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
STROKEDRINK
TEA!
Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls
with regular doses of tea. (Actually, tea suppresses my 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. (When I was young, my mother would make onion packs to
place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe
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.
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME? EAT CORNFLAKES!!!!
Women
can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which help reduce depression,
anxiety and fatigue.
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
ORANGE AND
VEGGIES!!!
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 &fiber.
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, an! y
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 suv
rays)
Guava
&Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are
the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber
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.
