Fig Recipe for Health

People have been enjoying figs since ancient times.

In the Old Testament, for example, King Hezekiah was sick unto death and Isaiah called for a lump of figs.

Guess what?

The King recovered by eating Isaiah's fig recipe.

Of course, I'm not saying here that figs are cure-alls.

Figs do, however, contain an active agent - benzaldehyde. The Japanese identified this ingredient in figs after giving it to cancer patients and seeing dramatic results.

Fig juice has also killed bacteria in test tubes and roundworms in dogs.

Additionally, the enzymes in figs -- called ficins -- aid digestion.

It's fun to eat figs, but they have other uses as well. Here's a fig recipe for healthy skin that I know you'll appreciate after giving it a try...

Fig Exfoliators

Fresh figs make wonderful mild exfoliators. They contain an active enzyme that helps to remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin, just the way pineapple and papaya does.

Fresh figs are always best as exfoliators, but dried figs will do if fresh are not available. If using dried figs, first soak them in water for 15-20 minutes to soften them.

Using figs as exfoliators is easy. Just step into your shower, turn on the water, and scrub your body with the little fruits.

The tiny seeds in the figs will gently polish your skin, and you'll climb out of that shower feeling and looking like a million bucks.

And that's it for today's fig recipe for health!

Chet Day
Editor, The Health Circus
http://chetday.com