Finally, it's summer. And the taste of fresh fruit is flooding our Farmers' Markets and is reasonably priced at the grocery store: Nature's finest reward after a crazy Connecticut winter.

And while all fruit boasts of some pretty great nutritional content: fiber, vitamins, minerals, etc... Various fruits "specialize" in different parts and functions of our bodies. This is nature's way of giving us food as medicine wrapped up in the most enticing packages.

Here is a list of some favorite summer fruits that might just be your new guide when shopping this summer:

Apricots: Great for lung conditions and asthma; used to help treat anemia due to their high copper and cobalt content.

Bananas: Help to lubricate the intestines, treat ulcers, detoxify the body and manage sugar cravings. They're also rich in potassium (which helps hypertension).

Blueberries: High in antioxidants, these berries benefit the nervous system, can improve memory and rebuild muscles after taxing exercise.

Cherries: Slightly warming in nature, which increases overall body energy. They also remedy arthritis and rheumatism and are rich in iron, which improves the blood.

Grapefruits: Aid poor digestion, increase appetite during pregnancy, alleviate intestinal gas and reduce mucus conditions of the lungs.

Mangos: Boosting your immune system, these tropical fruits also boost libido and regulate digestion.

Peaches: Loaded with Vitamin A producing Beta Carotene, peaches support a healthy heart and eyes. A tea brewed from peach pits are also a powerful detoxifier and kidney cleanser.

Papayas: Tone the stomach, act as digestive aid, moisten the lungs and alleviate coughing. Papaya also contains carpaine, an anti-tumor compound.

Raspberries: Benefit the liver and kidneys, cleanse blood of toxins, regulate menstrual cycles, treat anemia and can promote labor at childbirth.

By Kenzie Harrick

After graduating from American University with a B.S. in Psychology and a concentration in Health Promotion, I knew I wanted to help people live healthy and happy lives. But I didn’t know how to turn that into a profession without getting my PhD in Psychology. Luckily, through my work at The Raw Food Institute, I found the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I began studying a range of dietary theories, tools and practices for health coaching.

After years of battling weight, acne, depression, and low self esteem, finding my own personal balance in health has helped me to start living an abundant life full of love, peace, and joy. My aim is to help my clients find the same for themselves, using nourishing food as the basis for living a fufilling life.

Good, nutritious food is easy and fun to make. Anyone can be good at it. Well balanced health is an art I will help you create!

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