For the first 72 hours after a sprain or muscle strain, you should avoid HARM. This means you should avoid: 1  Heat â such as hot baths, saunas or heat packs. 2  Alcohol â drinking alcohol will increase bleeding and swelling, and slow healing.  Running â or any other form of exercise that could cause more damage.
Like the banana, the avocado is a climacteric fruit, which matures on the tree, but ripens off the tree. Avocados used in commerce are picked hard and green and kept in coolers at 3.3 to 5.6 Â°C (37.9 to 42.1 Â°F) until they reach their final destination. Avocados must be mature to ripen properly.
The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit, botanically a large berry that contains a single seed.Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical.he avocado was introduced from Mexico to California in the 19th century, and has become a successful cash crop. About 59,000 acres (240 km 2) â some 95% of United States avocado production â is located in Southern California, with 60% in San Diego County.