Food as Medicine
HEADACHE? EAT FISH!
Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and
pain.
HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also-eat honey from your area (local region)
daily.
TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA!
Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of
tea. (actually, tea suppresses
appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our
immune system)!
INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
(onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory ailments
and actually made breathing better).
ARTHRITIS? EAT
FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent
arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good
for our immune system)
UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
BLADDER
INFECTION? DRINK
CRANBERRY JUICE!!!!
High-acid cranberry juice
controls harmful bacteria.
BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis
can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.
MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed
zinc.
COLDS? EAT
GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers
cholesterol, too.)
COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!!
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is
found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper
with caution-it can irritate your tummy.
BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and
cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form
of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.
ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric
and duodenal ulcers.
DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure
this condition. (Bananas are
good for this ailment)
CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE
OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.
BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!!
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.
Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is
a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E
& fibre. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor
away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants
& flavonoids which enhances the activity of
Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon
cancer, heart attack & stroke.
Strawberry: Protective
fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant
power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually
keep us young.........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the
health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our
bodies)
Orange: Sweetest medicine.
Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds
away, lower cholesterol, prevent &
dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk
of colon cancer.
Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher.
Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a
giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They
are also a key source of lycopene
- the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients
Found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural
substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting
our skin from those darn UV rays)
Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They
are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C
content. Guava is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation.
Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and
indigestion)
Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those
prostrate problems from invading their bodies......GOOD AS
MEDICINE.
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