Food as Medicine
HEADACHE- EAT
FISH.
Eat plenty of fish -- fish
oil helps prevent headaches. So does
ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
HAVE 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
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. ( placing onion packs on our chest, helped the
respiratory ailments and actually makes breathe better).
ARTHRITIS- EAT FISH!!
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!!!
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.
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