Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Guavas are Good for Your Health-Now Available in Costco

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Guavas are Good for Your Health-Now Available in Costco

On the eve of Christmas, Ditas and Carenna treated David and I with rib-eyes steak dinner she purchased from Costco. Besides the rib eye steaks, she brought with her eight Mexican Guavas. It has been a while since I have tasted Guavas. Thank you Ditas and Carenna.

The last time I have the common guavas was about 10 years ago from the fruits of the Guava Trees in my orchard gardens at Chateau Du Mer, Amoingon, Boac, Marinduque.

For those of you who are not familiar with this fruit, here's a brief description of the fruit and its health benefits from Wikipedia.

Guava is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava Psidium guajava (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. Related plants may also be called guavas; they belong to other species (in Psidium) or genera (in Myrteae), such as the pineapple guava, Feijoa sellowiana. In 2019, 55 million tonnes of guavas were produced worldwide, led by India with 45% of the total. Botanically, guavas are berries.

There are several varieties popular in tropical and subtropical countries regions in the World. One of the varieties I like are pink inside the fruit. The variety I have here in Fair Oaks, is the Pineapple Guava( relative of the common guava), Feijoa Sellowiana.

https://whyretireinthephilippines.blogspot.com/search?q=pineapple+guava

Eight Health Benefits of Guava Fruit and Leaves

May Help Lower Blood Sugar Levels. ...
May Boost Heart Health. ...
May Help Relieve Painful Symptoms of Menstruation. ...
May Benefit Your Digestive System. ...
May Aid Weight Loss. ...
May Have an Anticancer Effect. ...
May Help Boost Your Immunity. ...
Eating Guavas May Be Good for Your Skin.

For complete details visit:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-fruit-good-or-bad-for-your-health

Meanwhile enjoy these photos of my pineapple guava harvest this year.

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree