Pineapple: The Shocking Truth — Transcript

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1. 0:00When you eat a fresh pineapple, it
2. 0:02actually starts eating you back. That's
3. 0:05not a joke. That tingling sensation on
4. 0:08your tongue is an acid. It's an active
5. 0:11enzyme called bromelain literally
6. 0:13breaking down the proteins inside your
7. 0:16mouth right now. As wild as that sounds,
8. 0:20it's actually one of the most powerful
9. 0:22health tools you can put in your body.
10. 0:24Stick around until the end because
11. 0:26you're about to learn why canned
12. 0:27pineapple is completely useless for this
13. 0:30and which part of the fruit you've been
14. 0:32throwing away by mistake.
15. 0:35Think of bromelain as a set of molecular
16. 0:38scissors. Unlike your stomach's natural
17. 0:41enzymes, bromelain survives across the
18. 0:43entire pH range of your digestive tract
19. 0:47active from the second it hits your
20. 0:48mouth all the way down to your
21. 0:50intestines. It doesn't stop with the
22. 0:52digestion, either. Bromelain targets and
23. 0:55breaks down fibrin, the structural
24. 0:58protein framework holding inflammation
25. 1:00together in your body. It essentially
26. 1:03dismantles the scaffolding of
27. 1:05inflammatory swelling and lowers key
28. 1:07inflammatory markers. On top of that, it
29. 1:10helps reset your gut lining. It
30. 1:13temporarily sheds the old degraded layer
31. 1:16of mucus on your intestinal walls
32. 1:18triggering your body to produce a fresh,
33. 1:20thick, protective coat. Here's how to
34. 1:23actually use this to your advantage in
35. 1:25three simple steps. One, always go
36. 1:28fresh, never canned. High heat during
37. 1:31processing completely destroys
38. 1:33bromelain. If your tongue isn't
39. 1:35tingling, the enzyme is dead. Two, eat
40. 1:39it before heavy protein, not after.
41. 1:42Having fresh pineapple 15 to 30 minutes
42. 1:44before a meal with meat or fish lets it
43. 1:47kickstart the digestion process. Eating
44. 1:50it as a dessert is a missed opportunity.
45. 1:53Three, eat the core. Most people slice
46. 1:56off the tough central core, but that's
47. 1:59actually where bromelain is most
48. 2:01concentrated. Blend it into a smoothie
49. 2:03or juice it. Don't throw out the best
50. 2:05part. Which do you usually buy at the
51. 2:08store, fresh or canned? Let me know in
52. 2:10the comments.