Fruitis nature’s candy.

And according to Best, thebest fruit toslow agingis papaya.

“If this oxidative stress is allowed to occur and persist, it can damage cells.

Fresh papaya cut

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There’s also a key enzyme found in papaya calledpapain.

Other benefits of eating papaya

Papaya’s health benefits don’t stop there.

papaya

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frozen papaya

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