January 17, 2011

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 STROK
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 & CABBAGE  
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.  

LUNG CANCER?
EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE 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.

EAT 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.  
 
EAT 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..
 
EAT 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)
 
EAT 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.
 
EAT 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)

EAT GUAVA :
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.  
 
EAT PAPAYA
is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)  
 
EAT 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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3 comments:

  1. waah banyaknya info tuk kesihatan=)tq yar..dah try tuk insomnia tuh makan madu kat maira yang payah nak tdo mlm..

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