natural remedy and brings so many healthy properties with it that we can regularly enjoy the delicious melon fruit with a clear conscience.
Not only does it bring lots of immune system boosters such as vitamins A and C as well as minerals and trace elements such as calcium, carotene, and iron – it also has real killer enzymes that have a detoxifying and purifying effect on the body.
The protein-splitting enzyme papain in particular gets our digestion going and also helps with bloating or flatulence, for example.
An ideal dessert after a decent athlete’s meal:-)
Just a tiny little excursion into science, because this is where it is really interesting for us athletes:
Papain releases a chemical reaction in our digestive tract, in which proteins from food are broken down into individual amino acids and are thus used for the body.
The fact that protein-rich food is important after exercise to be able to regenerate our damaged muscles faster and better is as clear to you as raw protein at the latest after my last post, right?:-)Ergo: In connection with papaya we regenerate even more effectively.
In addition, the super enzyme protects against inflammation internally.
That means: Papaya fends off free radicals from the environment and has an antioxidant effect on our body. Wonderful, isn’t it?
By the way, if you don’t have the imagination of how to combine protein-rich foods with papaya in a tasty way,
Here are a few suggestions for papaya
• As a snack or bedtime treat: Papaya cubes in low-fat quark or yogurt. A little tip: You can spice it up by sprinkling a few soy kernels or almonds over it
• As the main course: Thai green papaya salad with peanuts and prawns – the absolute classic in Asian cuisine. Here’s an authentic recipe
• As a starter or small lunch: pineapple-papaya salad with salmon – a really tasty, summery dish made by the kitchen gods that you should try
And here again a little summary of how papaya works:
• antioxidant or cell-protecting
• detoxifying
• detoxifying
• deacidifying (regulates the acid-base balance like no other fruit)
• Lowering blood pressure
• digestive
• anti-inflammatory
Food for Fitness Tip:
The seeds in papaya are so much more than kitchen waste! Because the largest proportion of papain, which supports protein digestion, is found in the small black globules. Unfortunately, the fresh kernels do not have a long shelf life, but for 50 g of dried papaya kernels you can pay up to 40 euros on the Internet! Therefore: Just eat and spoon or dry yourself.
To do this, lay out the kernels on kitchen paper and dry them for a few days in the sun or the oven at 50 degrees.
You can also use dried papaya seeds as a spice, for example.
To do this, you pound the dried seeds in a mortar or simply put them in a pepper mill. Tastes like fresh pepper, yummy!
