FOOD AS MEDICINE

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.

(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:

Power among Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant vessels clogging free radicals protects the body from cancer causing, blood & major fruits.

Anti-oxidants and they actually keep us actually; any berry is good for you. They're high in them get rid of all....... (best and very versatile in the health field blueberries are the......... young ( free-radicals that invade our bodies them)

Orange:

Oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4
dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon & cholesterol, prevent cancer

Watermelon:

They are also a key source of dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system packed with a giant Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also other nutrients Lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant

Potassium& found in watermelon are Vitamin C.

(watermelon also has natural substances sources that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn sun rays) [natural SPF sources].

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.

Tomatoes:

a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems are very good as their bodies from invading.
From: hamid reza mahmoudi