food as medicine

[Grandpagak]

Subject: Fw: Food as Medicine!

 

something that i thought would help many of us here.

 

 

 

 

If you haven't seen this you may learn something now.

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 buildup 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. (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, 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 ne 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 fo r gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies

 

[pegscraper]

Is "have fever" supposed to be "hay fever"?

[Yammer Dan]

PMS Cornflakes? Gonna write that down...

[bill04]

:bang head: And I tough that the best medicine for PMS was a long ride all by myself .

[JeffC]

I refuse to belive that cookies and cake are good for nothing!

[Grandpagak]

Is "have fever" supposed to be "hay fever"?

 

 

i guess that i dont know.. but that would make sense... thats the way i got it..

[dray]

ok but where's the smoked side pork:think: has to be good for something:smile5:

[hipshot]

gary, this list CAN'T be complete!

it didn't say anything about "bar-b-qued pork ribs and cold beer" is good for "what ails ya"!

also good for making friends, and winning over enemies!

lol

just jt

[Grandpagak]

i was thinking that they left out all of the good foods.. guess that they dont want us to healthy...lol:moon:

[Sailor]

News item...there is an ingredient in hops which helps fight cancer but to get the effect of it you would have to drink 17 bottles of beer per day. Sounds good to me. It would combine with all those tomatoes and peppers in the pizza and chili to realy fight cancer. The fiber in the beans is good for you too. For those who don't like beer (?????) red wine is also good.

[Phaedrus]

I need a cure for my wifes nerves. What would you recommend. My wife keeps telling me she's down to one good nerve, and I'm on it!

[RedRider]

I need a cure for my wifes nerves. What would you recommend. My wife keeps telling me she's down to one good nerve, and I'm on it!

 

That can be cured with flowers, chocolate, and expensive stuff from the jeweler.